 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (June 2008) |
| Department of Alaska | |||||||||
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| 1867–1884 | |||||||||
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 Map of the Department of Alaska | |||||||||
| Capital | Sitka | ||||||||
| Government | |||||||||
| • Type | Incorporated and unorganized territory | ||||||||
| Governor | |||||||||
• 1868–1870 | Brevet Maj. Gen. Jefferson C. Davis | ||||||||
• 1874 | Brevet Major George B. Rodney | ||||||||
• 1884 | Lt. Cmdr. Henry E. Nichols | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Department of Alaska | 18 October 1867 | ||||||||
| 17 May 1884 | |||||||||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1880 | 33,426 | — |
| Source: 1880;[1] | ||
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The Department of Alaska was the designation for the government of Alaska from its purchase by the United States of America in 1867 until its organization as the District of Alaska in 1884. During the department era, Alaska was variously under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Army (until 1877), the U.S. Dept. of the Treasury (from 1877 until 1879), and the U.S. Navy (from 1879 until 1884). The area later became the District of Alaska, then the Territory of Alaska, then the State of Alaska.
- ^ Forstall, Richard L. (ed.). Population of the States and Counties of the United States: 1790–1990 (PDF) (Report). United States Census Bureau. p. 3. Retrieved May 18, 2020.