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Bethel Census Area, Alaska

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7historic places

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1960formed

18,666pop. 2020

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At a glance

Summary

The National Register of Historic Places includes 7 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1974. Most listings are in or near Bethel, Sleetmute, Napaskiak.

Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.

Newspapers

Library of Congress

Newspaper directory data for Alaska is not yet loaded on this site. Browse Bethel titles at the Library of Congress.

National Register of Historic Places

NPS NRHP

6 of 7 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.

7 listed properties

Property	City	Type	Listed
First Mission House	Bethel	Building	1990
Kolmakov Redoubt Site	Sleetmute	Site	1974
St. Jacob's Church	Napaskiak	Building	1980
St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church	Kwethluk	Building	1991
St. Seraphim Chapel	Lower Kalskag	Building	1980
St. Sergius Chapel	Chuathbaluk	Building	1980
Sts. Constantine and Helen Chapel	Lime Village	Building	1980

Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.

County formation

Newberry AHCB

Bethel was formed in 1960 (1960-04-01) from unknown / original county.

1960 census. Bethel (Election District 16) served as a census area.

Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

Population by decade

Census

Bethel Census Area population from 1960 to 2020 (Census historical series).

1960	1980	2000	2020
5,537	10,999	16,006	18,666

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.

Historical markers

HMdb link

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