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History · Pitkas Point

Half of Pitkas Point’s homes were built after 1984

Most of Pitkas Point was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1984. Below: maps from 1952 on and the census since 1940.

0on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Pitkas Point’s past

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A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Pitkas Point are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Shrank, then grewLost two-thirds of its people between 1950 and 1960, then grew 4-fold.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Pitkas Point’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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People over time

Pitkas Point, census by census

01001940196019802000202084 in 1950Low: 28

Lost two-thirds of its people between 1950 and 1960, then grew 4-fold.

9 censuses, 1940–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Pitkas Point’s Wikipedia page.

The story so far

Pitkas Point, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Pitkas Point yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Pitkas Point (Central Yupik: Negeqliim Painga) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kusilvak Census Area, Alaska, United States. As of the 2020 census, Pitkas Point had a population of 120.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 109 to 120 (+10%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

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Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the map

Pitkas Point on the map in 1952

The U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Pitkas Point.

Pitkas Point on the 1952 USGS map1952Kwiguk A-3 sheet · 1:63,360

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Pitkas Point.

Places that used to be

Places now gone

Gone or out of use
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Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

St. Mary'sIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Pitkas Point’s history

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.