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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
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
Community Statistics
Community: Gasa'áan (Kasaan)
Community: Gasa'áan (Kasaan)
Community: Gasa'áan (Kasaan)
Community: Gasa'áan (Kasaan)