Ketchikan
Ketchikan Gateway · USGS GNIS name record 1423039
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These Census tracts have reference points near Ketchikan. Their figures describe the entire named tract, not this locality. Open a tract to inspect its map, sources and demographic percentages.
Census tract 3 ↗
Ketchikan Gateway Borough · AK
- Population
- 3,730
- Median home value
- $340,400
Census tract 2 ↗
Ketchikan Gateway Borough · AK
- Population
- 4,361
- Median home value
- $358,700
Census tract 4 ↗
Ketchikan Gateway Borough · AK
- Population
- 2,509
- Median home value
- $423,800
Census tract 1.01 ↗
Ketchikan Gateway Borough · AK
- Population
- 2,592
- Median home value
- $440,400
The source behind the name
USGS GNIS Populated Place names in all 50 states and DC. Features in the historical extract or explicitly named historical are excluded; duplicate decision records with identical identities and coordinates are collapsed. GNIS points identify names, not legal or neighborhood boundaries, current occupancy, school attendance or a statistical population. Nearby Census places and tracts remain separately named geographies. Name completeness and currency vary; this is not a claim to include every locally used neighborhood name.
Original USGS record for Ketchikan ↗Dataset snapshot 2026-09-02 · Source record edited 06/07/2022 · NAD83 · approximate source location
USGS description & history
population 6,483, on S coast of Revillagigedo I., on N shore of Tongass Narrows, Alex. Arch.
Industrial city and port of entry, established as a fishing town when a cannery was built in 1887. The town became a supply center during the gold rush period in the late 1890's. Its population was 40 in 1890; 1,613 in 1910; 2,458 in 1920; 3,796 in 1930; 4,695 in 1939; and 5,305 in 1950. The Ketchikan post office was established in 1892. The city was named after Ketchikan Creek.
Source notes may describe earlier conditions.Source files & checksums
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SHA-256 45ad8d56b3bb4990ad8105cdda15ee7d2f07afd6941afe75b783f29b02723697
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