Kasaan
Gasa'áan / Kasa'aan | |
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Coordinates: 55°32′30″N 132°24′07″W / 55.54167°N 132.40194°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Alaska |
Incorporated | 1976[1] |
Government | |
• Mayor | Robert Baker |
• State senator | Bert Stedman (R) |
• State rep. | Rebecca Himschoot (I) |
Area | |
• Total | 6.80 sq mi (17.61 km2) |
• Land | 6.06 sq mi (15.70 km2) |
• Water | 0.73 sq mi (1.90 km2) |
Elevation | 13 ft (4 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 30 |
• Density | 4.95/sq mi (1.91/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-9 (Alaska (AKST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-8 (AKDT) |
ZIP code | 99950[3] |
Area code | 907 |
FIPS code | 02-37650 |
GNIS feature ID | 1404468 |
Kasaan /kəˈsæn/ (Haida: Gasa'áan; Tlingit: Kasa'aan) is a city in the Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area in the U.S. state of Alaska. The population was 49 at the 2010 census, up from 39 in 2000. The name "Kasaan" comes from Tlingit Kasa'aan, meaning "pretty town".