City of Ketchikan, Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska, United States
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- Ketchikan
- City of Ketchikan
- Incorporated City
- population 6,483, on S coast of Revillagigedo I., on N shore of Tongass Narrows, Alex. Arch.
- Industrial city and port of entry, established as a fishing town when a cannery was built in 1887. The town became a supply center during the gold rush period in the late 1890's. Its population was 40 in 1890; 1,613 in 1910; 2,458 in 1920; 3,796 in 1930; 4,695 in 1939; and 5,305 in 1950. The Ketchikan post office was established in 1892. The city was named after Ketchikan Creek.
- 55.342222255° 20' 32.0"N-131.6461111131° 38' 46.0"W
- Pennock Island 1.2 mi. SE
- Saxman 2.6 mi. SE
- Shoreline Drive 3.8 mi. NW
- Dairy 4 mi. SE
- Peninsula Point 4.4 mi. NW
- Herring Cove 5 mi. E
- Bayview 1 mi. SE
- 7,172
- 8 m
- 158898100
- Updated Apr 20, 2020