Kasaan

Also known as Kasaan, Alaska

city in Alaska, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Alaska
Mayor: Robert Baker
State senator: Bert Stedman ( R )
State rep: Rebecca Himschoot ( I )
Total: 6.80 sq mi (17.61 km )
Land: 6.06 sq mi (15.70 km )
Water: 0.73 sq mi (1.90 km )
Elevation: 13 ft (4 m)
Density: 4.9/sq mi (1.91/km )
Time zone: UTC-9 ( Alaska (AKST) )
Summer dst: UTC-8 (AKDT)
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Kasaan /kəˈsæn/ (Haida: Gasaʼáan; Tlingit: Kasaʼaan) is a city in the Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area in the U.S. state of Alaska. As of the 2020 census, Kasaan had a population of 30. The name "Kasaan" comes from Tlingit Kasaʼaan, meaning "pretty town".

Kasaan is the headquarters of the Organized Village of Kasaan, a federally recognized Alaska Native tribe of Haida people.