Hoonah–Angoon Census Area is a census area located in the U.S. state of Alaska. As of the 2020 census, the population was 2,365, up from 2,150 in 2010. It is part of the unorganized borough and therefore has no borough seat. Its largest community is the city of Hoonah.
History
thumb|300px|Boundaries of the former Skagway-Yakutat-Angoon Census Area.
The census area was significantly larger in the 1990 census, at which time it was the Skagway–Yakutat–Angoon Census Area. After Yakutat was incorporated as a consolidated-city borough on September 22, 1992, it was renamed Skagway–Hoonah–Angoon Census Area; When Skagway followed suit on June 20, 2007, the census area assumed its current name.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the census area has a total area of , of which is land and (31.1%) is water. A map showing its current boundaries is shown here:
Adjacent boroughs and census areas
- Yakutat City and Borough, Alaska – northwest
- Haines Borough, Alaska – northeast
- Juneau City and Borough, Alaska – northeast
- Petersburg Borough, Alaska – southeast
- Sitka City and Borough, Alaska – southwest
- Stikine Region, British Columbia – northwest, east
- Kitimat-Stikine Regional District, British Columbia – southeast
National protected areas
- Glacier Bay National Park (part)
- Glacier Bay Wilderness (part)
- Tongass National Forest (part)
- Admiralty Island National Monument (part)
- Kootznoowoo Wilderness (part)
- Chuck River Wilderness
- Pleasant/Lemesurier/Inian Islands Wilderness
- Tracy Arm-Fords Terror Wilderness (part)
- West Chichagof-Yakobi Wilderness (part)
Demographics
thumb|right|300px|Map of the former Skagway–Hoonah–Angoon Census Area
:Note: Demographic data below is for the former "Skagway–Hoonah–Angoon" Census Area, which still includes Skagway Borough.