What is the population of Skagway, Alaska?

Skagway has a population of approximately 1,174 according to the latest available open data.

Where is Skagway, Alaska located?

Skagway is located in Alaska, United States, at approximate coordinates 59.4644°, -135.2757°.

What is the median household income in Skagway?

The median household income in Skagway is approximately $89,028 based on the most recent open data.

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Skagway

Total population

1,174

Median home value

$426,500

29.3%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$89,028

Skagway$89k

National$74k

Founded

1897

Air quality index

34Good

Elevation10 m

Land area24.6 km²

Weather47°F · Rain Showers

Coordinates59.46°, -135.28°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Founded

1897

Elevation

10 m

Area

24.6 km²

Official website

www.skagway.org

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Overview

The Municipality and Borough of Skagway is a borough and city in the U.S. state of Alaska, on the Alaska Panhandle. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,240, up from 968 in 2010. The population doubles in the summer tourist season in order to deal with the large number of summer tourists each year. Incorporated as a borough on June 25, 2007, it was previously a city in the Skagway-Yakutat-Angoon Census Area. The most populated community is the census-designated place of Skagway.

History & geography

History

Skagway is the English adaptation of sha-ka-ԍéi, a Tlingit idiom which figuratively refers to rough seas in the Taiya Inlet, that are caused by strong north winds. Literally, sha-ka-ԍéi is a verbal noun which means pretty woman. The verbal noun was derived from the Tlingit finite verb theme -sha-ka-li-ԍéi, which means, in the case of a woman, to be pretty. The story behind the name is that Sha-ka-ԍéi or Skagway ["Pretty Woman"] was the nickname of Kanagoo, a mythical woman who transformed herself into stone at Skagway Bay and who (according to the story) now causes the strong, channeled winds which blow toward Haines, Alaska. The rough seas caused by these winds have therefore been referred to figuratively by using Kanagoo's nickname, Sha-ka-ԍéi or Skagway. The Kanagoo stone formation is now known as Face Mountain, which is seen from Skagway Bay. The Tlingit name for Face Mountain is Kanagoo Yahaayí [Kanagoo's Image/Soul]. Source: One prominent resident of early Skagway was William "Billy" Moore, a steamboat captain and veteran of the Stikine and Cassiar gold rushes. As part of an 1887 Canadian boundary survey expedition, he investigated the Coast Mountains pass—later known as White Pass—and identified the route for the future White Pass & Yukon Route railroad. In 1887, Moore and his son claimed a 160-acre homestead at the Skagway River mouth, and his vessel, the Gertrude, faced delays during U.S. customs blockades. Vaguely defined boundaries along the Alaska Panhandle created overlapping territorial claims. While Canada proposed a joint survey in 1871, the U.S. rejected it as "too costly" given the region's remoteness and limited perceived value. This rejection was disingenuous, as politicians and southern newspapers simultaneously touted the area's strategic…

Geography

Skagway is located at (59.468519, −135.305962). Skagway is located in a narrow glaciated valley at the head of the Taiya Inlet, the north end of the Lynn Canal, which is the most northern fjord on the Inside Passage on the south coast of Alaska. It is in the Alaska panhandle northwest of Juneau, Alaska's capital city. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of , of which is land and (2.5%) is water.

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