Municipality of Skagway Borough, Alaska
| Municipality of Skagway | ||
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| Borough | ||
Aerial view of Skagway, Alaska.
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| Nickname(s): "Gateway to the Klondike" | ||
 Map of Alaska highlighting Skagway |
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| Coordinates: 59°27′30″N 135°18′50″W / 59.45833°N 135.31389°WCoordinates: 59°27′30″N 135°18′50″W / 59.45833°N 135.31389°W | ||
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 United States
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| State | Alaska | |
| Founded | 1897 | |
| Incorporated (city) | June 28, 1900 | |
| Incorporated (borough) | June 5, 2007 | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Mark Schaefer | |
| • State senator | Dennis Egan (D) | |
| • State rep. | Sam Kito III (D) | |
| Area | ||
| • Borough | 464 sq mi (1,200 km2) | |
| • Land | 452 sq mi (1,170 km2) | |
| • Water | 12 sq mi (30 km2) | |
| Elevation | 33 ft (10 m) | |
| Population (2010) | ||
| • Borough | 920 | |
| • Estimate (2016) | 1,088 | |
| • Density | 2.0/sq mi (0.77/km2) | |
| Time zone | AKST (UTC−9) | |
| • Summer (DST) | AKDT (UTC−8) | |
| Zip code | 99840 | |
| Area code(s) | 907 | |
| FIPS code | 02-70760 | |
| GNIS feature ID |
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Skagway U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Skagway Municipality |
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| Website | www.skagway.org | |
The Municipality and Borough of Skagway (/ˈskeɪɡweɪ/) is a first-class borough in Alaska on the Alaska Panhandle. As of the 2010 census, the population was 920. Estimates put the 2015 population at 1,057 people. The population doubles in the summer tourist season in order to deal with more than 900,000 visitors. Incorporated as a Borough on June 25, 2007, it was previously a city (urban Skagway located at 59°27′30″N 135°18′50″W / 59.45833°N 135.31389°W) in the Skagway-Yakutat-Angoon Census Area (now the Hoonah–Angoon Census Area).
The port of Skagway is a popular stop for cruise ships, and the tourist trade is a big part of the business of Skagway. The White Pass and Yukon Route narrow gauge railroad, part of the area's mining past, is now in operation purely for the tourist trade and runs throughout the summer months. Skagway is also part of the setting for Jack London's book The Call of the Wild, Will Hobbs's book Jason's Gold, and for Joe Haldeman's novel Guardian.
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