Tee Harbor, Juneau

Tee Harbor (also known as The Harbor) refers to two adjacent populated places in the City and Borough of Juneau, Alaska. The area had a population of 32 in 1950. It is located 3 miles (4.8 km) northwest of Fairhaven and 17 miles (27 km) northwest of the main city of Juneau.[1]

Business in the area began with a saltery in 1901 and a cannery in 1911; the cannery burnt down in 1912, according to a 1957 publication by R. N. DeArmond.

The name was published in Polk's Gazetteer in 1916.[1] It was collected by the United States Geological Survey between 1976 and 1981, and entered into the Geographic Names Information System on March 31, 1981.[2]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.%±
194037—
195032−13.5%
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

Tee Harbor first appeared on the 1940 and 1950 U.S. Census as an unincorporated village. It was later annexed into Juneau.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 USGS GNIS Feature Detail Report: Tee Harbor
  2. ↑ USGS GNIS Feature Detail Report: Tee Harbor
  3. ↑ "U.S. Decennial Census". Census.gov. Retrieved June 6, 2013.

Coordinates: 58°24′37″N 134°45′21″W / 58.41028°N 134.75583°W / 58.41028; -134.75583


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