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Game Creek
AlaskaCDP
Game Creek
Total population
0
Median home value
$0
Median income
$0
Air quality index
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
Game Creek is a census-designated place (CDP) on Chichagof Island in Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, Alaska, United States. As of the 2020 census, Game Creek had a population of 23.
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Geography
Game Creek is located on the northern side of Chichagof Island at (58.058694, -135.513082). It lies just southwest of the community of Whitestone Logging Camp and the city of Hoonah. The CDP limits follow the shoreline of Port Frederick on the northwest as far south as Burnt Point. Game Creek, the waterway, forms the eastern edge of the CDP as far north as its mouth in Port Frederick, and the southern limit extends from Burnt Point to Game Creek across an intervening summit. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which are land and , or 1.03%, are water.
Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
Demographics & economy
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for Game Creek, AK from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- humpback whaleMegaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781) · Mammalia1,463
- Bald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves788
- Common RavenCorvus corax Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves587
- Dark-eyed JuncoJunco hyemalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves422
- American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves396
- American RobinTurdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves363
- Chestnut-backed ChickadeePoecile rufescens (J.K.Townsend, 1837) · Aves340
- Glaucous-winged GullLarus glaucescens J.F.Naumann, 1840 · Aves329
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Schools
Largest nearby schools
- Hoonah City SchoolOther · Hoonah · 112 students · 11.2:1 ratio
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 3.2 — 2026-09-2928 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska
- M 2.7 — 2026-05-0626 km W of Pelican, Alaska
- M 3.7 — 2026-04-1726 km WSW of Pelican, Alaska
- M 4 — 2026-04-1026 km WSW of Pelican, Alaska
- M 2.6 — 2026-04-0441 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska
- M 2.5 — 2026-01-2325 km SW of Elfin Cove, Alaska
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Game Creek
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Nearest stream gauge
Live readings from USGS NWIS · measured 2026-10-05 16:15 UTC.
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • USGS NWIS (water data)
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library