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Dillingham Census Area, Alaska

Historic newspapers, landmarks, and county history layers for genealogists and local historians.

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12historic places

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1980formed

4,857pop. 2020

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—CW battlefields

At a glance

Summary

The National Register of Historic Places includes 12 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1978; 3 are also National Historic Landmarks. Most listings are in or near Kanatak, King Salmon, Togiak.

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 Dillingham titles at the Library of Congress.

National Register of Historic Places

NPS NRHP

4 of 12 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.

12 listed properties

Property	City	Type	Listed
Amalik Bay Archeological District NHL	King Salmon	District	2005
Aniakchak Bay Historic Landscape District	Chignik	District	1997
Archeological Site 49 AF 3	Kanatak	Site	1978
Brooks Camp Boat House	King Salmon	Building	2010
Brooks River Historic Ranger Station	King Salmon	Building	2010
Kaguyak Village Site	Kanatak	Site	1978
Kukak Village Site	Kanatak	Site	1978
Pilgrim 100B Aircraft	Dillingham	Structure	1986
St. Nicholas Chapel	Igiugig	Building	1980
Takli Island Archeological District	Kanatak	District	1978
Walrus Islands Archeological District NHL	Togiak
Walrus Islands Archeological District NHL	Togiak

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

County formation

Newberry AHCB

Dillingham was formed in 1980 (1980-04-01) from unknown / original county.

1980 census. Dillingham Census Area served as a census division.

Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

Population by decade

Census

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

1960	1980	2000	2020
4,024	4,616	4,922	4,857

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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