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Sitka, Alaska

Sitka, Alaska
Administration
Full nameCity and Borough of Sitka
Official nameCity and Borough of Sitka
Settlement typeCity and Borough
CountryUnited States
StateAlaska
Colonized1799
IncorporatedDecember 2, 1971
Government
MayorCheryl Westover
Geography
Total Area4811.5 sq mi (12461.8 km2)
Land Area2874.0 sq mi (7443.7 km2)
Water Area1937.6 sq mi (5018.4 km2)
Elevation26 ft (7.9 m)
Demography
Total Population8986 (2005)
Density (pop.)1.2/km2 (3.13/sq mi)
Other information
Time zoneAlaska (UTC-9)
- Summer (DST)Alaska (UTC-8)
ZIP99835
Area code907
FIPS code02-70540
GNIS feature ID[  1414736]

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The City and Borough of Sitka is a unified city-borough located on Baranof Island and the southern half of Chichagof Island in the Alexander Archipelago of the Pacific Ocean (part of the Alaska Panhandle), in the U.S. state of Alaska. With an estimated population of 8,986 in 2005, Sitka is the fourth-largest city by population in Alaska. Urban Sitka (Downtown) , the part that is usually thought of as the "city" of Sitka, is situated on the west side of Baranof Island.

The name Sitka (derived from Sheet’ká, a contraction of the Tlingit name Shee At'iká) means "People on the Outside of Shee", Sheet’-ká X'áat'l (often expressed simply as Shee) being the Tlingit name for Baranof Island.

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Pelican man dies in ATV accident - KCAW Tweet this news
KCAW---SITKA-, -ALASKA- (2010-12-28) An 89-year-old Pelican man died after his ATV went off a dock into the water on Dec. 23. John Clauson was traveling down the ... - Date : Tue, 28 Dec 2010 20:11:00 GMT+00:00
City to study effectiveness of boards, commissions - KCAW Tweet this news
KCAW---SITKA-, -ALASKA- (2010-12-28) Different city boards and commissions will be invited to appear before the Sitka Assembly in the coming months as part of a plan ... - Date : Wed, 29 Dec 2010 08:32:39 GMT+00:00
2011 Sitka herring quota tops 19000 tons - KSTK Tweet this news
KSTK---SITKA-, -ALASKA- (2010-12-17) Herring fishermen in Sitka next spring will target their highest quota ever. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game announced ... - Date : Fri, 17 Dec 2010 19:11:57 GMT+00:00
Sitka chef serving up all-Alaskan dinners - Capital City Weekly Tweet this news
Capital City Weekly---SITKA- - Even if you didn't kill it, catch it or pick it yourself, Josh Peavey wants to help the state eat all ... - Date : Wed, 29 Dec 2010 18:40:33 GMT+00:00
Mortgage rates in Sitka, Alaska - Bankrate.com Tweet this news
Bankrate.com--If you are looking for mortgage rates in -Sitka-, -AK-, check while the mortgage rates stay at these levels. For those looking to refinance, or for first-time ... - Date : Mon, 13 Dec 2010 23:31:44 GMT+00:00
Extra Wind Turbine Aids Alaska School - IBTimes Tweet this news
IBTimes--Mount Edgecumbe High School, on Japonski Island in -Sitka-, -Alaska-, sits next to the US Coast Guard's Maple ... - Date : Mon, 27 Dec 2010 12:56:38 GMT+00:00
"Clusters" to identify economic strengths, opportunities - KCAW Tweet this news
KCAW---SITKA-, -ALASKA- (2010-12-20) The Juneau Economic Development Council and the US Forest Service are collaborating on a new tool to guide development in the ... - Date : Tue, 21 Dec 2010 05:09:17 GMT+00:00
STA: Baines sworn in to Tribal Council vacancy - KCAW Tweet this news
KCAW---SITKA-, -ALASKA- (2010-12-13) The Sitka Tribe of Alaska says Mike Baines has been sworn in as a member of the Tribal Council. According to a press release ... - Date : Tue, 14 Dec 2010 03:50:36 GMT+00:00
CG flyover finds buoy working, but not transmitting - KFSK Tweet this news
KFSK---SITKA-, -ALASKA- (2010-12-09) The Sitka-based Coast Guard Cutter Maple, along with the National Data Buoy Center, are making plans to work on a weather buoy ... - Date : Thu, 09 Dec 2010 18:28:52 GMT+00:00
Retirement planning in Sitka, Alaska - Bankrate.com Tweet this news
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Population of Sitka
Port :
Year Population
1900 1,100
1920 1,200
1930 1,100
1940 2,000
1950 2,000
1960 3,200
1970 3,400
1980 7,800
1990 8,600
2000 8,835

State of Alaska

State capital: Juneau
TopicsGeography * Climate * Wildlife * History * People * Demographics * Transportation * Government * Music * Economy * Culture * Visitor Attractions
RegionsAleutian Islands * Arctic Alaska * Bush Alaska * Inside Passage * Interior * Kenai Peninsula * Mat �Su Valley * North Slope * Southeast * Seward Peninsula * Southcentral * Southwest * Tanana Valley * Yukon �Kuskokwim Delta
Largest citiesAnchorage * Barrow * Bethel * Dillingham * Fairbanks * Homer * Juneau * Kenai * Ketchikan * Kodiak * Kotzebue * Nome * Palmer * Petersburg * Seward * Sitka * Soldotna * Unalaska (Dutch Harbor) * Valdez * Wasilla
BoroughsAleutians East * Anchorage * Bristol Bay * Denali * Fairbanks North Star * Haines * Juneau * Kenai Peninsula * Ketchikan Gateway * Kodiak Island * Lake and Peninsula * Matanuska �Susitna * North Slope * Northwest Arctic * Sitka * Skagway * Wrangell * Yakutat * Unorganized
Census AreasAleutians West * Bethel * Dillingham * Hoonah �Angoon * Nome * Petersburg * Prince of Wales �Hyder * Southeast Fairbanks * Valdez �Cordova * Wade Hampton * Yukon �Koyukuk

Russian America - Russian colonization of the Americas

PeopleAlexander Baranov * Leonty Gagemeyster * Ferdinand von Wrangel * Gerasim Izmailov * Dmitri Maksutov * Nikolai Rezanov * Adolf Etolin * Johan Hampus Furuhjelm * Grigory Shelikhov * Evstratii Delarov * Herman of Alaska * Semyon Yanovsky
SettlementsKodiak * Nikolaevsk * Novoarkhangelsk (Sitka) * Unalaska * Redoubt Saint Dionysius (Fort Stikine) * Fort Ross (California) * Fort Elizabeth (Hawaii)
OtherRussian-American Company * Juno and Avos * Orthodox Church * St. Michael's Cathedral



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