Long Island (Alaska)
Long Island is an island in the Alexander Archipelago of southeastern Alaska, United States. It lies across the Kaigani Strait from the southern portion of Dall Island and west of the southern part of Prince of Wales Island. Directly to its north is Sukkwan Island. Long Island forms part of the western boundary of Cordova Bay, and has a land area of 116.136 km² (44.84 sq mi) and was unpopulated at the 2000 census.[1]
Long Island was the site of the Kaigani Haida village of Howkan, which may originally have been a winter residence. During the 19th century it was cited variously as having 300-500 residents.[2]
It was home to a logging camp in the 1980s, including a three room school house.
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1990 | 198 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[3] | |||
Long Island appeared once on the 1990 U.S. Census as a census-designated place. It was dissolved effective 2000 with the closure of the logging camp. This is not to be confused with the former city of Long Island, which is now within Big Lake.
References
- ↑ Long Island: Blocks 3069 and 3070, Census Tract 1, Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan Census Area, Alaska United States Census Bureau
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-03-01. Retrieved 2011-06-13.
- ↑ "U.S. Decennial Census". Census.gov. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
Coordinates: 54°52′16″N 132°43′07″W / 54.87111°N 132.71861°W