Chenega, Alaska

Chenega, Alaska Caniqaq
CDP
Aerial of Chenega Bay Village and boat harbor - Chenega Bay, Evans Island, 1989
Location of Chenega, Alaska
Coordinates: 60°3′59″N 148°0′40″W / 60.06639°N 148.01111°W / 60.06639; -148.01111
Country	United States
State	Alaska
Census Area	Chugach
Government
• State senator	Gary Stevens (R)
• State rep.	Louise Stutes (R)
Area [1]
• Total	29.56 sq mi (76.57 km2)
• Land	29.29 sq mi (75.85 km2)
• Water	0.28 sq mi (0.72 km2)
Population  (2020)
• Total	59
• Density	2.01/sq mi (0.78/km2)
Time zone	UTC-9 (Alaska (AKST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-8 (AKDT)
Area code	907
FIPS code	02-12970

Chenega (/tʃɪˈniːɡə/; Alutiiq: Caniqaq) is a census-designated place (CDP) on Evans Island in the Chugach Census Area in the U.S. state of Alaska. Located in Prince William Sound, the CDP consists of the Chugach Alutiiq village of Chenega Bay, which was established only after the Good Friday earthquake destroyed the original community on Chenega Island to the north. As of the 2020 census, the population of the CDP was 59, largely Alaska Natives; as of 2021, the population of Chenega is estimated at 49. Chenega Bay is in the Chugach School District and has one school, Chenega Bay Community School, serving approximately 16 students from preschool through high school.