Craig, Alaska
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Oblique aerial view of Craig from the south
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| Coordinates: 55°28′35″N 133°08′54″W / 55.47639°N 133.14833°WCoordinates: 55°28′35″N 133°08′54″W / 55.47639°N 133.14833°W | |
| Country | United States of America |
| State | Alaska |
| Borough | Unorganized |
| Census area | Prince of Wales-Hyder |
| Township | T74S R81E Copper River Meridian |
| Settled | 1907 |
| Incorporated | March 1, 1922 (2nd-class city) |
| Incorporated | 1973 (1st-class city) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor-council |
| • Mayor | Dennis Watson |
| • State senator | Bert Stedman (R) |
| • State rep. | Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins (D) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 9.4 sq mi (24.3 km2) |
| • Land | 6.7 sq mi (17.3 km2) |
| • Water | 2.7 sq mi (7 km2) |
| Elevation | 23 ft (7 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,201 |
| • Density | 130/sq mi (49/km2) |
| Time zone | Alaska (AKST) (UTC-9) |
| • Summer (DST) | AKDT (UTC-8) |
| ZIP code | 99921 |
| Area code | 907 |
| FIPS code | 02-17740 |
| GNIS feature ID |
1421260 2419374 |
| Website | www.CraigAK.com |
Craig (Tlingit: Sháan Séet) is a first-class city in the Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area in the Unorganized Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. The population was 1,201 at the 2010 census.
Craig is the largest town on Prince of Wales Island, the fourth largest island in the USA. Craig is approximately 56 miles (90 km) by air northwest of Ketchikan and 220 miles (350 km) south of Juneau.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 9.4 square miles (24.3 km2), of which, 6.7 square miles (17.4 km2) of it is land and 2.7 square miles (7.0 km2) of it (28.94%) is water.
Craig has an oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb).
Originally, Craig's townsite was a temporary fishing camp used for gathering herring e.
Craig was named after Craig Miller (also spelled Millar) who established a fish saltery on nearby Fish Egg Island in 1907 with the assistance of the local Haida natives who moved onto Prince of Wales Island, being driven from Haida Gwaii (British Columbia's Queen Charlotte Islands) starting in the 18th century. Craig Miller constructed a cold storage plant and packing company at the present site of Craig, and in 1922 was instrumental in the incorporation of the city (originally as an Alaska second-class city within the Alaska Territory, pre-statehood).
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