Information About

Port Alexander

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Port Alexander on The Map

Location

56 ° 14' 58.999" N,
134 ° 38' 39.998" W

Region

Petersburg (CA)

Nearest City

Angoon

Elevation

39 ft (11.89 m)

Port Alexander in Detail.

About

Population 18, on SE coast of Baranof I., on W side of Chatham Strait, Alex. Arch.

History

Fishing village, once the center of the largest trolling fleet in Alaska (Balcom, 1965, p. 67). Named for the estuary it is located on. Its population was 107 in 1930; 87 in 1939; and 22 in 1950. The Port Alexander post office was established in 1926.