Angoon, Alaska

Angoon, Alaska
Aangóon
St. John the Baptist Russian Orthodox Church, Angoon
St. John the Baptist Russian Orthodox Church, Angoon
Angoon is located in Alaska
Angoon
Angoon
Location in Alaska
Coordinates: 57°29′49″N 134°34′25″W / 57.49694°N 134.57361°W / 57.49694; -134.57361
CountryUnited States
StateAlaska
Census AreaHoonah-Angoon
IncorporatedMay 7, 1963[1]
Government
 • MayorAlbert Kookesh[2]
 • State senatorBert Stedman (R)
 • State rep.Rebecca Himschoot (I)
Area
 • Total
38.97 sq mi (100.93 km2)
 • Land24.53 sq mi (63.54 km2)
 • Water14.44 sq mi (37.39 km2)
Elevation
23 ft (7 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
357
 • Density14.55/sq mi (5.62/km2)
Time zoneUTC-9 (Alaska)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-8 (Alaska)
ZIP code
99820
Area code907
FIPS code02-03440
GNIS feature ID1420113

Angoon (sometimes formerly spelled Angun, Tlingit: Aangóon) is a city on Admiralty Island, Alaska, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 572; by the 2010 census the population had declined to 459.[4] For statistical purposes, it is in the Hoonah-Angoon Census Area. The name in Tlingit, Aangóon, means roughly "isthmus town."

  1. ^ 1996 Alaska Municipal Officials Directory. Juneau: Alaska Municipal League/Alaska Department of Community and Regional Affairs. January 1996. p. 26.
  2. ^ 2023 Alaska Municipal Officials Directory (PDF). Juneau: Alaska Municipal League. January 2023. p. 44. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
  3. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  4. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Angoon city, Alaska". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved April 17, 2017.[dead link]