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Community Overview: Kasaan
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:
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: Kasaan Health Center - SEARHC
+1 (907) 463-0410
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
202485
Community: Gasa'áan (Kasaan)
Year Range: 2018-2024
School District Enrollment
GradeStudents
PreKindergarten0
Kindergarten3
FirstGrade0
SecondGrade0
ThirdGrade0
FourthGrade6
FifthGrade0
SixthGrade0
SeventhGrade3
EighthGrade1
NinthGrade1
TenthGrade2
EleventhGrade1
TwelfthGrade1
TotalEnrollmentK1218
TotalEnrollmentPK1218
Community: Gasa'áan (Kasaan)
School Year: 2024/2025
Community Statistics
Community: Gasa'áan (Kasaan)
Community: Gasa'áan (Kasaan)
Community: Gasa'áan (Kasaan)
Community: Gasa'áan (Kasaan)