Sitka City & Borough, Alaska
100 Lincoln St
Sitka, AK 99835
Phone: (907) 747-3294
Fax: (907) 747-7403
www.cityofsitka.com
In AK panhandle, western (outer) portion of the central Alexander Archipelago, southwest of Juneau. City center on the west coast of Baranof Island, 930 mi. north of Seattle, WA. Name Origin: From Tlingit term for 'by the sea' or 'on Shi,' the Tlingit name for Baranof Island.
Area (sq mi): 4811.53 (land 2873.98; water 1937.55). Pop per sq mi: 3.10.
Pop 2005: 8,986. State rank: 11. Pop change: 2000-20005 1.70%; 1990-2000 2.90%. Pop 2000: 8,835 (White 67.10%; Black or African American 0.30%; Hispanic or Latino 3.30%; Asian 3.80%; Other 27.40%). Foreign born: 5.10%. Median age: 35.20.
Income 2000: per capita $23,622; median household $51,901; Pop below poverty level: 7.80%. *Personal per capita income 2000-2003: $29,078-$31,467.
Unemployment 2004: 6.40%. Change from 2000: 1.60%. Median travel time to work: 13.50 minutes. Working outside county of residence: 2.80%.
Sitka, AK 99835
Phone: (907) 747-3294
Fax: (907) 747-7403
www.cityofsitka.com
In AK panhandle, western (outer) portion of the central Alexander Archipelago, southwest of Juneau. City center on the west coast of Baranof Island, 930 mi. north of Seattle, WA. Name Origin: From Tlingit term for 'by the sea' or 'on Shi,' the Tlingit name for Baranof Island.
Area (sq mi): 4811.53 (land 2873.98; water 1937.55). Pop per sq mi: 3.10.
Pop 2005: 8,986. State rank: 11. Pop change: 2000-20005 1.70%; 1990-2000 2.90%. Pop 2000: 8,835 (White 67.10%; Black or African American 0.30%; Hispanic or Latino 3.30%; Asian 3.80%; Other 27.40%). Foreign born: 5.10%. Median age: 35.20.
Income 2000: per capita $23,622; median household $51,901; Pop below poverty level: 7.80%. *Personal per capita income 2000-2003: $29,078-$31,467.
Unemployment 2004: 6.40%. Change from 2000: 1.60%. Median travel time to work: 13.50 minutes. Working outside county of residence: 2.80%.
Cities with population over 10,000: None.
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