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History · Coffman Cove

Coffman Cove was first counted by the census in 1980

Most of Coffman Cove was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1993. Below: maps from 1949 on and the census since 1980.

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How Coffman Cove began

When was Coffman Cove founded?

1980

Coffman Cove first appears in the census in 1980.

First census: 193 in 19802020 census: 12746 years
Founding year: the first census.

What stands out about Coffman Cove’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Coffman Cove are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Coffman Cove’s history is told.

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The story so far

Coffman Cove, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Coffman Cove yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Coffman Cove (Lingít: Tatxánk) is a city in Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, in the United States. Located on Prince of Wales Island, it had a population of 127 at the 2020 census.

Its first post office opened in 1980. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 176 to 127 (-28%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

Coffman Cove, decade by decade

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On the map

Coffman Cove on the map, 1949 to 1994

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Coffman Cove. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Coffman Cove on the 1949 USGS mapCoffman Cove on the 1953 USGS mapCoffman Cove on the 1994 USGS map1949Petersburg A-3 sheet · 1:63,360

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Coffman Cove.

People over time

Coffman Cove, census by census

0100200198020002020Peak: 199

Between 127 and 199 people in every census since 1980.

5 censuses, 1980–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Coffman Cove’s Wikipedia page.

Questions about Coffman Cove’s history

What year was Coffman Cove founded?

The Coffman Cove post office opened in 1980, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (4), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.