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The town was settled in 1926 and has 74 residents today.
Port Alexander’s peak summer temperature is 64°F, against 66°F in Alaska’s towns and 85°F across U.S. towns. Only one of the 42 Alaska towns we compare has a higher January low than Port Alexander. 21% of the land in Port Alexander is conserved, above both Alaska’s towns (15%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). Karl Hansen House is on the National Register of Historic Places. Port Alexander has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 107 in 1930, a low of 18 in 1960, 78 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1900 and a map from 1951 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Port Alexander, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Port Alexander.
Of the losses FEMA expects locally, 48% come from inland flooding and 17% from landslides. Port Alexander’s FEMA risk score is 1 of 100. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 99% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Public schools: the Southeast Island School District. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Port Alexander SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades PK–12 | Grades PK–12 | 11 | – |
NCES · EDFacts
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Expect July afternoons of 64° and January nights of 32°, with about 56 inches of snow a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Port Alexander: just over a fifth of adults have been diagnosed with depression. No town among the 42 in Alaska we compare has a higher share of adults who say their health is fair or poor than Port Alexander. Against the Alaska average, Port Alexander comes out ahead on 1 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 12. Also worth knowing: among 42 Alaska towns, just 4 have a lower share of adults who binge drink than Port Alexander.
| Port Alexander | Alaska towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 13% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 32% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 70% | 68% | 79% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 18% | 19% |
| What stands out | Port Alexander | AK |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 74.1% | 68% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.4% | 6.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
None within 15 miles of Port Alexander; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Port Alexander residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Alaska.
City and port in Southeast Alaska
Port Alexander (Lingít: Shee Yat’aḵ.aan) is a city and harbor at the southeastern corner of Baranof Island, Alaska. As of the 2020 census the population was 78, up from 52 in 2010. In the early part of the twentieth century it was one of the most important fishing ports in Alaska, supporting hundreds of small trolling boats. By one estimate, these boats caught in excess of 5 million pounds of salmon per year in the 1920s.
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Port Alexander has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.