Angoon, Alaska

Angoon (sometimes formerly spelled Angun, Tlingit: Aangóon) is a city on Admiralty Island in Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, Alaska, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 572; by the 2010 census the population had declined to 459. The name in Tlingit, Aangóon, means roughly "isthmus town."

Angoon, Alaska
Aangóon
town
St. John the Baptist Russian Orthodox Church, Angoon
Angoon
Location in Alaska
Coordinates: 57°29′49″N 134°34′25″W
CountryUnited States
StateAlaska
Census AreaHoonah-Angoon
IncorporatedMay 7, 1963
Government
  MayorAlbert Kookesh
  State senatorBert Stedman (R)
  State rep.Rebecca Himschoot (I)
Area
  Total38.97 sq mi (100.93 km2)
  Land24.53 sq mi (63.54 km2)
  Water14.44 sq mi (37.39 km2)
Elevation
23 ft (7 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total357
  Density14.55/sq mi (5.62/km2)
Time zoneUTC-9 (Alaska)
  Summer (DST)UTC-8 (Alaska)
ZIP code
99820
Area code907
FIPS code02-03440
GNIS feature ID1420113
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