City of Hydaburg, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, United States

Overview of Hydaburg

• Name:
  Hydaburg
• Official Name:
  City of Hydaburg
• Place Type:
  Incorporated City
• Located In:
  Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, United States
  
• Description (GNIS):
  on W coast of Prince of Wales I., 22 mi. SE of Craig; Alex. Arch.
• History (GNIS):
  Name for the "Haida" Indians, the original inhabitants of this village, who came from the village of Kaigani. Hydaburg was founded in 1911 to centralize the school system; a post office was established in 1912 (Ricks, 1965, p. 28). The village is manly engaged in fishing and trapping and has a cooperative cannery (Alaska Sportsman, 1962, no. 12, p. 28). See Kaigani.
• Surveys:
  Copper River Meridian
  

  Range 83 East
  

  Townships: 77 South

  Range 84 East
  

  Townships: 77 South
• Coordinates:
  Latitude:55.208055655° 12' 29.0"N

  Longitude:-132.8266667132° 49' 36.0"W
• Nearby Cities:
  • Polk Inlet 14.8 mi. NE
• Nearby Cemeteries:
  (none listed within 15 mi.)
• Population:
  345
• Elevation:
  7 m
• Histopolis Place ID:
  953710936
• Updated Apr 19, 2020