Kake

Also known as Kake, Alaska

city in Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Alaska
Census area: Prince of Wales-Hyder
Incorporated: November 3, 1951
Mayor: Lloyd Davis
State senator: Bert Stedman ( R )
State rep: Rebecca Himschoot ( I )
Total: 13.51 sq mi (34.98 km )
Land: 7.67 sq mi (19.87 km )
Water: 5.83 sq mi (15.11 km )
Elevation: 56 ft (17 m)
Density: 70.8/sq mi (27.32/km )
Time zone: UTC-9 ( Alaska (AKST) )
Summer dst: UTC-8 (AKDT)
Fips code: 02-36770
Gnis feature id: 1422926 , 2419403

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Kake
Population: 543
Area: 38.775089
Elevation: 17
Official website: www.cityofkake.com
Image: Cannery from boat. Large building on pilings to left holds tanks, functioned as intake point - Kake Salmon Cannery, 540 Keku Road, Kake, Wrangell-Petersburg Census Area, AK HAER AK,22-KAKE,2-37 (CT).tif
Households: 25
Dialing code: 907

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Commons category: Kake, Alaska
postal code: 99830
inception: 1951-11-03
water as percent of area: 40.1411
P8168: Setsuko Hara
water area: 15.564766
native label: Ḵéex̱ʼ
per capita income: 20422
mean age: 65.5

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Kake (/ˈkeɪk/, like 'cake') is a first-class city in Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, United States. As of the 2020 census, Kake had a population of 543. The name comes from the Tlingit word Ḵéix̱ʼ (Northern Tlingit) or Ḵéex̱ʼ (Southern Tlingit), which is derived from ḵée 'dawn, daylight' and x̱ʼé 'mouth', i.e. 'mouth of dawn' or 'opening of daylight'. Kake is the headquarters of the Organized Village of Kake, a federally recognized Tlingit tribe.

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