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53-472: Kanakanak is a neighborhood within the city of Dillingham in the Dillingham Census Area in the U.S. state of Alaska . It is located at 59°00′14″N 158°32′06″W  /  59.00389°N 158.53500°W  / 59.00389; -158.53500 , about 10 km (6 mi) southwest of downtown Dillingham. Kanakanak is the location of an Indian Health Service hospital operated by

106-858: A K-12 school. Dillingham has a typical subarctic climate ( Köppen climate classification : Dfc ), relatively average by Alaskan standards. Summers are mild and rainy with cool nights. Winters are long, cold, and very snowy. Alaska Department of Fish and Game In 1949, the Territorial Legislature created the Alaska Territorial Fishery Service in an attempt to influence federal management practices that had decimated salmon populations in Alaska. The Territorial Fishery Service had no authority, but commented on federal regulations, conducted research, and tried to influence federal managers. In 1955, delegates to

159-723: A high per-capita incidence of rape, indicating 1 incident for every 152.4 residents. (A note of caution regarding interpretation of the UCR data from which this information is drawn can be found on the FBI/UCR website. ) The area around Dillingham was inhabited by the Yup'ik people for millennia. British Captain James Cook first charted the Bristol Bay region in 1778 but did not venture into Nushagak Bay. The Russian-American Company built

212-539: A part of his trip around Alaska to call attention to climate change. Beginning in 1880, when census enumerators visited the present area of Dillingham at the northwest side of Nushagak Bay, they recorded only one village, that of Anagnak. Anagnak was apparently located on the Wood River near where it flows into Nushagak Bay and it reported 87 Inuit residents. In 1890, enumerators reported two separate villages: Bradford and Kanakanak. Bradford, located at Bradford Point,

265-530: A redoubt (trading post) at Nushagak Point across the river from present-day Dillingham in 1818. Named "Alexandrovski" after the czar, the post attracted fur traders from as far as the Kuskokwim River , the Alaska Peninsula and Cook Inlet . In 1837, a Russian Orthodox mission was built at Nushagak, but the post status was later downgraded in favor of other Russian-American Company posts in

318-477: A regular schedule to consider proposals to change administrative regulations governing hunting and fishing. These public meetings include reports from Department of Fish and Game staff, testimony from the public, and open deliberation by the members of the board leading to votes on whether or not to adopt regulatory proposals. The Department of Fish and Game submits proposals to the boards to change regulations, as do citizen advisory committees (below) and members of

371-567: A variety of subjects from computers and welding to art. The Bristol Bay Campus also hosts an Alaska Sea Grant Marine Advisory Program (MAP) Agent. Dillingham City School District operates two public schools serving Dillingham: Dillingham Elementary School and Dillingham Middle/High School . The Southwest Region School District , which serves rural communities in the Dillingham Census Area , maintains its headquarters in Dillingham. The Seventh Day Adventist Church in Dillingham operates

424-597: Is a city in Dillingham Census Area , Alaska , United States. Incorporated in 1963, it is an important commercial fishing port on Nushagak Bay . As of the 2020 census , the population of the city was 2,249, down from 2,329 in 2010. Dillingham is on Nushagak Bay at the mouth of the Nushagak River , an inlet of Bristol Bay , an arm of the Bering Sea in the North Pacific , in southwestern Alaska. It

477-481: Is an important gateway to many sport fishing lodges and eco-tourism opportunities. Many of these are focused on the adjacent Wood-Tikchik State Park , the largest state park in the United States, known for its great fishing opportunities. Dillingham is also the headquarters for nearby Togiak National Wildlife Refuge , home to walruses, seals, terrestrial mammals, migratory birds, and fish, as well as one of

530-480: Is located at 59°02′48″N 158°30′31″W  /  59.04667°N 158.50861°W  / 59.04667; -158.50861 (59.046751, -158.508665). According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 36.3 square miles (94.1 km ). 33.6 square miles (86.9 km ) of it is land, and 2.8 square miles (7.2 km ) of it (7.64%) is water. This may change as

583-545: Is the present downtown of Dillingham. Only the original or "Old" Kanakanak apparently is outside the present city boundaries, just to the south of the Kanakanak Hospital. Sources: 1880-1960 U.S. Censuses; Dictionary of Alaska Place Names by Donald J. Orth Historic Settlement Patterns In The Nushagak River Region, Alaska by James W. Vanstone The University of Alaska Fairbanks Bristol Bay Campus (BBC), located in Dillingham, became one of five rural campuses in

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636-468: The 1898 gold rush . Despite extensive travels throughout the territory, neither Dillingham nor his subcommittee ever set foot in the Bristol Bay region. The post office later adopted the name, as did the community. In 1918 and 1919, the global Spanish influenza pandemic struck Bristol Bay and left no more than 500 survivors around Dillingham. A hospital and orphanage were established in Kanakanak after

689-950: The Alaska Department of Fish and Game to ensure adequate spawning escapement to ensure long term sustainability and provide for subsistence harvests by residents of upriver villages. Commercial fishing remains an important part of the Dillingham economy, but prices paid for salmon vary due to international competition, especially from fish farming operations in Chile, Norway, Canada and elsewhere. Prices paid Bristol Bay fishermen for fresh sockeye salmon peaked at $ 2.11 per pound in 1988 but fell to just $ 0.42 per pound in 2001. Prices have since rebounded due to techniques to improve fish quality and enhanced marketing efforts, and were back up to $ 2.35 per pound in 2013, rising to $ 3.02 in 2016 when reporting ceased. Processed fresh sockeye were priced commercially at $ 6.43 per pound in 2019. Dillingham

742-672: The Wood-Tikchik State Park . Many residents live along the Aleknagik Lake Road and roads connecting the city's central business district with Wood River and Kanakanak. Dillingham is the regional hub of the rich Bristol Bay salmon fishing district. Bristol Bay supports the world's largest runs of wild sockeye salmon and returns of other species of Pacific salmon . The Nushagak district produces an average of 6.4 million salmon annually and as many as 12.4 million salmon in 2006. Harvests are closely regulated by

795-866: The Alaska Constitutional Convention gathered in Fairbanks to draft the Alaska State Constitution . Vincent Ostrom , at the time a University of Oregon assistant professor of political science, assisted delegates in drafting a Natural Resources article. "Although several state constitutions touch on the subject of natural resource use, the Constitution of the State of Alaska contains one of the most comprehensive approaches to public and private resource use of any founding document... Two main principles ultimately guided

848-786: The Alaska Fishery Service and renamed it the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. C.L. "Andy" Anderson had been director of the Territorial Fishery Service since 1949 and continued as director for the new organization. Andy hired Jim Brooks to organize the Game Division, Walter Kirkness to organize the Division of Commercial Fisheries and Ed Marvich to develop a Sport Fish Division. These four men began to hire staff in 1958 and decide how

901-513: The Alaska House of Representatives. Dillingham is not connected to the statewide road system , and the only way to reach the city is by airplane or boat. The Dillingham Airport located near the center of the city limits has a 6,400-foot (2,000 m) runway and is served by several flights daily through Alaska Airlines (seasonal - summer) and PenAir (year-round). A 20-mile (32 km) paved road connects Dillingham with Aleknagik and

954-637: The Bristol Bay Area Health Corporation. The name has been cited as the longest geographic palindrome . It is Yupik in origin and is said to mean "many noses," referring to the orphanage census that was located at the Kanakanak site after the 1918-1919 influenza epidemic. This article about a location in the Dillingham Census Area, Alaska is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Dillingham, Alaska Dillingham / ˈ d ɪ l ɪ ŋ h æ m / ( Central Yupik : Curyung ), also known as Curyung ,

1007-536: The City of Dillingham installed 80 cameras at city-owned facilities such as the dock, harbor and police station, funded by a Department of Homeland Security grant. The city justified them by stating that they enhanced the ability to monitor and enforcement at those facilities. Many criticized the project as an infringement on privacy and also that the funds were intended for national rather than local public safety issues. After spirited public debate, locally and nationally,

1060-552: The City of Dillingham will likely petition the State of Alaska to increase the size of its boundaries to include most of Nushagak Bay and Wood River , to gain revenue from the Nushagak District and Wood River Special Harvest Area commercial salmon fisheries. Dillingham is located in the 37th district of the Alaska House of Representatives , and is represented by Independent Bryce Edgmon , who serves as Speaker for

1113-614: The College of Rural Alaska in 1987. The campus serves an area of approximately 55,000 square miles (140,000 km ) and a total of 32 communities as far south as Ivanof Bay , as far north as Port Alsworth , as far west as Togiak , and east to King Salmon . The main campus is located in Dillingham with outreach centers in King Salmon, Togiak, and New Stuyahok . BBC offers bachelor's degrees, associate degrees, certificates, and occupational endorsements, as well as local courses covering

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1166-640: The Kuskokwim. In 1881, after the Alaska Purchase by the United States, the United States Signal Corps built a weather station at Nushagak. The Arctic Packing Company built the first cannery in Bristol Bay in 1883 at Kanulik, across the river from the site of modern-day Dillingham. Operations began the following year with a pack of 400 cases of salmon, or 19,200 1-pound cans. By 1903 a total of ten canneries had been built along

1219-624: The Nushagak River, including four within the current city's limits, and produced as much as one million cases of canned salmon annually. Most of these canneries were closed for a variety of reasons, including coastal erosion , siltation, consolidation, and as production shifted to frozen salmon. In 1901, the Alaska-Portland Packers Association built a cannery near Snag Point, what is now the city's central business district. The cannery burned down in 1910 but

1272-427: The age of 18 living with them, 47.4% were married couples living together, 15.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.2% were non-families. 27.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.75 and the average family size was 3.37. In the city, the age distribution of the population shows 34.6% under

1325-461: The age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 30.6% from 25 to 44, 23.2% from 45 to 64, and 5.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 106.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.5 males. The median income for a household in the city was $ 51,458, and the median income for a family was $ 57,417. Males had a median income of $ 47,266 versus $ 34,934 for females. The per capita income for

1378-422: The boards during scheduled board meetings. Advisory committees meetings are always open to the public and are generally attended by department staff, representatives of other agencies, and members of the public. Advisory committees are intended to provide a local forum on fish and wildlife issues, and to provide policy recommendations to the boards. Citizens wishing to participate in the regulatory process can contact

1431-576: The call letters KDLG and operating at 670 kHz, the station continues to provide education, entertainment, and important safety information to the fishing fleet and the surrounding communities. It is part of the National Public Radio (NPR) and Alaska Public Radio (APRN) networks. Present-day industries around Dillingham are commercial salmon and herring fishing, seafood processing, sport fishing, government-related jobs and tourism. Dillingham attracted national attention in 2006 when

1484-403: The census reported three separate villages: Dillingham, Kanakanak & Wood River. This Dillingham reported just 85 residents, and apparently was the renamed Chogiung/3rd Kanakanak village (however, it's possible that it may have been the same 1920 Dillingham owing to the number of residents, and that it was erroneously reported). The second village was Kanakanak, which reported 177 residents. This

1537-449: The census, and would formally incorporate as a city in 1963. As for attempts to locate where the other census-reported villages (or remains of) are located at present, Anagnak (or Anugnak) (1880)/Wood Point (1930), is now within the present Dillingham city boundaries. Bradford (1890)/"New" Kanakanak (1900)/"1st" Dillingham (1920) (at Bradford Point) has since been annexed into the present Dillingham. The (3rd) Kanakanak (1910)/Chogiung (1920)

1590-536: The city was $ 21,537. About 10.1% of families and 11.7% of the population were below the poverty line , including 14.4% of those under age 18. Per-capita crime rates in Dillingham are persistently higher than state and national averages. In 2007, the city experienced the nation's highest rate of forcible rape per person, with 1 incident for every 103.9 residents. The city ranked 22nd (out of 8,659 cities with available data) for overall violent crime, with 1 incident for every 32.8 residents. The 2013 figures again demonstrate

1643-500: The city. The population density was 73.4 inhabitants per square mile (28.3/km ). There were 1,000 housing units at an average density of 29.7 units per square mile (11.5 units/km ). The racial makeup of the city was 52.6% Native American , 35.6% White , 1.2% Asian , 0.7% Black or African American , 0.6% from other races , and 9.4% from two or more races. 3.5% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 884 households, out of which 41.3% had children under

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1696-443: The commissioner shall: (1) supervise and control the department and may employ division heads, enforcement agents, and the technical, clerical and other assistants necessary for the general administration of the department; (2) manage, protect, maintain, improve, and extend the fish, game and aquatic plant resources of the state in the interests of the economy and general well-being of the state; and (3) have necessary power to accomplish

1749-527: The community held a referendum vote on the system on October 12, 2006, resulting in a rejection of the anti-camera initiative by a vote of 370 to 235. On August 9, 2010, a DHC-3T Texas Turbine Otter crashed near Dillingham due to fog and reduced visibility. Former President Pro Tempore and Senator Ted Stevens was among the five killed aboard the plane. There were four survivors, including former NASA Administrator and EADS executive Sean O'Keefe . On September 2, 2015, President Obama visited Dillingham as

1802-607: The department administers regulations adopted by the Alaska Boards of Fisheries and Game, as well as statutes adopted by the Alaska Legislature. Although the commissioner does have the authority to appoint peace officers for the purpose of enforcing fish and game regulations, enforcement responsibilities rest primarily with the Division of Alaska Wildlife Troopers in the Alaska Department of Public Safety . Given many competing uses of fish and wildlife in Alaska and

1855-487: The department would be organized. On January 3, 1959, Alaska became a state. In 1959, the first state legislature established the Department of Fish and Game. However, full authority could not be granted until January 1, 1960, when the regulations and statutes were in place. Governor William Egan named C.L. "Andy" Anderson as the first Commissioner of the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. Alaska Statute 16.05.020 stated

1908-554: The epidemic, 6 miles (10 km) south of downtown Dillingham. An Indian Health Service hospital operated by the Bristol Bay Area Health Corporation remains at Kanakanak. The Dillingham News , the first local newspaper, was published in 1947 by the Dillingham Volunteer Fire Department as a way to attract new members. It was soon succeeded by the Beacon of Dillingham , a newspaper closely aligned by

1961-458: The first appearance of the village of Dillingham. But this was apparently not the village with the post office, but the location of the former cannery of Bradford from the 1890 census and the 1900 "New" Kanakanak, and featured just 36 residents. Because of the influenza pandemic preceding the 1920 census, it caused much upheaval and movement of native persons all over Alaska, with the survivors of decimated villages relocating to new locales. In 1930,

2014-503: The foregoing including, but not limited to, the power to delegate authority to subordinate officers and employees of the department. The fish and wildlife regulatory process in Alaska is unusually transparent. Regulatory responsibilities rest primarily with Alaska's citizens rather than the Department of Fish and Game. Except for aquatic farming, the ADF&;G commissioner does not have the authority to regulate fish and wildlife. Instead,

2067-484: The framers' design: beneficial use and sustainability. Ostrom offered the delegates several other concepts...including: common use, concurrent use, prior appropriation doctrine, and a vital idea for communities existing in an arid ecosystem, 'private ways of necessity.'". Key provisions of the constitution's Natural Resources article include: In 1957, in anticipation of statehood, the Territorial legislature expanded

2120-417: The largest wild herring fisheries in the world. Togiak National Wildlife Refuge was established to conserve fish and wildlife populations and habitats in their natural diversity, including salmon, to fulfill international treaty obligations, to provide for continued subsistence use, and to ensure necessary water quality and quantity. In 2010, the City of Dillingham voted to re-authorize its position opposing

2173-440: The last great wild salmon fishery on the planet. Dillingham first appeared on the 1910 U.S. Census as the unincorporated village of Kanakanak. In 1920, it returned as Chogiung and in 1930 and every successive census as Dillingham. It formally incorporated in 1963. See: Historic Locales & Confusion Over Place Names Around Dillingham As of the census of 2000, there were 2,466 people, 884 households, and 599 families residing in

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2226-476: The locales and boundaries on a map, it contributed to the confusion, which would persist for at least 4 more censuses. In 1920, the census reported two villages: Chogiung and Dillingham. Chogiung, with 182 residents, was apparently the renamed 1910 Kanakanak (3rd village), but also was known as the Dillingham Post Office as this was the village at Snag Point. Again, compounding the confusion was

2279-567: The proposed Pebble Mine , a large gold-copper- molybdenum prospect located at the headwaters of Bristol Bay. The resolution explains that the value of the fishery totals about $ 100 million a year; that the commercial wild salmon fishery has been the backbone of livelihoods for more than 100 years; that the future of the renewable resource industry depends on its freshwater stream reputation; that local residents depend on subsistence activities which in turn depend on Bristol Bay's pristine freshwater streams and habitat; and that Pebble threatens to destroy

2332-825: The public regulatory process, fish and wildlife management decisions are often controversial. Most uses of fish and wildlife in Alaska are regulated by two citizen boards, the Alaska Board of Fisheries and the Alaska Board of Game. Each board has seven members appointed by the governor and confirmed by a joint session of the state legislature. The boards establish seasons, bag limits, methods and means, and other regulations on taking and uses of fish and wildlife. The boards also allocate resources among various beneficial uses: commercial, recreational, subsistence, and personal use, either directly through “amount necessary for subsistence” determinations or indirectly through season, bag limit, or methods and means regulations. The Boards meet on

2385-466: The public. Different groups of users attempt to influence resource management by submitting proposals, writing comments, and offering public testimony to the boards. The boards typically review and act on hundreds of regulatory proposals annually. The boards are advised by 84 local citizen advisory committees across the state. Advisory committees submit proposals for regulatory changes, provide written and oral comments on regulatory proposals, and work with

2438-406: The question as to whether the 1930 population figures were accidentally attributed to the wrong community. 1950 would be the last time both villages, Dillingham & Kanakanak, would report. Dillingham would report 577 residents, while Kanakanak had declined to just 54 residents. In 1960 and in every successive census, Dillingham would be the sole community on the northwest Nushagak Bay to report on

2491-530: The unions of resident fishermen and cannery workers. Both were simple mimeograph editions. In 1951, powerboats were first allowed to replace sailboats used by fishermen in the Bristol Bay salmon fishery. The City of Dillingham incorporated as a first class municipality in 1963. In 1974, the first regional AM radio station for the Bristol Bay region was built by the Dillingham City School District under an educational grant. With

2544-489: Was Kanakanak (this time correctly spelled), with 165 residents. However, again, this was apparently not the same locale in either the 1890 or 1900 censuses, but was located at Snag Point, about 3 miles north of the 1900 Kanakanak village. The alternative name reported was "Chogiung." It was here in 1904 that the Dillingham Post Office first opened. At this time, it featured three different names (Chogiung, Kanakanak and Dillingham). Because census enumerators did not attempt to place

2597-450: Was a cannery which reported 166 residents: 83 Asians, 82 Whites and 1 Native. Approximately "1 kilometer south" was the other village of Kanakanak, which reported 53 residents, all native. The earlier village of Anagnak (also called Anugnak) did not report at all. In 1900, only one community was reported: Kanakanak (erroneously spelled on the census as "Knankanak"). However, this village, which reported 145 residents (but no racial breakdown),

2650-401: Was apparently the former 1920 Dillingham and "New" Kanakanak (the 2nd village from 1900). As cited, it is entirely possible that Dillingham & Kanakanak were incorrectly reported under the others' names, and further research on individuals reported living in each would be required to solve this possible mystery. The third village cited on the 1930 census was Wood River (with 55 residents). This

2703-426: Was apparently the locale of the 1880 Inuit village of Anagnak (Anugnak), which had not reported in 50 years. In 1940, the census reported just two villages: Dillingham & Kanakanak. Dillingham now reported 278 residents, and the presumption was that it was the present village at Snag Point. Kanakanak (the "New" or 2nd village and former Dillingham) reported 113 residents. Neither figure was able to adequately resolve

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2756-409: Was not the same Kanakanak reported on the 1890 census. This was apparently a "new" village that had taken over the site of the former Bradford (and the cannery itself was demolished shortly after 1900). The previous Kanakanak was called "Old Kanakanak." It was unknown if the "New" Kanakanak also included any residents from the old village. In 1910, as with 1900, only one community was reported, and that

2809-521: Was rebuilt the following year. It was acquired by Pacific American Fisheries in 1929. Now known as Peter Pan Seafoods, the cannery in downtown Dillingham remains operational, and other seafood companies maintain offices and support facilities within the city's limits. A courthouse was built in Kanakanak in 1903 and named after United States Senator William Paul Dillingham of Vermont , whose Senate subcommittee investigated conditions in Alaska following

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