Kasaan, Alaska

Kasaan
Gasa'áan / Kasa'aan
Detailed map of Kasaan
Detailed map of Kasaan
Kasaan is located in Alaska
Kasaan
Kasaan
Location in Alaska
Coordinates: 55°32′30″N 132°24′07″W / 55.54167°N 132.40194°W / 55.54167; -132.40194
CountryUnited States
StateAlaska
Incorporated1976[1]
Government
 • MayorRobert Baker
 • State senatorBert Stedman (R)
 • State rep.Rebecca Himschoot (I)
Area
 • Total
6.80 sq mi (17.61 km2)
 • Land6.06 sq mi (15.70 km2)
 • Water0.73 sq mi (1.90 km2)
Elevation
13 ft (4 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
30
 • Density4.95/sq mi (1.91/km2)
Time zoneUTC-9 (Alaska (AKST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-8 (AKDT)
ZIP code
99950[3]
Area code907
FIPS code02-37650
GNIS feature ID1404468

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".

  1. ^ 1996 Alaska Municipal Officials Directory. Juneau: Alaska Municipal League/Alaska Department of Community and Regional Affairs. January 1996. p. 76.
  2. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  3. ^ "Kasaan AK ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2023. Retrieved June 16, 2023.