Nightmute, Alaska
City in the United States in Bethel Census Area
About Nightmute
Nightmute (Central Yupik: Negtemiut or Negta) is a city and village in Bethel Census Area, Alaska, United States. The population was 208 at the 2000 census, 280 as of the 2010 census and 306 as of the 2020 census.
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Residents of Nightmute
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Mayor
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Police Chief
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The budget, taxes, and city accounts.
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City Council
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City Clerk
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City Attorney
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Hears traffic, ordinance and other minor cases.
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Presides over the municipal court.
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Population over time
From 280 in 2010 to 306 in 2020 (+9.3%).
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| Year | Population |
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| 2020 | 306 |
| 2010 | 280 |
History
Negtemiut literally means ‘the people of the pressed-down place’. The first element is negte- ‘to press down on’. The suffix is -miut ‘people’.
It first appeared on the 1940 U.S. Census as the unincorporated Native village of "Nigtmuit". In 1950 and 1960, it was spelled "Nigtmute". In 1970, the spelling used was "Nightmute". It formally incorporated in 1974.
In 1964, many of its residents relocated by dogsled and founded the bayside community of Toksook Bay about 15 miles (24 km) downriver. The relocation was to avoid the yearly spring-winter migration to and from Umkumiut and Nightmute.
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