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Killisnoo, Alaska

Coordinates: 57°28′10″N 134°34′11″W / 57.46944°N 134.56972°W / 57.46944; -134.56972
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Killisnoo
Chief of Neltusken
Chief of Neltusken
Killisnoo is located in Alaska
Killisnoo
Killisnoo
Location in Alaska
Coordinates: 57°28′10″N 134°34′11″W / 57.46944°N 134.56972°W / 57.46944; -134.56972
CountryUnited States
StateAlaska
Census AreaHoonah-Angoon
Government
 • State senatorBert Stedman (R)
 • State rep.Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins (D)
Elevation
16 ft (5 m)
Time zoneUTC-9 (Alaska)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-8 (Alaska)
GNIS ID1423064[1]

Killisnoo was an unincorporated community on Killisnoo Island in the Hoonah-Angoon Census Area in the U.S. state of Alaska, near Angoon, Admiralty Island. Killisnoo had a post office until it closed in 1930. [1] The community was known by several alternative names, including Kanas-nu, Kanasnu, Kenasnow and Killishoo.

History

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Killisnoo, 1898

Killisnoo Island has long been inhabited by Tlingit people. In the late 1800s, the North West Trading Company built a fish processing plant at Killisnoo and many Tlingit moved from nearby Angoon and other areas to Killisnoo to work at the plant. The plant was destroyed in a fire in 1928 and most of the residents left Killisnoo.

The St. Andrew Church in Killisnoo was destroyed by fire in 1927, and the congregation built a new church called St. John the Baptist church in Angoon.[2]

Like nearby Angoon, Killisnoo receives less rain than most of southeastern Alaska. Whaler's Cove Lodge is an active hunting and fishing lodge located on Killisnoo.

Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note
189079
1900172117.7%
1910351104.1%
1920256−27.1%
19303−98.8%
194026766.7%
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

Killisnoo first appeared on the 1890 U.S. Census as an unincorporated village of 79 residents. Although it was considered to be a Tlingit village, Whites outnumbered Tlingits by 44 to 33, with 2 Asians.[4] It continued to appear until 1940, when most of the residents left. It was later annexed into the neighboring city of Angoon.

References

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Killisnoo, Alaska
  2. ^ Alfred Mongin and Joseph P. Kreta (June 14, 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: St. John the Baptist Church". National Park Service.
  3. ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". Census.gov. Archived from the original on May 7, 2015. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
  4. ^ "Report on Population and Resources of Alaska at the Eleventh Census: 1890" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Government Printing Office.
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