Excursion Inlet, Alaska
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Excursion Inlet is a census-designated place (CDP) in Haines Borough, Alaska, U.S.. The population was 10 at the 2000 census.
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Geography
Image:AKMap-doton-ExcursionInlet.PNG Excursion Inlet is located at Template:Coor dms (58.411303, -135.408740)Template:GR.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 147.4 km² (56.9 mi²). 147.0 km² (56.8 mi²) of it is land and 0.4 km² (0.2 mi²) of it (0.26%) is water.
Demographics
As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there were 10 people, 8 households, and 2 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 0.1/km² (0.2/mi²). There were 85 housing units at an average density of 0.6/km² (1.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 100.00% White.
There were 8 households out of which none had children under the age of 18 living with them, 25.0% were married couples living together, and 75.0% were non-families. 75.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.25 and the average family size was 2.00.
In the CDP the population was spread out with 30.0% from 25 to 44, 20.0% from 45 to 64, and 50.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 60 years. For every 100 females there were 400.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 400.0 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $16,250, and the median income for a family was $10,000. Males had a median income of $38,750 versus $0 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $18,188. Below the poverty line were 25.0% of people, 50.0% of families, none of those under 18 and 40.0% of those over 64.
History
Excursion Inlet was originaly a Native Alaskan village. During World War II it was used as a Prisoner of War camp, and a strategic base for the Aleutian Campaign. It has had a fishing cannery located in the inlet since 1891, which is still functioning to this day. Excursion Inlet is one of the largest fish canneries in the world and is currently owned by Trident FoodsTemplate:Citationneeded.
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Excursion Inlet was originaly a Native Alaskan village. During World War 2 it was used as a POW camp, and a strategic base for the Alutian war. It has had a fishing cannery somewhere on the inlet since 1891, and still has a functioning cannery to this day. It is one of the largest fish canneries in the world, and is known throughout the world for it's frozen fish, caviar, and sujiko. The cannery at Excursion Inlet is currently owned by Trident Foods.