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Community Overview: Port Alexander
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Harbor Dock: Yes
State Ferry: No
Cargo Barge: Yes
Road Connection: No
Coastal: Yes
Post Office: Port Alexander Post Office
+ 1 (907) 568-2311
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: Port Alexander Public Health Nursing - Sitka Itinerant Nursing
(907) 747-3255
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Connected to National Highway System (NHS):
Access to Other Public Aviation Facilities:
Description: Transportation access to Port Alexander is by float plane or boat. A state-owned seaplane base is present. Passengers can fly from Sitka using essential air float plane service operated by Harris Air. The M/V Eyak provides year-round mail service to the community, as well as fuel and freight except in the summer. Transportation facilities include a dock and small boat harbor for moorage. As of 2014, the community is seeking funding from the legistative body to replace the outer harbor. There are no roads in Port Alexander, and the City is not connected to other communities on Baranof Island. Skiffs are used for local transportation. Most families transport their own essential supplies from outside to the community.
 
DCCED Certified Population Counts
YearPopulation
201755
201855
201957
202068
202161
202257
202351
Community: (Port Alexander)
Year Range: 2017-2023
 
School District Enrollment
GradeStudents
PreKindergarten0
Kindergarten1
FirstGrade1
SecondGrade2
ThirdGrade0
FourthGrade0
FifthGrade1
SixthGrade0
SeventhGrade2
EighthGrade0
NinthGrade1
TenthGrade2
EleventhGrade2
TwelfthGrade0
TotalEnrollmentK1212
TotalEnrollmentPK1212
Community: (Port Alexander)
School Year: 2022/2023
 
Community Statistics
Community: (Port Alexander)
Community: (Port Alexander)
Community: (Port Alexander)
Community: (Port Alexander)