Salt Chuck
Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) · USGS GNIS name record 1414447
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Census tract 2 ↗
Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area · AK
- Population
- 2,089
- Median home value
- $297,000
Census tract 1 ↗
Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area · AK
- Population
- 2,268
- Median home value
- $203,500
The source behind the name
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Original USGS record for Salt Chuck ↗Dataset snapshot 2026-09-02 · Source record edited 06/07/2022 · NAD83 · approximate source location
USGS description & history
10 population, on E coast of Prince of Wales I., at head of Kasaan Bay, Alex. Arch.
Local name published in 1943 by U@C&GS "chuck" is a Chinook jargon word meaning "water." According to E. L. Keithahn of the Alaska Historical Library and Museum, this word is usually applied to "a salt lake that fills at high tide, sometimes with a bore, and empties or partly empties at low tide with a reverse bore or sometims 'falls.' A strong or dangerous chuck is sometimes called Skookum chuck; 'skookum' meaning 'strong.'"
Source notes may describe earlier conditions.Source files & checksums
SHA-256 20c96936a3ba430b345eed1c7395b6aab52875aac8e1e2905fab37b388cab381
SHA-256 45ad8d56b3bb4990ad8105cdda15ee7d2f07afd6941afe75b783f29b02723697
SHA-256 919fac887628b8547ec1b24fae319522a9481a56909c3914d1e0a2b56783147c