Sitka, Alaska

Sitka

Tlingit: *Sheetʼká*
Russian: Ситка
Sitka Tlingit: Sheetʼká; Russian: Ситка
Consolidated city-borough
	City and Borough of Sitka
	Downtown Sitka in 1984
	Flag Seal
	Coordinates: 57°03′12″N 135°20′05″W / 57.05333°N 135.33472°W
Country	United States
State	Alaska
Colonized	1799, 1804
Incorporated	November 5, 1913 (city); September 24, 1963; (borough); December 2, 1971; (unified municipality)
Named for	Tlingit for "People on the outside of Shee"
Government
• Mayor	Steven Eisenbeisz
• State senator	Bert Stedman (R)
• State rep.	Rebecca Himschoot (I)
Area
• Consolidated city-borough	4,815.14 sq mi (12,471.16 km2)
• Land	2,870.06 sq mi (7,433.42 km2)
• Water	1,945.09 sq mi (5,037.75 km2)
• Urban	2 sq mi (5 km2)
Elevation	26 ft (8 m)
Population (2020)
• Consolidated city-borough	8,458
• Estimate (2022)	8,382
• Density	2.95/sq mi (1.14/km2)
• Urban	7,668
Time zone	UTC-9 (Alaska (AKST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-8 (AKDT)
ZIP Code	99835
Area code	907
FIPS code	02-70540
GNIS feature ID	1414736
Website	www.cityofsitka.com

Sitka (Tlingit: Sheetʼká; Russian: Ситка) is a unified city-borough in the southeast portion of the U.S. state of Alaska. It was under Russian rule from 1799 to 1867. The city is situated on the west side of Baranof Island and the south half of Chichagof Island in the Alexander Archipelago of the Pacific Ocean (part of the Alaska Panhandle). As of the 2020 census, Sitka had a population of 8,458,^[4] making it the fifth-most populated city in the state.

With a consolidated land area of 2,870.3 square miles (7,434 square kilometers) and total area (including water) of 4,811.4 square miles (12,461 km²), Sitka is the largest city by total area in the U.S.

^ From November 1867 to February 1873, the earliest American settlers in Sitka established and conducted affairs under a "provisional city government", as Alaskan communities were prohibited from legally incorporating until the U.S. Congress passed legislation allowing them to do so in 1900. Mayors of Sitka under this government included William Sumner Dodge and John Henry Kinkead. See Atwood, Evangeline; DeArmond, Robert N. (1977). Who's Who in Alaskan Politics. Portland, Oregon: Binford & Mort for the Alaska Historical Commission. p. 24.; Wheeler, Keith (1977). "Learning to cope with 'Seward's Icebox'". The Alaskans. Alexandria, Virginia: Time–Life Books. pp. 57–64. ISBN 0-8094-1506-2.
^ "City and Borough of Sitka Alaska - Government - City Assembly". www.cityofsitka.com. City of Sitka. Archived from the original on July 31, 2017. Retrieved February 28, 2022.
^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 20, 2023.

[1] From November 1867 to February 1873, the earliest American settlers in Sitka established and conducted affairs under a "provisional city government", as Alaskan communities were prohibited from legally incorporating until the U.S. Congress passed legislation allowing them to do so in 1900. Mayors of Sitka under this government included William Sumner Dodge and John Henry Kinkead. See Atwood, Evangeline; DeArmond, Robert N. (1977). Who's Who in Alaskan Politics. Portland, Oregon: Binford & Mort for the Alaska Historical Commission. p. 24.; Wheeler, Keith (1977). "Learning to cope with 'Seward's Icebox'". The Alaskans. Alexandria, Virginia: Time–Life Books. pp. 57–64. ISBN 0-8094-1506-2.

[mayor-2] "City and Borough of Sitka Alaska - Government - City Assembly". www.cityofsitka.com. City of Sitka. Archived from the original on July 31, 2017. Retrieved February 28, 2022.

[CenPopGazetteer2020-3] "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.

[QF-4] "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 20, 2023.

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