Map of Klukwan CDP

Klukwan (Tlingit: Tlákw.aan) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Alaska, United States. It is technically in Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, though it is an enclave of Haines Borough. At the 2010 census the population was 95, down from 139 at the 2000 census.

Klukwan CDP overview:
Name:	Klukwan CDP
LSAD Code:	57
LSAD Description:	CDP (suffix)
State:	Alaska
County:	Hoonah-Angoon Census Area
Elevation:	272 ft (83 m)
Total Area:	1.89 sq mi (4.90 km²)
Land Area:	1.39 sq mi (3.60 km²)
Water Area:	0.50 sq mi (1.30 km²)
Total Population:	87
Population Density:	62.63/sq mi (24.18/km²)
Area code:	907
FIPS code:	0240510
GNISfeature ID:	1866956

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History

Klukwan began as a Chilkat Tlingit village along the trade route later known as the Dalton Trail. In 1880, the U. S. Navy reported the name of the village as “Chilcat of Klukquan”. The name is Tlakw Áan in Tlingit, meaning roughly “forever village” due to its antiquity. Klukwan is the only remaining of five Chilkat villages that were in the area before 1900.

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Geography

Klukwan is located at 59°24′0″N 135°53′36″W / 59.40000°N 135.89333°W / 59.40000; -135.89333 (59.400098, -135.893393). It is 21 miles (34 km) northwest of Haines, on the north side of the Chilkat River near the Haines Highway. It is bordered to the west by the Covenant Life CDP.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the Klukwan CDP has a total area of 1.9 square miles (4.9 km), of which 1.4 square miles (3.6 km) are land and 0.50 square miles (1.3 km), or 26.55%, are water.

Klukwan is an enclave of Haines Borough, Alaska. Although Klukwan is located in the Hoonah-Angoon Census Area of the Unorganized Borough, it is entirely surrounded by territory of Haines Borough, and therefore cut off from the rest of the Census Area.