Port Alexander, Alaska
Port Alexander, Alaska
Shee Yat’aḵ.aan | |
|---|---|
Chart of Port Alexander | |
Port Alexander, Alaska Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 56°14′24″N 134°39′26″W / 56.24000°N 134.65722°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Census Area | Prince of Wales-Hyder |
| Incorporated | May 5, 1938 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Corey Gifford |
| • State senator | Bert Stedman (R) |
| • State rep. | Rebecca Himschoot (I) |
| Area | |
• Total | 15.02 sq mi (38.89 km2) |
| • Land | 3.50 sq mi (9.07 km2) |
| • Water | 11.51 sq mi (29.82 km2) |
| Elevation | 43 ft (13 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 78 |
| • Density | 22/sq mi (8.6/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-9 (Alaska (AKST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-8 (AKDT) |
| ZIP code | 99836 |
| Area code | 907 |
| FIPS code | 02-62510 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1424551 |
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.