Pelican (Alaska)
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Name (Latin)
Pelican (Alaska)
Other forms of name
Pelican City (Alaska)
Coordinates
-136.22389 -136.22389 57.95833 57.95833 (gooearth )
W1361339 W1361339 N0575739 N0575739 (geonames )
Associated country
United States
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Sources of Information
- GeoNames, algorithmically matched, 2009(ppl; 57°57ʹ39ʺN 136°13ʹ39ʺW)
- Pelican public hearing draft, 1983:t.p. (Pelican, Alaska)
- Rand-McNally comm. atlas & marketing guide, 1983(Under Alaska: Pelican; also called Pelican City)
Wikipedia description:
Pelican (Tlingit: K'udeis'x̱'e) is a small town in the northwestern part of Chichagof Island in Hoonah-Angoon Census Area in the U.S. state of Alaska. Pelican was founded in 1938 by fish buyer Charlie Raatikainen who established the town as a business venture to support his fish processing company. As of the 2010 census, the population of the city was 88, down from 163 at the 2000 census. As of the newest 2020 census, Pelican has a total population of 98 people.
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