Ekwok

History

Ekwok means "end of the bluff" (river's edge) in Yupik, from ("end"). It is the oldest continuously occupied Yupik village on the Nushagak River. During the 1800s, the settlement was used in the spring and summer as a fish camp, and in the fall as a base camp for picking berries. By 1923, it was the largest settlement along the river. From the early 1900s until 1941, mail was delivered by dog sled from Dillingham. In 1941 a post office opened in Ekwok. Before 1960, most of the buildings in Ekwok were located in a low area near the river. After a flood in the early 1960s, the village was relocated to its current location.

Geography

Ekwok is located at (59.349260, -157.485404). Ekwok is on the Nushagak River in southwestern Alaska, northeast of Dillingham. According to the United States Census Bureau, Ekwok has a total area of , of which is land and , or 7.10%, is water.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Willow Ptarmigan

  Lagopus lagopus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  15
• Common Raven

  Corvus corax Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  14
• Black-billed Magpie

  Pica hudsonia (Sabine, 1823) · Aves
  7
• Common Redpoll

  Acanthis flammea (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  7
• Bald Eagle

  Haliaeetus leucocephalus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  6
• spruce grouse

  Canachites canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  5
• Tree Swallow

  Tachycineta bicolor (Vieillot, 1808) · Aves
  5
• Gray Jay

  Perisoreus canadensis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  4

Largest nearby schools

• Chief Ivan Blunka School
  Other · New Stuyahok · 150 students · 10.7:1 ratio
• William Sonny Nelson School
  Other · Ekwok · 14 students · 14:1 ratio

Most recent

• M 2.5 — 2025-09-19
  71 km NW of Koliganek, Alaska
• M 3.2 — 2025-03-17
  10 km SE of King Salmon, Alaska
• M 3.7 — 2025-01-13
  19 km S of Clarks Point, Alaska
• M 3 — 2024-12-24
  59 km NNW of Aleknagik, Alaska
• M 2.5 — 2024-07-12
  12 km SE of Portage Creek, Alaska
• M 3 — 2024-06-02
  40 km NNE of Aleknagik, Alaska