City of Klawock, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, United States
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- Klawock
- City of Klawock
- Incorporated City
- On W coast of Prince of Wales Island, 5 mi NNE of Craig, Alex. Arch.
- Tlingit Indian village reported in 1853, on Russian Hydrographic Dept. Chart 1493, as "Sel(eniye) Klyakkhan,; i.e. "Klyakkhan settlement," applied to a location on the west side of Shinaku Inlet. to the establishment of a cannery at the present site in 1878. H. J. Holmberg referred to the village in 1855 as "Thlewhakh"; Aurel Krause reported "Chla-wak-kon," i.e. listed as "Klawak" in the 1890 Census. 261 in 1890; 131 in 1900; 241 in 1910; 19 in 1920; 437 in 1930; 455 in 1939; and 404 in 1950. established in 1882 (Ricks, 1965, p. 34).
- 55.552222255° 33' 08.0"N-133.0958333133° 05' 45.0"W
- Craig 5.6 mi. S
- (none listed within 15 mi.)
- 771
- 24 m
- 299095882
- Updated Apr 19, 2020