Angoon, Alaska

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Angoon, Alaska is a small, predominantly Tlingit community located on Admiralty Island in Southeast Alaska, known for its rich Indigenous culture and remote, coastal setting.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Angoon, Alaska canonical 1
Hoonah 1
Hoonah, Alaska 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf census-designated place
city
human settlement
accessibleBy boat
seaplane
country United States of America
economyIncludes commercial fishing
subsistence activities
tourism
elevationAboveSeaLevel 2.4 meters
8 feet
FIPSCode 02-03220
GNISFeatureID 1400210
hasAreaCode 907
hasBodyOfWater Favorite Bay
Mitchell Bay
hasClimate maritime climate
hasClimateClassification oceanic climate
hasGovernmentType city government
hasHistoricalEvent Angoon Bombardment of 1882
hasIndigenousPeople Tlingit
hasMajorEthnicGroup Tlingit
hasNearbyProtectedArea Admiralty Island National Monument
linked to: Admiralty Island

Kootznoowoo Wilderness
hasOfficialLanguage English
hasPostalCode 99820
hasPrimaryAirport Angoon Seaplane Base
hasSchoolDistrict Angoon City School District
hasTraditionalLanguage Tlingit language
linked to: Tlingit
incorporatedAsCity 1963
isPredominantly Native American community
Tlingit community
knownFor Indigenous traditions
Tlingit culture
remote coastal setting
locatedIn Admiralty Island
Alaska
Southeast Alaska
linked to: Southeastern Alaska
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Hoonah-Angoon Census Area
locatedInTimeZone Alaska Time Zone
locatedOn Admiralty Island National Monument
linked to: Admiralty Island

Chatham Strait
Frederick Sound
partOf Alexander Archipelago
populationCensus2010 459
populationCensus2020 357
state Alaska

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

M/V LeConte servesCommunity Angoon, Alaska
M/V LeConte servesCommunity Hoonah, Alaska
linked to: Angoon, Alaska
Alexander Archipelago hasCity Hoonah
linked to: Angoon, Alaska