Shageluk, Alaska
city in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, United States
Shageluk (Deg Xinag: Łeggi Jitno’) is a city in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, United States. As of the 2020 census, Shageluk had a population of 100.
Geography
Shageluk is located at 62°39′22″N 159°31′52″W (62.655998, -159.531132).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 12.0 square miles (31 km2), of which, 10.6 square miles (27 km2) of it is land and 1.4 square miles (3.6 km2) of it (11.53%) is water.
Demographics
Shageluk first appeared on the 1880 U.S. Census as the center of an unincorporated area called "Chageluk Settlements." It reported 150 residents, all of the Tinneh tribe. It would not report again on the census until 1920, when Shageluk appeared separately as an unincorporated village. In 1966, the village relocated 2 miles south to higher ground because of flooding and rebuilt. It formally incorporated in 1970. The old townsite is within the present city boundaries.
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Shageluk had a population of 100.
Begin with the source’s own compact description: “Shageluk, Alaska” is city in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, United States. The dossier treats that line as a proposition to test through Shageluk, Alaska and city, not as a finished interpretation.
Why this record matters
The phrase “city in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, United States” supplies a clear boundary for inquiry. It also exposes the unanswered questions: who defined that boundary, when it became stable and which sources sit outside it.
Maps, plans, fabric surveys and administrative records can establish how the site’s name, extent and function changed over time. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 14, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q80081. VIAF identifies the subject as 125518245. The Library of Congress control number is n82167111. Authority coordinates are 62.656, -159.531. 3 of 4 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2020, 1880, 1920 and 1966.
Modern boundaries and familiar names can conceal earlier jurisdictions or structures that do not align with the present site. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.
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