What is the population of Chenega, Alaska?

Chenega has a population of approximately 37 according to the latest available open data.

Where is Chenega, Alaska located?

Chenega is located in Alaska, United States, at approximate coordinates 60.0920°, -147.9947°.

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Chenega

Total population

Median home value

58.3%

Bachelor's+

Median income

Land area76.57 km²

Weather40°F · Rain

Coordinates60.09°, -147.99°

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Area

76.57 km²

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Overview

Chenega is a census-designated place (CDP) on Evans Island in the Chugach Census Area in the U.S. state of Alaska. Located in Prince William Sound, the CDP consists of the Chugach Alutiiq village of Chenega Bay, which was established only after the Good Friday earthquake destroyed the original community on Chenega Island to the north. As of the 2020 census, the population of the CDP was 59, largely Alaska Natives; as of 2021, the population of Chenega is estimated at 49. Chenega Bay is in the Chugach School District and has one school, Chenega Bay Community School, serving approximately 16 students from preschool through high school.

History & geography

History

The original village of Chenega, located on Chenega Island, was inhabited by the Chenega tribe, a subgroup of the Chugach Alutiiq. The name Chenega derives from "Beneath the Mountain". A post office operated there from 1946 until the destruction of the town in 1964. The original village of Chenega was destroyed in 1964 by a tsunami from the Good Friday earthquake, which killed 26 residents, a third of the 68 people who lived there at the time, and leveled all the buildings in the town except for the school and a single house. Immediately following the tsunami, survivors were taken to Cordova, and the Bureau of Indian Affairs later permanently resettled them at Tatitlek. After the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act was passed, former residents of Chenega formed the Chenega Corporation, which acquired the right to select 76,093 acres of land near the site of the old Chenega Village Township. In 1977, following research into the landscape and the needs of villagers, a new town location was chosen at Crab Bay on Evans Island. Following the acquisition of funding for infrastructure, the new village, named Chenega Bay, was first occupied in 1984. Former and current Chenega residents gathered each Good Friday to remember the dead of Chenega. On the 25th Good Friday after the earthquake, in 1989, the oil tanker Exxon Valdez ran aground in Prince William Sound, causing an oil spill that again devastated Chenega and other places around the area economically.

Geography

Chenega is located at (60.066327, -148.010991). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it (1.17%) is water. The village location is isolated, only accessible by boat or by plane.

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