Eyak, Alaska facts for kids

Eyak (pronounced "EE-yak") is a small community in Alaska, United States. Its name comes from the Eyak people, who are the native people of this region. In the local Alutiiq language, it's called Igya'aq, and in the Eyak language, it's ’Iiyaaq(daat).

Eyak is located within the city of Cordova, Alaska. It's known as an "Alaska Native Village Statistical Area." This means it's a place where many Alaska Native people live, and the government collects information about it. Eyak used to be a separate "census-designated place" (CDP) from 1980 to 1990. A CDP is an area that looks like a town but isn't officially a city. After 1990, Eyak became part of Cordova. In 2010, about 128 people lived there.

Population History

A "census" is like a big count of all the people living in an area. The U.S. government does a census every ten years. This helps them understand how communities are growing or changing.

Eyak first appeared in the U.S. Census in 1900 as a village. Back then, 222 people lived there. It was counted again in the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s.

• 1900: 222 people
• 1920: 320 people
• 1930: 366 people
• 1940: 365 people

After 1940, Eyak wasn't counted separately for a long time. It reappeared in 1980 when it was named a census-designated place (CDP).

• 1980: 47 people
• 1990: 172 people

After 1990, Eyak became part of the city of Cordova. Even though it's now part of Cordova, it's still recognized as an Alaska Native Village Statistical Area (ANVSA). This means its population is still tracked separately within Cordova.

• 2000: 168 people
• 2010: 128 people

The population numbers show how the community has changed over time. Sometimes it grew, and sometimes it became smaller.