Ohagamiut, Alaska facts for kids
Ohagamiut (which means Urr’agmiut in the Yup'ik language) is a village that people no longer live in. It is located along the Kuskokwim River in southwestern Alaska. This old village site is found between Crow Village and Kalskag.
People left Ohagamiut in the 1940s. They moved to other towns like Kalskag, Aniak, and Bethel. The village site is about 3 miles east of Upper Kalskag. Sometimes, Ohagamiut is mixed up with another Yup'ik village. That village is called Ohogamiut and is on the Yukon River.
A Look Back: Ohagamiut's History
Ohagamiut has also been known by the name Okhogamute. The first time anyone wrote about this village was in 1818. This was when Russian explorers traveled down the Kuskokwim River.
In 1892, the first Roman Catholic mission in western Alaska was started here. A count of people, called a census, was done in Alaska in 1884. This census was by Ivan Petrof. It showed that Okhogamute had 130 people living there.
People of Ohagamiut: Census Facts
| Historical population | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1880 | 130 | — | |
| 1890 | 36 | −72.3% | |
| 1920 | 92 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census | |||
Ohagamiut first appeared in the United States census in 1880. It was listed as "Okhogamute," an unincorporated Yup'ik village. At that time, 130 people lived there. Most were Inuit (Yup'ik people), and a few were Creole (mixed Russian and Native).
In 1890, it was called "Oh-hagamiut" and had 36 Native residents. The village last appeared in the 1920 census as "Ohagamute," with 92 people. Even though it wasn't on the census after that, its name "Oknagamut" still showed up on maps later on.
