Port Alexander

Also known as Port Alexander, 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: May 5, 1938
Mayor: Corey Gifford
State senator: Bert Stedman ( R )
State rep: Rebecca Himschoot ( I )
Total: 15.02 sq mi (38.89 km )
Land: 3.50 sq mi (9.07 km )
Water: 11.51 sq mi (29.82 km )
Elevation: 43 ft (13 m)
Density: 22/sq mi (8.6/km )
Time zone: UTC-9 ( Alaska (AKST) )
Summer dst: UTC-8 (AKDT)
Fips code: 02-62510

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Port Alexander
Population: 78
Area: 38.879336
Elevation: 13
Image: Port Alexander.png
Households: 152

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postal code: 99836
inception: 1974-07-09
water as percent of area: 76.8819
P8168: Antigonid dynasty
water area: 29.891187
mean age: 28.8
native label: Shee Yat’aḵ.aan

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Article

Port Alexander (Lingít: Shee Yat’aḵ.aan) is a city and harbor at the southeastern corner of Baranof Island, Alaska. As of the 2020 census the population was 78, up from 52 in 2010. In the early part of the twentieth century it was one of the most important fishing ports in Alaska, supporting hundreds of small trolling boats. By one estimate, these boats caught in excess of 5 million pounds of salmon per year in the 1920s.

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