Wrangell, Alaska

Wrangell is a city in the U.S. state of Alaska on Wrangell Island.

City and Borough
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Coordinates: 56°23′06″N 132°05′11″W
Country	United States
State	Alaska
Founded	1834 (1834)
English	1839
American	1867
Incorporated	1903 (as a city); May 30, 2008 (as a borough)
Named for	Ferdinand von Wrangel
Government
• Mayor	Patricia Gilbert
Area
• City and Borough	3,477 sq mi (9,004 km2)
• Land	2,556 sq mi (6,620 km2)
• Water	921 sq mi (2,384 km2)
• Urban	71 sq mi (180 km2)
Elevation	69 ft (21 m)
Population  (2020)
• City and Borough	2,127
• Density	0.83/sq mi (0.32/km2)
Time zone	UTC-9 (AKST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-8 (AKDT)
FIPS codes	02-275, 02-86380
GNIS feature IDs	1415843, 2418874
Website	www.wrangell.com

Wrangell, Alaska Media

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  Totem poles in Wrangell

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  Village of Wrangel Alaska (Tlingit: Ḵaachx̱ana.áakʼw) in 1868, present-day Front Street.

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  Bird's-eye view of town and harbor of Wrangell, Alaska, ca. 1897.

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  Scow loaded with salmon at the Alaska Packers Association cannery in Wrangell, 1918

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  Scow with salmon is unloaded at a cannery's dock in Wrangell, 1918

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  Totem poles at the Shakes house

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  Downtown Wrangell, Alaska, looking north along Front Street by the Diamond “C” Cafe.

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  "Elephant's Nose" point on Woronofski Island, from Wrangell

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  Fishing boat at Wrangell dock

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  Preparing crabs for shipment at Andrew Arneson's place, September 1910