St. Paul is a city in the Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska, United States. It is the main settlement of Saint Paul Island in the Pribilofs, a small island group in the Bering Sea. The population was 413 at the 2020 census, down from 479 in 2010. Saint Paul Island is known as a birdwatching haven.
St. Paul, Alaska
The generally low-lying island of Saint Paul is dotted with small cinder cones and vegetation-covered sand dunes.
St. Paul Island, sand dune habitat Pribilof Islands
St Paul Island, seal rookeries in foreground, St Paul Village in distance.
Aleut or Unangam Tunuu is the language spoken by the Aleut living in the Aleutian Islands, Pribilof Islands, Commander Islands, and the Alaska Peninsula. Aleut is the sole language in the Aleut branch of the Eskimo–Aleut language family. The Aleut language consists of three dialects, including Unalaska, Atka/Atkan, and Attu/Attuan.
Exhibit on the Aleut language at the Museum of the Aleutians
The Aleut Cyrillic alphabet, 1846.