Petersburg is a city in Wrangell-Petersburg Census Area, Alaska, in the United States. According to 2005 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 3,010.^[1] Wrangell-Petersburg Census Area is a census area located in the state of Alaska. ... Official language(s) English Capital Juneau Largest city Anchorage Area  Ranked 1st  - Total 663,267 sq mi (1,717,855 km²)  - Width 808 miles (1,300 km)  - Length 1,479 miles (2,380 km)  - % water 13. ...

History

The north end of Mitkof Island was a summer fish camp utilized by Kake Tlingits from Kupreanof Island. Some began living year-round at the site, including Chief John Lot. Petersburg was named after Peter Buschmann, a Norwegian immigrant who arrived in the late 1890s. and homesteaded on the north end of the island. He built a cannery (thanks to the plentiful number of icebergs from the nearby LeConte Glacier which would provide a source for cooling fish), a sawmill, and a dock between 1890 and 1900. His family's homesteads grew into Petersburg which, by 1910 was incorporated and was populated largely by people of Scandinavian origin thus giving Petersburg the nickname "Little Norway". May 17 (Norwegian Constitution Day) is celebrated annually in Petersburg. The cannery, along with three others have operated continuously since their completion. Petersburg is one of Alaska's major fishing communities. Image File history File linksMetadata Petersburg_hand_color_sm. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Petersburg_hand_color_sm. ... Mitkof Island is an island in the Alexander Archipelago in southeast Alaska, at 56°40 N 132°47 W. between Kupreanof Island to the west and the Alaska mainland to the east. ... Kake is a city located in Wrangell-Petersburg Census Area, Alaska. ... A Tlingit totem pole in Ketchikan ca. ... Kupreanof Island is an island in the Alexander Archipelago in southeastern Alaska at . ... An iceberg (a partial loan translation, probably from Dutch ijsberg (literally: mountain of ice),[1] cognate to German Eisberg) is a large piece of ice that has broken off from a snow-formed glacier or ice shelf and is floating in open water. ... The LeConte Glacier is a 21-mile long and one-mile wide glacier flowing southwest to the head of LeConte Bay, Alaska. ... Scandinavia is a historical and geographical region centered on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. ... May 17 is the 137th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (138th in leap years). ... The Norwegian Constitution Day is the National Day of Norway and is an official national holiday each year. ...

Geography

Petersburg is located at 56°48′16″N, 132°56′31″W (56.804414, -132.942013)^GR1. It is on the north end of Mitkof Island, where the Wrangell Narrows meets Frederick Sound. Petersburg is halfway between Juneau, 190 km (120 miles) to the north, and Ketchikan, 180 km (110 miles) to the south. Adapted from Wikipedias AK borough maps by Seth Ilys. ... Mitkof Island is an island in the Alexander Archipelago in southeast Alaska, at 56°40 N 132°47 W. between Kupreanof Island to the west and the Alaska mainland to the east. ... The Wrangell Narrows is a winding channel between Mitkof Island and Kupreanof Island in the Alexander Archipelago in southeastern Alaska. ... Media:Example. ... Location in Juneau City and Borough, Alaska Coordinates: Country United States State Alaska Borough Juneau City and Borough Founded 1881 Incorporated 1890 Mayor Bruce Botelho Area    - City 8,430. ... Ketchikan (IPA: ) is the fifth-largest city in terms of population in the U.S. state of Alaska. ...

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 119.2 km² (46.0 mi²). 113.6 km² (43.9 mi²) of it is land and 5.6 km² (2.2 mi²) of it (4.74%) is water. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title ) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. ... A square metre (US spelling: square meter) is by definition the area enclosed by a square with sides each 1 metre long. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ...

The island is largely covered by low mountains, while the lowlands are mainly comprised of muskeg, a type of soil made up of plants in various states of decomposition. Muskeg is a soil type (also a peatland or wetland type called a bog) common in arctic and boreal areas. ...

Demographics

The Petersburg city seal.

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 3,224 people, 1,240 households, and 849 families residing in the city. The population density was 28.4/km² (73.5/mi²). There were 1,367 housing units at an average density of 12.0/km² (31.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 81.64% White, 0.31% Black or African American, 7.20% Native American, 2.76% Asian, 0.19% Pacific Islander, 1.86% from other races, and 6.05% from two or more races. 2.85% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. Image File history File links Petersburg_Seal. ... Image File history File links Petersburg_Seal. ... 1870 US Census for New York City A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ... Race, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB), is a self-identification data item in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify. ... Race, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB), is a self-identification data item in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify. ... Race, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB), is a self-identification data item in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify. ... Race, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB), is a self-identification data item in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify. ... Race, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB), is a self-identification data item in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify. ... Race, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB), is a self-identification data item in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify. ... Race, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB), is a self-identification data item in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify. ... Race, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB), is a self-identification data item in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify. ... Race, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB), is a self-identification data item in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify. ...

There were 1,240 households out of which 38.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.2% were married couples living together, 9.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.5% were non-families. 25.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.11. Matrimony redirects here. ...

In the city the population was spread out with 29.8% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 30.6% from 25 to 44, 24.6% from 45 to 64, and 8.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 108.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 108.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $49,028, and the median income for a family was $54,934. Males had a median income of $42,135 versus $28,792 for females. The per capita income for the city was $25,827. About 3.3% of families and 5.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.5% of those under age 18 and 4.2% of those age 65 or over. The per capita income for a group of people may be defined as their total personal income, divided by the total population. ... Map of countries showing percentage of population who have an income below the national poverty line The poverty line is the level of income below which one cannot afford to purchase all the resources one requires to live. ...

A view of the Petersburg waterfront.

Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2592x1944, 2201 KB) The waterfront of Petersburg, Alaska taken by myself. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2592x1944, 2201 KB) The waterfront of Petersburg, Alaska taken by myself. ...

Transportation

Being located on an island, Petersburg can only be accessed by air or sea.

Marine transportation

Petersburg receives service from two separate ferry services: the Inter-Island Ferry Authority and the Alaska Marine Highway. The Inter-Island Ferry Authority (IFA) is a ferry service in the U.S. State of Alaska with its headquarters based in Craig on Prince of Wales Island. ... The Alaska Marine Highway or the Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS) is a ferry service that is operated by the government of the state of Alaska in the United States. ...

The Inter-Island Ferry Authority has dedicated daily service with the M/V Stikine on its Coffman Cove-Wrangell-Petersburg-Wrangell-Coffman Cove route. For the Alaska Marine Highway, Petersburg is a stop on its Inside Passage route that sees near-daily service both southbound and northbound to other Southeast Alaskan communities. The M/V Stikine is the second of two vessels in the Inter-Island Ferry Authority (IFA) fleet. ... Coffman Cove is a city located in Prince of Wales_Outer Ketchikan Census Area, Alaska. ... Wrangell is a city located in Wrangell-Petersburg Census Area, Alaska. ... Part of the Inside Passage. ... The Alaska Panhandle is the coast of the American state of Alaska, just west of the northern half of the Canadian province of British Columbia. ...

Air transportation

The jet carrier Alaska Airlines serves Petersburg with both cargo and passenger service from the Petersburg James A. Johnson Airport. Bush carrier L.A.B. Flying Service also offers service to Petersburg from Kake and ultimately Juneau (via Kake). Alaska Airlines (IATA: AS, ICAO: ASA, and Callsign: Alaska), (NYSE: ALK), based in Seattle, Washington, USA, has grown from a small regional airline to one carrying more than 12 million customers per year. ... Petersburg James A. Johnson Airport (IATA: PSG, ICAO: PAPG) is a public airport located in Petersburg, Alaska, United States. ... L.A.B. Flying Service is a small bush airline based in Haines, Alaska, USA, serving Southeast Alaska. ... Kake is a city located in Wrangell-Petersburg Census Area, Alaska. ... Location in Juneau City and Borough, Alaska Coordinates: Country United States State Alaska Borough Juneau City and Borough Founded 1881 Incorporated 1890 Mayor Bruce Botelho Area    - City 8,430. ...

Trivia

• Petersburg is 12th most lucrative fisheries port in the United States by volume according to the National Marine Fisheries Service. In 2004, 103 million pounds of fish and shellfish passed through Petersburg.
• Petersburg is served by a weekly newspaper, the Petersburg Pilot.
• Petersburg usually serves as the jumping off point for the attempted ascents of Devils Thumb, a very advanced peak located in the Stikine Icecap.

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is a part of the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Petersburg Pilot is a weekly newspaper published in Petersburg, Alaska established February 1974. ... Devils Thumb (the peaks name carries no apostrophe[1]) is a 9,077 foot (2,766 meter) mountain formation in the Stikine Icecap region of Alaska near Petersburg, nicknamed for its projected thumb-like appearance. ... Loctional map of major features of the Alaska Panhandle area including the Stikine Icecap The Stikine Icecap (sometimes referred to as the Stikine Icefield) is a large icefield straddled on the Alaska-British Columbia boundary in the Alaska Panhandle region. ...

See also

• Petersburg High School

Petersburg High School (PHS) is the public high school for the Southeast Alaskan community of Petersburg and the Petersburg City School District. ...

References

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External links

• City of Petersburg website
• Petersburg City Schools
• Petersburg Visitor Information
• Petersburg Chamber of Commerce
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