New Stuyahok, Alaska

New Stuyahok  is a village in the American state of Alaska. It is on the Nushagak River. In 2020 there were 512 people living in New Stuyahok.  The name Stuyahok means "going down river place". In 2008 a new airport was built at a cost of $3,000,000.

The village of New Stuyahok has been moved at least three times. It moved down the river from the first site in 1918. In 1942, new location of the village was said to be still too far up the river. Also, it was being flooded too often. This caused them to move village to its current location. A school and a post office were built in 1961.

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Category:Cities in Alaska
Category:1918 establishments in the United States
Category:1942 establishments in the United States
Category:1940s establishments in Alaska
Category:20th-century establishments in Alaska