Killisnoo, Alaska
Killisnoo was an unincorporated community on Killisnoo Island in the Hoonah-Angoon Census Area in the U.S. state of Alaska, near Angoon which is on Admiralty Island. It is noted to have had a post office which closed in 1930.[1] It has also been known by several names which include Kanas-nu, Kanasnu, Kenasnow and Killishoo.
Killisnoo | |
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  Killisnoo Location in Alaska | |
| Coordinates: 57°28′10″N 134°34′11″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Census Area | Hoonah-Angoon |
| Government | |
| • State senator | Bert Stedman (R) |
| • State rep. | Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins (D) |
| Elevation | 16 ft (5 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-9 (Alaska) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-8 (Alaska) |
| GNIS ID | 1423064[1] |
History
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Killisnoo Island has long been inhabited by Tlingit people. In the late 1800s, the North West Trading Company built a fish processing plant at Killisnoo and many Tlingit moved from nearby Angoon and other areas to Killisnoo to work at the plant. The plant was destroyed in a fire in 1928 and most of the residents left Killisnoo.
The St. Andrew Church in Killisnoo was destroyed by fire in 1927, and the congregation built a new church called St. John the Baptist church in Angoon.[2]
Like Angoon, Killisnoo has a less-rainy climate than most of southeastern Alaska, which is why Killisnoo is now the home of a fishing and hunting establishment by the name of Whaler's Cove Lodge.
Demographics
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 1890 | 79 | — | |
| 1900 | 172 | 117.7% | |
| 1910 | 351 | 104.1% | |
| 1920 | 256 | −27.1% | |
| 1930 | 3 | −98.8% | |
| 1940 | 26 | 766.7% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[3] | |||
Killisnoo first appeared on the 1890 U.S. Census as an unincorporated village of 79 residents. Although it was considered to be a Tlingit village, Whites outnumbered Tlingits by 44 to 33, with 2 Asians.[4] It continued to appear until 1940, when most of the residents left. It was later annexed into the neighboring city of Angoon.
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Killisnoo, Alaska
- Alfred Mongin and Joseph P. Kreta (June 14, 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: St. John the Baptist Church". National Park Service.
- "U.S. Decennial Census". Census.gov. Archived from the original on May 7, 2015. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
- "Report on Population and Resources of Alaska at the Eleventh Census: 1890" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Government Printing Office.
External links and further reading
- A Russian American Photographer in Tlingit Country: Vincent Soboleff in Alaska by Sergei Kan, University of Oklahoma Press 2013, hardcover, 271 pages, 137 black and white photographs of people and scenes in Killisnoo and southeastern Alaska taken circa 1910, ISBN 9780806142906
- "A Russian-American Photographing Native Alaska" illustrated review by Maurice Berger in the photography blog "Lens" in The New York Times July 17, 2013
Municipalities and communities of Hoonah–Angoon Census Area, Alaska, United States | ||
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| Cities |  Hoonah–Angoon Census Area map | |
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| Unincorporated community | ||
| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in adjacent boroughs or census areas | |