Alaska

Yukon-Koyukuk

5,343

2020 population

2000

first census record

census records

About Yukon-Koyukuk

Yukon-Koyukuk, Alaska, first appears in the United States federal census in 2000, when it recorded a population of 6,551. At the most recent census, in 2020, its population stood at 5,343.

Its recorded population peaked at 6,551 in 2000, and has since declined by roughly 18 percent.

On the ground today, one documented military engagement has been recorded within the county, among them Bombardment of Nulato 1851, and 35 places are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Population by decade

Census Year	Population	Chart
2020	5,343
2010	5,588
2000	6,551

Source

Population data from the United States decennial census, U.S. Census Bureau (public domain).

Battles & engagements in Yukon-Koyukuk

Military engagements that took place in Yukon-Koyukuk, Alaska.

Bombardment of Nulato 1851

1851

Historic places in Yukon-Koyukuk

National Register of Historic Places listings in Yukon-Koyukuk, Alaska.

Presentation of Our Lord Chapel

Nikolai

Bettles Lodge

Bettles

Upper Toklat River Cabin No. 24

Denali National Park & Preserve

Igloo Creek Cabin No. 25

Denali National Park & Preserve

Coal Creek Historic Mining District

Circle

Woodchopper Roadhouse

Eagle

Toklat Ranger Station-Pearson Cabin No. 4

Denali National Park & Preserve

Ewe Creek Ranger Cabin No. 8

Denali National Park & Preserve

Teklanika Archeological District

Toklat

Beiderman, Ed, Fish Camp

Dry Creek Archeological Site

Lower Toklat River Ranger Cabin No. 18

Denali National Park & Preserve

Mount McKinley National Park Headquarters District (Boundary Increase)

Denali National Park and Preserve

Mount McKinley National Park Headquarters District

Denali Park

Christ Church Mission

Anvik

Ruby Roadhouse

Ruby

Slaven, Frank, Roadhouse

Eagle

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Frequently asked about Yukon-Koyukuk

When does Yukon-Koyukuk first appear in the US census?

Yukon-Koyukuk, Alaska first appears in the federal census in 2000, with a recorded population of 6,551.

What is the population of Yukon-Koyukuk?

At the most recent federal census (2020), Yukon-Koyukuk had a recorded population of 5,343.

When did Yukon-Koyukuk's population peak?

Yukon-Koyukuk's recorded population peaked at 6,551 in 2000.

Were any battles fought in Yukon-Koyukuk?

1 documented military engagement took place in Yukon-Koyukuk, including Bombardment of Nulato 1851.

How many historic places are in Yukon-Koyukuk?

35 sites are listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Yukon-Koyukuk, Alaska.

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