Arolik, Alaska
Arolik, Alaska | |
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Ghost Town | |
  Arolik Location in the U.S. state of Alaska | |
| Coordinates: 59°41′59″N 161°52′35″W / 59.69972°N 161.87639°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Census Area | Bethel |
| Elevation | 3 ft (1 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-9 (Alaska (AKST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-8 (AKDT) |
| Area code | 907 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1398398 |
Arolik is a former Yup'ik settlement and ghost town in Bethel Census Area, Alaska, United States. It was located at the North mouth of Arolik River adjacent to the shore of Kuskokwim Bay.[1] The site is approximately 4 miles south of the city of Quinhagak.[2] It was first surveyed for the 1880 U.S. Census by Ivan Petroff and reported as "Agaligamute" (alternatively as "Aguliagamute").
In 1913, it was published as "Arolic" (Arolik) by the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) on Chart T-3399. The Inuit name was reported to mean "moon." The place is no longer permanently inhabited. This may be the site of the burnt village reported to be at the north mouth of Arolik River. The Inuit name of the Arolik River is "Aalalik," meaning "ashes," and refers to ashes of the village at its mouth. A 1951 USGS topographical map of Arolik (Goodnews Bay quadrangle)[3] showed a cluster of buildings still extant. However, by 2019, the aerial map of the location indicated no buildings present and the USGS 2017 Goodnews Bay C-8 topographical map omitted the locale entirely.[3]
The site is accessible by gravel road from Quinhagak.
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1880 | 120 | — | |
| 1890 | 94 | −21.7% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[4] | |||
Arolik[5] first appeared on the 1880 U.S. Census as the Inuit village of "Agaligamute" with 120 residents, all Inuit.[6] It returned in 1890 as "Aguliagamiut" with an all-native population.[7] This included 15 families living in seven houses.[8] It did not report on the census again after 1890.
References
- ^ "Domestic Names | U.S. Geological Survey". Usgs.gov. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- ^ "Quinhagak to Alaska". Google.com. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- ^ a b https://ngmdb.usgs.gov/ht-bin/tv_browse.pl?id=93b8779f17eceac6e904601069b25fb2[dead link]
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ^ "Geological Survey Professional Paper". U.S. Government Printing Office. 1 February 1949. p. 49. Retrieved 1 February 2022 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Areas, Dwellings and Families : 1880 Census" (PDF). 2.census.gov. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- ^ "Population and Resources : 1890 Census" (PDF). 2.census.gov. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- ^ "Census Reports Eleventh Census: 1890". U.S. Government Printing Office. 1 February 1893. p. 164. Retrieved 1 February 2022 – via Google Books.
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Coordinates: 59°41′59″N 161°52′35″W / 59.69972°N 161.87639°W
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