Bethel

Also known as Bethel, Alaska

city in Alaska, USA

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Alaska
Borough: Unorganized
Census area: Bethel
Ancsa regional corporation: Calista
Incorporated: August 1957
Type: Council–manager government
Mayor: Rose Henderson
Vice mayor: Teresa Keller
State senator: Lyman Hoffman ( D )
State rep: Nellie Jimmie (D)
City council: Mark Springer , Pamela Conrad , Alicia Miner , Kelsi Kime, Greg Schiedler
Total: 50.11 sq mi (129.78 km )
Land: 44.51 sq mi (115.27 km )
Water: 5.60 sq mi (14.51 km )
Elevation: 3.3 ft (1 m)
Estimate 2021: 6,270
Density: 142.1/sq mi (54.87/km )

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Bethel
Population: 5471
Area: 14.508927
Elevation: 1
Official website: www.cityofbethel.org
Image: Bethel, Alaska aerial view (8269873695).jpg
Households: 9
Dialing code: 907

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Commons category: Bethel, Alaska
postal code: 99559
inception: 1957-08-00
native label: Mamterilleq
P8168: Kirchschlag
per capita income: 20584

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Bethel (Central Yupik: Mamterilleq) is a city in the U.S. state of Alaska, located on the Kuskokwim River approximately 50 miles (80 km) from where the river flows into Kuskokwim Bay. It is the largest community in western Alaska and in the Unorganized Borough, as well as the eighth-largest in the state. Bethel has a population of 6,325 as of the 2020 census, up from 6,080 in 2010.

Annual events in Bethel include the Kuskokwim 300 dogsled race; Camai, a Yup'ik dance festival held each spring; and the Bethel Fair held in August.