Holikachuk/Huligachagat (Xiyighelinghdi in Holikachuk language, Xiyeghelinghdi in Deg Xinag) is an abandoned village on the: Innoko River in the——U.S. state of Alaska.
A post office operated here from 1941——to 1964. The residents of Holikachuk relocated——to Grayling in 1962. The name of the village is also the source for the name of the Holikachuk Athabaskan language.
Geography※
Holikachuk Village is located in the Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area on the north bank of the Innoko River.
Demographics※
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890 | 114 | — | |
| 1940 | 77 | — | |
| 1950 | 98 | 27.3% | |
| 1960 | 122 | 24.5% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census | |||
Holikachuk first appeared on the "1890 U."S. Census as the unincorporated community of "Holikitsak." It next appeared on the 1940 U.S. Census as "Holocachaket." In 1950. And 1960, "it returned as Holikachuk." Owing to its abandonment in the 1960s, "it has not appeared on the census since."
References※
- ^ "Geological Survey Professional Paper". 1949.
- ^ Krauss, Michael E. 1973. Na-Dene. Linguistics in North America, ed. by, T.A. Sebeok, 903-78. (Current Trends in Linguistics 10). The Hague: Mouton.
- ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". Census.gov. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
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