Klukwan, Alaska
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Klukwan, Alaska Tlákw.aan |
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| Census-designated place | |
 Location of Klukwan, Alaska |
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| Coordinates: 59°24′0″N 135°53′36″W / 59.40000°N 135.89333°WCoordinates: 59°24′0″N 135°53′36″W / 59.40000°N 135.89333°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Census Area | Hoonah-Angoon |
| Government | |
| • State senator | Dennis Egan (D) |
| • State rep. | Sam Kito III (D) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.9 sq mi (4.9 km2) |
| • Land | 1.4 sq mi (3.6 km2) |
| • Water | 0.5 sq mi (1.3 km2) |
| Elevation | 272 ft (83 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 95 |
| • Density | 68/sq mi (26.4/km2) |
| Time zone | Alaska (AKST) (UTC-9) |
| • Summer (DST) | AKDT (UTC-8) |
| Area code(s) | 907 |
| FIPS code | 02-40510 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1866956 |
Klukwan (Tlingit: Tlákw.aan) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Alaska, United States. It is technically in Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, though it is an enclave of Haines Borough. At the 2010 census the population was 95, down from 139 at the 2000 census.
Klukwan began as a Chilkat Tlingit village along the trade route later known as the Dalton Trail. In 1880, the U. S. Navy reported the name of the village as "Chilcat of Klukquan". The name is Tlakw Áan in Tlingit, meaning roughly "forever village" due to its antiquity. Klukwan is the only remaining of five Chilkat villages that were in the area before 1900.
Klukwan is located at 59°24′0″N 135°53′36″W / 59.40000°N 135.89333°W (59.400098, -135.893393). It is 21 miles (34 km) northwest of Haines, on the north side of the Chilkat River near the Haines Highway. It is bordered to the west by the Covenant Life CDP.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the Klukwan CDP has a total area of 1.9 square miles (4.9 km2), of which 1.4 square miles (3.6 km2) are land and 0.50 square miles (1.3 km2), or 26.55%, are water.
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