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Community Overview: Kasaan
Native Community Name:
Gasa'áan
Place Name Translation:
Indigenous Language: Xaat Kíl (Haida)
English Pronunciation:
kuh SANN
Harbor Dock: Yes
State Ferry: No
Cargo Barge: No
Road Connection: No
Coastal: Yes
Post Office: Kasaan Contract Postal Unit
+ 1 (907) 542-2212
ANCSA Regional Corporation: Sealaska Corporation
Native Regional Health Care: Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium
ANCSA Regional Non-Profit: Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska
School District: Southeast Island School District
Healthcare Facility: Kassan - Craig / Prince of Wales Itinerant Nursing
(907) 826-3433
Kasaan Health Center - Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium
(907) 542-2222
Library:
Disadvantaged Community:
Connected to National Highway System (NHS):
Access to Other Public Aviation Facilities:
Description: Kasaan can be accessed by automobile, float plane, and boat. A state-owned seaplane base accommodates charter flights and air freight services from Ketchikan. There is a dock at the old cannery site and a state owned small boat harbor, but no public launching facility. Kasaan is connected via a gravel road to the Prince of Wales Island road system.
DCCED Certified Population Counts
YearPopulation
201881
201985
2020104
202186
202249
202371
Community: Gasa'áan (Kasaan)
Year Range: 2018-2023
Year201820192020202120222023020406080100120Population8185104864971
School District Enrollment
GradeStudents
PreKindergarten2
Kindergarten0
FirstGrade0
SecondGrade4
ThirdGrade0
FourthGrade0
FifthGrade2
SixthGrade1
SeventhGrade1
EighthGrade2
NinthGrade1
TenthGrade1
EleventhGrade0
TwelfthGrade0
TotalEnrollmentK1212
TotalEnrollmentPK1214
Community: Gasa'áan (Kasaan)
School Year: 2022/2023
GradePreKindergartenKindergartenFirstGradeSecondGradeThirdGradeFourthGradeFifthGradeSixthGradeSeventhGradeEighthGradeNinthGradeTenthGradeEleventhGradeTwelfthGrade00.511.522.533.544.5Number of Students20040021121100
Community Statistics
Community: Gasa'áan (Kasaan)
e_Pop_Age_85_pluse_Pop_Age_75_84e_Pop_Age_65_74e_Pop_Age_60_64e_Pop_Age_55_59e_Pop_Age_45_54e_Pop_Age_35_44e_Pop_Age_25_34e_Pop_Age_20_24e_Pop_Age_15_19e_Pop_Age_10_14e_Pop_Age_5_9e_Pop_Age_under_50246810121416180214817739008113Estimated Population by Age; Total Population 82 (2018-2022)
Community: Gasa'áan (Kasaan)
e_White_and_Black_AfricanAme_White_and_Asiane_White_and_AmInd_AKNate_Black_AfrAm_and_AmInd_AKNate_Whitee_Other_Racee_NatHI_PacIslandere_Black_AfricanAme_Asiane_AmInd_AKNate_Two_or_Moree_One_Racee_Total_Pop010203040506070809000404100092847882Estimated Population by Race; Total Population 82 (2018-2022)
Community: Gasa'áan (Kasaan)
Estimated Population by Sex; Total Population 82 (2018-2022)e_Pop_Femalee_Pop_Male2656
Community: Gasa'áan (Kasaan)
Housing Units; Total Housing 39 (2018-2022)e_Vacant_Unitse_Total_Occupied_Units732