Napakiak, Alaska should not be confused with Napaskiak, Alaska.
| Official Name: | Napakiak |
| Native Name: | Naparyarraq |
| Native Name Lang: | esu |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Pushpin Map: | USA Alaska |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Alaska |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Alaska |
| Subdivision Type2: | Census Area |
| Subdivision Name2: | Bethel |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Elsie Chris |
| Leader Title1: | State senator |
| Leader Name1: | Lyman Hoffman (D) |
| Leader Title2: | State rep. |
| Leader Name2: | Conrad McCormick (D) |
| Established Title: | Incorporated |
| Established Date: | October 19, 1970[1] |
| Area Footnotes: | [2] |
| Area Total Km2: | 5.45 |
| Area Land Km2: | 5.21 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.24 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 2.11 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 2.01 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.10 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 358 |
| Population Density Km2: | 68.72 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 178.02 |
| Timezone: | Alaska (AKST) |
| Utc Offset: | -9 |
| Timezone Dst: | AKDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -8 |
| Elevation M: | 3 |
| Elevation Ft: | 10 |
| Coordinates: | 60.6933°N -161.9736°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 99634 |
| Area Code: | 907 |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 02-52390 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Napakiak (esu|Naparyarraq) is a city in Bethel Census Area, Alaska, United States. At the 2010 census the population was 354,[3] up one resident from 353 since 2000.
Napakiak is located at 60.6933°N -161.9736°W (60.693282, -161.973491),[4] on the north bank of the Kuskokwim River, approximately downriver (southwest) of Bethel.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 13km2, of which 11.4km2 is land and 1.6km2, or 12.26%, is water.[3]
Napakiak first appeared on the 1880 U.S. Census as the unincorporated Inuit village of "Napahaiagamute."[5] All 98 residents were of the Inuit tribe.[6] It next returned in 1900 as the village of "Naparegarak." In 1910, it returned as Napakiak (with the alternative 1880 name of Napahaiagamute). In 1920, it returned as "Napakiakamute." It did not appear on the 1930 census. It next appeared again in 1940 and in every successive census to date as Napakiak. It formally incorporated in 1970.
As of the census[7] of 2000, there were 353 people, 90 households, and 71 families residing in the city. The population density was 75.2sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 101 housing units at an average density of 21.5/mi2. The racial makeup of the city was 1.42% White, 1.70% Black or African American, 96.03% Native American, and 0.85% from two or more races. 0.28% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. Most of the residents are Yup'ik people. The sale, importation or possession of alcohol is forbidden in the village.
There were 90 households, out of which 48.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.3% were married couples living together, 18.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.1% were non-families. 16.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.92 and the average family size was 4.52.
In the city, the age distribution of the population shows 38.8% under the age of 18, 9.1% from 18 to 24, 27.8% from 25 to 44, 17.0% from 45 to 64, and 7.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 26 years. For every 100 females, there were 130.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 109.7 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $28,750, and the median income for a family was $29,167. Males had a median income of $26,250 versus $43,750 for females. The per capita income for the city was $7,319. About 16.2% of families and 20.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.7% of those under age 18 and 9.1% of those age 65 or over.
Lower Kuskokwim School District operates the William N. Miller School, PreK-12. it has 96 students.[8]
Sale, importation and possession of alcohol are banned in the village.[9]
Napakiak is the terminus of a unique 8.5miles prototype single-wire earth return electrical intertie from Bethel, Alaska, constructed in 1981.[10]