Chignik (Alutiiq: Cirniq) is a city in Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska, United States. It is two hundred and fifty miles southwest of Kodiak. At the 2020 census the population was 97, up from 91 in 2010.
Name: | Chignik city |
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LSAD Code: | 25 |
LSAD Description: | city (suffix) |
State: | Alaska |
County: | Lake and Peninsula Borough |
Incorporated: | May 16, 1983 |
Elevation: | 0 ft (0 m) |
Total Area: | 15.85 sq mi (41.06 km²) |
Land Area: | 10.95 sq mi (28.35 km²) |
Water Area: | 4.91 sq mi (12.70 km²) |
Total Population: | 97 |
Population Density: | 8.86/sq mi (3.42/km²) |
ZIP code: | 99548, 99564 |
Area code: | 907 |
FIPS code: | 0213550 |
GNISfeature ID: | 1400269 |
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History
On April 17, 1911, a gale blew ashore numerous ships such as the Benjamin F. Packard, the Star of Alaska, and the Jabez Howes, a three-masted, full-rigged ship owned by the Columbia River Packers Association and used as a cannery tender.
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Geography
Chignik is located at 56°17′54″N 158°24′16″W / 56.29833°N 158.40444°W / 56.29833; -158.40444 (56.298297, −158.404402).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 16 square miles (41 km), 12 sq mi (31 km) of it is land and 4 sq mi (10 km) is water.
See also
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