Saxman, Alaska

Saxman, Alaska
T’èesh Ḵwáan Xagu
Saxman Totem Park
Saxman is located in Alaska
Saxman
Saxman
Location in Alaska
Coordinates: 55°19′14″N 131°35′54″W / 55.32056°N 131.59833°W / 55.32056; -131.59833
CountryUnited States
StateAlaska
BoroughKetchikan Gateway
IncorporatedJanuary 22, 1930[1]
Government
 • MayorFrank Seludo
 • State senatorBert Stedman (R)
 • State rep.Dan Ortiz (I)
Area
 • Total0.96 sq mi (2.50 km2)
 • Land0.96 sq mi (2.50 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
52 ft (16 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total384
 • Density398.34/sq mi (153.74/km2)
Time zoneUTC-9 (Alaska (AKST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-8 (AKDT)
Zip code
99901
Area code907
FIPS code02-67570
GNIS feature ID1414511

Saxman (Lingít: T’èesh Ḵwáan Xagu[3]) is a town on Revillagigedo Island in Ketchikan Gateway Borough in southeastern Alaska, United States. At the 2010 census the population was 411,[4] down from 431 in 2000. The city of Ketchikan lies just to its northwest.

  1. ^ "Directory of Borough and City Officials 1974". Alaska Local Government. XIII (2). Juneau: Alaska Department of Community and Regional Affairs: 71. January 1974.
  2. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  3. ^ "Comprehensive List of Tlingit Names for All the Present-Day Communities in Lingít Aaní". August 7, 2018.
  4. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Saxman city, Alaska". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 10, 2020. Retrieved March 26, 2013.