Nikolai

History

The indigenous people of Nikolai, the Dina’ena, also referred to as Dichinanek’ Hwt’ana or Dikinanek Hut’ana, were nomads. The city was officially incorporated on July 9, 1970.

Geography

Nikolai is located at (63.010838, -154.383895). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it (7.17%) is water. Farewell Lake is a weather station roughly 38 miles south of Nikolai, at an elevation of 1060 ft (323.1 m). Farewell Lake has a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc).

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Common Raven

  Corvus corax Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  7
• Gray Jay

  Perisoreus canadensis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  5
• Bank Swallow

  Riparia riparia (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  3
• White-crowned Sparrow

  Zonotrichia leucophrys (J.R.Forster, 1772) · Aves
  3
• Common Redpoll

  Acanthis flammea (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  3
• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  3
• Alder Flycatcher

  Empidonax alnorum Brewster, 1895 · Aves
  2
• Cliff Swallow

  Petrochelidon pyrrhonota (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves
  2

Largest nearby schools

• Top of the Kuskokwim School
  Other · Nikolai · 14 students · 7:1 ratio

Most recent

• M 2.6 — 2026-07-16
  14 km WSW of Takotna, Alaska
• M 3.2 — 2026-04-27
  45 km N of Nikolai, Alaska
• M 2.5 — 2026-03-21
  89 km SSE of Nikolai, Alaska
• M 3 — 2026-01-12
  84 km SE of Nikolai, Alaska
• M 2.8 — 2025-11-29
  83 km S of Nikolai, Alaska
• M 3.4 — 2025-10-07
  12 km WSW of Takotna, Alaska