SKAGWAY-HOONAH-ANGOON CENSUS AREA, ALASKA

'Skagway-Hoonah-Angoon Census Area' is a census area located in the state of Alaska, United States. As of the 2000 census, the population is 3,436. It is part of the unorganized borough and therefore has no borough seat. On June 5, 2007 voters in Skagway approved dissolution of the City of Skagway and incorporation of the first first class borough in the State of Alaska. The Municipality of Skagway will be transitioning from city to borough status over the next 2 years.

Contents

Geography

Adjacent boroughs and census areas

Demographics

Cities and towns

Geography

The census area has a total area of 29,466 km² (11,377 mi²). 20,452 km² (7,896 mi²) of it is land and 9,014 km² (3,480 mi²) of it (30.59%) is water.

Adjacent boroughs and census areas

★ Yakutat City and Borough, Alaska - northwest

★ Haines Borough, Alaska - northeast

★ Juneau City and Borough, Alaska - northeast

★ Wrangell-Petersburg Census Area, Alaska - south

★ Sitka City and Borough, Alaska - southwest
Also shares eastern border with British Columbia, Canada.

★ Stikine Region, British Columbia - east

★ Kitimat-Stikine Regional District, British Columbia - southeast

Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 3,436 people, 1,369 households, and 866 families residing in the census area. The population density was 0.12/km² (0.30/mi²). There are 2,108 housing units. The racial makeup of the census area was 58.15% White, 0.15% Black or African American, 35.01% Native American, 0.38% Asian, 0.15% Pacific Islander, 0.96% from other races, and 5.21% from two or more races. 2.82% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 3.95% reported speaking Tlingit at home, while 1.83% speak Spanish &ea=&order=r.
There were 1,369 households out of which 30.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.30% were married couples living together, 8.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.70% were non-families. 30.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.14.
In the census area the population was spread out with 26.80% under the age of 18, 7.10% from 18 to 24, 29.50% from 25 to 44, 29.30% from 45 to 64, and 7.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 116.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 120.70 males.

Cities and towns

★ Angoon

★ Cube Cove

★ Elfin Cove

★ Game Creek

★ Gustavus

★ Hobart Bay

★ Hoonah

★ Klukwan

★ Pelican

★ Skagway

★ Tenakee Springs

★ Whitestone Logging Camp