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64-676: According to the Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities , the project's goal was to "provide better service to the airport and allow for development of large tracts of land on the island". A ferry runs to the island every 30 minutes, and every 15 minutes during the May–September peak tourist season. As of April 2021, it charged US$ 6 (equivalent to $ 6.75 in 2023) per adult, with free same-day return, and $ 7 (equivalent to $ 7.87 in 2023) per automobile also with same day return. According to USA Today ,

128-596: A 3,001-foot (915 m) peak, rises immediately east of the city's downtown area. According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 5.9 square miles (15.3 km ). 4.4 square miles (11.3 km ) of it is land and 1.5 square miles (4.0 km ) of it (29.14%) is water. The half-mile (800 m) wide channel called the Tongass Narrows separates Ketchikan from Gravina Island , where Ketchikan International Airport

192-466: A calendar of upcoming local events; local television signals carried on the cable system are also translations of Seattle and Anchorage stations. The City of Ketchikan operates under a council-manager form of government. In 2018, Robert Sivertsen replaced Lew Williams III, who had served as mayor or councilmember for 28 years, as mayor of the City of Ketchikan. The current city mayor is Dave Kiffer who

256-567: A city also in 1900. As of 2010 , there were 8,050 people, 3,259 households, and 1,885 families residing in the city. As of 2017, the population density was 1,829.5 per square mile (714.1/km ). There were 3,731 housing units at an average density of 848.0 per square mile (327.4/km ). The racial makeup of the city was 60.7% White , 16.7% Native American (8.3% Tlingit - Haida , 1.9% Tsimshian ), 10.8% Asian (9.4% Filipino), 10.0% from two or more races, 0.8% Black or African American , 0.3% Pacific Islander , and 0.7% some other race . 4.4% of

320-607: A group of students to Ketchikan during the spring, and students from Ketchikan travel to Kanayama the following summer. Ketchikan students travel across Japan, with the majority of their time spent in Kanayama with home-stay families, attending classes and touring the town. Several movies have been shot in Ketchikan, including The Silver Horde , Spawn of the North , Timber Tramps and Cry Vengeance , as well as episodes of

384-498: A helicopter over the road. "There's no one on this road," she said. "It kind of just curves around then it just stops. That's where the bridge was supposed to pick up." Boudreau spoke to Mike Elerding, Palin's former campaign coordinator. When asked if he felt the road was "a waste of taxpayer money", he responded, "Without the bridge, yeah." Boudreau also spoke to the McCain–Palin campaign spokesperson Meghan Stapleton, who defended

448-411: A household in the city were $ 56,372 and $ 70,490, respectively. The median and average incomes for a family were $ 68,438 and $ 84,518, respectively. The per capita income for the city was $ 30,474. About 12.4% of the population, including 19.8% of those under 18-years old, were below the poverty line . 90.0% spoke English, 6.0% Tagalog, 1.8% Spanish, and 0.7% Tsimshian as their first language. Ketchikan

512-412: A large number of tourists, both by air and sea, due to its popularity as a cruise ship stop. In 2018, Ketchikan Harbour saw 40 different cruise ships making more than 500 stops in the harbour and bringing more than 1,073,000 visitors to Ketchikan. The Great Alaskan Lumberjack Show , a lumberjack show, is performed near Ketchikan Creek between May and September. The Misty Fiords National Monument

576-736: A practice that began during the Roosevelt Administration through the Civilian Conservation Corps . The Totem Heritage Center displays preserved 19th-century poles rescued from abandoned village sites near Ketchikan. The Chief Kyan pole in Whale Park in the city center is one of the featured background images in most US passports. Ketchikan's GPS geographic coordinates are latitude 55.342 (slightly south of both Copenhagen, Denmark at 55.676 and Glasgow, Scotland at 55.864) and longitude -131.648. The city

640-574: A regional maintenance base for Alaska. According to the U.S. Postal Service , one of Ketchikan's two zip codes, 99950, is the highest-numbered in the United States. A major and first port of entry into Alaska, Ketchikan's economy has been based on fishing industries, canneries in particular, tourism, government, and forestry. Average annual civilian employment in 2017 was 4,070, with a substantial seasonal work force peaking in July. The area near

704-782: A six-hour trip, — where a connection can be made to the BC Ferries system — and Bellingham, Washington , a thirty-six-hour voyage. Sailings depart several times each week. Ketchikan also sees regular day service from the Alaska Marine Highway vessel M/V Lituya , a day boat that shuttles between its homeport in Metlakatla, AK and Ketchikan. The Inter-Island Ferry Authority serves Ketchikan with daily service from its homeport in Hollis on Prince of Wales Island. The former Ketchikan Community College became

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768-693: A subsidiary of Vigor Industrial . It successfully launched the M/V Susitna in April 2010. A prototype ferry craft for use by Alaska's Matanuska-Susitna Borough , the Susitna is the result of planning by Admiral Jay M. Cohen , former chief of the Office of Naval Research, and former Navy captain Lew Madden, then working as a project manager for Lockheed Martin . Dubbed E-Craft (for Expeditionary use),

832-588: Is a city in and the borough seat of the Ketchikan Gateway Borough on Revillagigedo Island of Alaska . It is the state's southeasternmost major settlement. Downtown Ketchikan is a National Historic Landmark District . With a population at the 2020 census of 8,192, up from 8,050 in 2010, it is the sixth-most populous city in the state, and thirteenth-most populous community when census-designated places are included. The surrounding borough, encompassing suburbs both north and south of

896-569: Is approximately ninety minutes, making Ketchikan easily accessible to travelers from the continental U.S. Delta Air Lines began operating seasonal service to Seattle in May 2015. Ketchikan receives service from two separate ferry lines. Ketchikan is a major port along the Alaska Marine Highway System 's Inside Passage route. Vessels depart northbound to Alaskan ports of call and southbound to Prince Rupert, British Columbia ,

960-557: Is city-owned, as well as GCI and Alaska Power and Telephone Company (AP&T). Ketchikan serves as both an air and marine transportation hub for southern Southeast Alaska . The Ketchikan International Airport serves as both a gateway for Alaska Airlines nonstop jet service to and from Seattle , Juneau , Sitka and Wrangell , with direct service to Anchorage , and as a bush carrier and charter aircraft hub for destinations such as Hyder , Metlakatla and Prince of Wales Island communities. Flying time to/from Seattle, Washington

1024-466: Is consistent in support all of the projects". During her inaugural address on December 4, 2006, Governor Palin pledged responsible spending. On January 17, 2007, she sent a revised budget to the president of the Alaska Senate that would restrict capital spending and rescinded the $ 185 million state share of the bridge funding. In August 2007, Alaska's Department of Transportation stated that it

1088-647: Is home to four radio stations: KTKN -AM 930, KGTW -FM 106.7, KFMJ -FM 99.9, and community-owned NPR -affiliated KRBD -FM 105.3. Ketchikan has one over-the-air broadcast television station, KUBD , Channel 13 digital and 4 visual, a CBS network affiliate. Ketchikan also houses the publishing offices of the Ketchikan Daily News . The region has local cable television programming provided by Ketchikan Public Utilities, including public meetings, Southeast Alaska programming, Ketchikan High School sports and events, local history, gardening and scenes, and

1152-558: Is located in southernmost Southeast Alaska on Revillagigedo Island , 700 miles (1,100 km) northwest of Seattle, Washington , 235 miles (378 km) southeast of Juneau, Alaska , and 88 miles (142 km) northwest of Prince Rupert, British Columbia , Canada. It is surrounded by the Tongass National Forest , which is managed by the United States Forest Service from its headquarters in

1216-1035: Is located. Ketchikan has a mild maritime or oceanic climate ( Köppen : Cfb , Trewartha Dolk ), characterized by heavy cloud cover and high humidity through much of the year and abundant rainfall throughout the year (even in the driest month), earning it the nickname of the "Rain Capital of Alaska". Winters are chilly but milder than its latitude alone may suggest: January has a 24-hour average of 35.6 °F (2.0 °C) with an average daytime high of 39.7 °F (4.3 °C) and an overnight low of 31.5 °F (−0.3 °C). Further east and away from moderating maritime influence, winters on these parallels in inland North America are much colder. Summers are mild, as August's temperature averages 59.0 °F (15.0 °C) with an average daytime high of 64.7 °F (18.2 °C) and an overnight low of 53.3 °F (11.8 °C). Rainfall averages 149.54 inches (3,798 mm) per year, falling more heavily in autumn and winter. On average,

1280-685: Is now – while our congressional delegation is in a strong position to assist." Later that month, at a Chamber of Commerce meeting in Wasilla, Alaska , Democratic candidate Tony Knowles criticized Palin for supporting the Knik Arm Bridge, the Gravina Island Bridge, and a road north out of Juneau instead of rebuilding the Parks Highway . The Ketchikan Daily News noted that, of the gubernatorial candidates, "Only Palin

1344-625: Is one of the area's major attractions, and the Tongass National Forest has long been headquartered in Ketchikan, mostly in the city's historic Federal Building . For most of the latter half of the 20th century, a large portion of Ketchikan's economy and life centered on the Ketchikan Pulp Company pulp mill in nearby Ward Cove . The mill closed in 1997 in the wake of the passage of the Tongass Timber Reform Act of 1990, which reduced timber harvest targets in

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1408-400: Is unclear. It may mean "the river belonging to Kitschk"; other accounts claim it means "Thundering Wings of an Eagle". In modern Tlingit, this name is Kichx̱áan . Ketchikan Creek served as a summer fish camp for Tlingit natives for untold years before the town was established by Mike Martin in 1885. He was sent to the area by an Oregon canning company to assess prospects. He established

1472-543: The Alaska House of Representatives by independent Dan Ortiz , a former schoolteacher who taught at Ketchikan High School. Over the decades, Ketchikan has produced a number of political figures of note to Alaska in general. In territorial days, Norman Ray "Doc" Walker , a Canadian-born pharmacist practicing in Ketchikan, was arguably the first career member of the Alaska Legislature . Walker served in

1536-501: The Gravina Island Highway , which would have connected with the proposed bridge. According to Alaskan state officials, the road project went ahead because the money came from the federal government, and would otherwise have had to be returned. Because "no one seems to use" this road, it has been called the "road to nowhere" by CNN , many local Alaskans, and several other media sources. CNN reporter Abbie Boudreau took

1600-656: The Ketchikan Federal Building downtown, and to the south by the Tongass Narrows , a narrow east–west saltwater channel, which is part of the Inside Passage . Due to its steep and forested terrain, Ketchikan is long and narrow with much of the built-up area being located along, or no more than a few city blocks from, the waterfront. Elevations of inhabited areas range from just above sea level to about 300 feet (91 m). Deer Mountain ,

1664-583: The National Trust for Historic Preservation named the former hospital as one of America's most endangered historic places. Ketchikan has the world's largest collection of standing totem poles , found throughout the city and at four major locations: Saxman Totem Park, Totem Bight State Park , Potlatch Park, and the Totem Heritage Center . Most of the totems at Saxman Totem Park and Totem Bight State Park are recarvings of older poles,

1728-597: The PeaceHealth Ketchikan Medical Center, which operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Ketchikan's former sister city of Kanayama , Gifu Prefecture, Japan, was incorporated along with four other cities into the larger city of Gero on March 1, 2004. An educational exchange program has been active between the two towns since 1986. Every year, Ketchikan and Kanayama exchange one teacher each to instruct middle-school level language classes in their respective tongues. In addition, Kanayama sends

1792-524: The Susitna will serve as the engineering and feasibility platform for a Navy vessel of approximately double the size to assist troops in landing at undeveloped beaches around the world. The contract for two new Alaska-class day ferries in the Alaska Marine Highway was awarded to the shipyard on September 20, 2014, at a cost of $ 101 million. Companies involved in power and telecommunications include Ketchikan Public Utilities (KPU), which

1856-452: The 2006 campaign, showed your support for the bridge to nowhere." Palin interrupted Gibson and insisted, "I was wearing a T-shirt with the zip code of the community that was asking for that bridge. Not all the people in that community even were asking for a $ 400 million or $ 300 million bridge." Many media groups in the U.S. noted that Palin changed her position regarding the bridges, and concluded that she exaggerated her claim that she stopped

1920-692: The EPA. KPC plead guilty to the charges and agreed to pay a $ 3 million fine. In 1996, following the Clinton Administration's refusal to reinstate the original terms of KPC's timber contract, Louisiana-Pacific Corp. announced it would be shutting down the pulp mill, and did so in March 1997. A total of 514 direct year-round jobs and more than 500 indirect jobs were lost as a result. The Ketchikan Shipyard consists of two dry-docks (10,000 ton and 2,500 ton) owned and operated by Alaska Ship & Drydock,

1984-696: The Gravina Island Bridge project was finally cancelled, an improved ferry service being selected instead of constructing the bridge. Alaska Department of Transportation %26 Public Facilities Too Many Requests If you report this error to the Wikimedia System Administrators, please include the details below. Request from 172.68.168.133 via cp1102 cp1102, Varnish XID 544043326 Upstream caches: cp1102 int Error: 429, Too Many Requests at Thu, 28 Nov 2024 05:44:45 GMT Ketchikan Ketchikan ( / ˈ k ɛ tʃ ɪ k æ n / KETCH -ih-kan ; Tlingit : Kichx̱áan )

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2048-505: The Gravina Island Bridge project. At a public forum, Palin held up a pro-bridge T-shirt designed by a Ketchikan artist, Mary Ida Henrikson. The legend on the shirt was "Nowhere Alaska 99901", referencing the buzzword of "Bridge to Nowhere" and the primary ZIP code of Ketchikan. In her public comments, referring to her own residence in the Matanuska-Susitna Valley , she said: "OK, you’ve got Valley trash standing here in

2112-589: The Gravina Island and Knik Arm bridges, and divert the funds to rebuild a bridge over Lake Pontchartrain that was damaged by Hurricane Katrina . Republican Senator Ted Stevens of Alaska became the object of strong media criticism when he strongly opposed diverting the Gravina and Knik Arm Bridge funds to help in the disaster aid. In his speech on the Senate floor, Stevens threatened to quit Congress if

2176-697: The Ketchikan campus of the University of Alaska Southeast during the late 1980s restructuring of the University of Alaska System . The campus is located on the uphill side of Ketchikan's West End neighborhood and consists of two buildings, the Paul Building and the Ziegler Building. Both are named for prominent Ketchikan residents of the early and mid 20th century, William Lewis Paul and Adolph Holton Ziegler, respectively. The city of Ketchikan and its surrounding areas are primarily served by

2240-563: The Ketchikan-Gravina span. On August 29, 2008, when introduced as Republican presidential nominee John McCain 's running mate , Governor Palin told the crowd: "I told Congress, thanks but no thanks on that bridge to nowhere" – a line that garnered big applause but upset political leaders in Ketchikan . Palin's campaign coordinator in the city, Republican Mike Elerding, remarked, "She said 'thanks but no thanks,' but they kept

2304-404: The bridge drew the attention of the media when he chose Palin as his running mate, opening the ticket to charges of hypocrisy . While discussing the Gravina Island Bridge during an ABC News interview that aired on September 12, 2008, Charles Gibson made the following comment: "but it's now pretty clearly documented. You supported that bridge before you opposed it. You were wearing a T-shirt in

2368-440: The bridge project, and it’s clear that Congress has little interest in spending any more money on a bridge between Ketchikan and Gravina Island. Much of the public’s attitude toward Alaska bridges is based on inaccurate portrayals of the projects here. But we need to focus on what we can do, rather than fight over what has happened. Asked why she initially supported the bridge, Palin's communications director Bill McAllister said, "It

2432-750: The bridge was to have been nearly as long as the Golden Gate Bridge , which is 1.7 miles (2.7 km) long, and "higher than the Brooklyn Bridge ". Ketchikan's airport is the second largest in Southeast Alaska , after Juneau International Airport , and handled over 200,000 passengers a year or 550 per day, while the ferry shuttled 350,000 people in the same time period (as of December 2006). A number of alternative bridge routes were considered. The decision in September 2004

2496-509: The bridge. These claims have been widely questioned or described as misleading in several newspapers across the political spectrum. Howard Kurtz called this a "whopper", writing: "She endorsed the remote project while running for governor in 2006, claimed to be an opponent only after Congress killed its funding the next year and has used the $ 223 million provided for it for other state ventures." Newsweek , commenting on Palin's "astonishing pivot", remarked: "Now she talks as if she always opposed

2560-534: The city along the Tongass Highway (most of which are commonly regarded as a part of Ketchikan, albeit not a part of the city itself), plus small rural settlements accessible mostly by water, registered a population of 13,948 in that same census. Incorporated on August 25, 1900, Ketchikan is the earliest extant incorporated city in Alaska, because consolidation or unification elsewhere in Alaska resulted in

2624-400: The contract upon taking office and reimbursed contractors for any expenses incurred in association with the project, as happened when Palin cancelled a $ 18.6 million contract on a Juneau road and reimbursed the contractor for $ 65,500 in expenses. Federal Highway Administration spokesman Doug Hecox stated that Palin could have opted not to use the federal earmark, which would have allowed Congress

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2688-476: The department under Miller. Another Ketchikan native, Terry Gardiner, was notable as the youngest person elected to the Alaska House of Representatives (at age 22), as well as the youngest person elected Speaker of the House (at age 28). The United States Coast Guard maintains a large shore installation, Coast Guard Base Ketchikan , south of the downtown area, which serves as a homeport to three cutters and as

2752-523: The dissolution of those communities' city governments. Ketchikan is located on Revillagigedo Island , so named in 1793 by Captain George Vancouver . Ketchikan is named after Ketchikan Creek , which flows through the town, emptying into the Tongass Narrows a short distance southeast of its downtown. "Ketchikan" comes from the Tlingit name for the creek, Kitschk-hin , the meaning of which

2816-492: The funding." McCain himself also weighed in on the Gravina Island Bridge. In advertisements, McCain labeled the bridge as wasteful spending, and in an August 2007 town hall speech recorded on video and quoted again on April 30, 2008, he blamed the Minneapolis I-35 bridge collapse on the Gravina Island Bridge. His advertising and comments that (before September 21, 2006) contradicted Governor Sarah Palin 's support of

2880-526: The funds were removed from his state. On November 16, 2005, Congress stripped the specific earmark allocation of federal funds for the two bridges in the final edition of the omnibus spending bill , without changing the amount of money allocated for use by Alaska. The Coburn Amendment was defeated with a heavy bipartisan majority, with 15 senators in favor of the amendment and 82 senators in opposition. In September 2006, during her campaign for Governor, Sarah Palin visited Ketchikan to express her support for

2944-455: The growing season (non-freezing temperatures) lasts about 6.3 months or 191 days, extending from about April 19 to about October 27. The record high temperature in Ketchikan was 96 °F (36 °C) on June 25, 1913. The record low temperature was −7 °F (−22 °C) on January 23, 1916. The wettest year was 1949 with 202.55 inches (5,145 mm) and the driest year was 1995 with 88.45 inches (2,247 mm). The most rainfall in one month

3008-696: The increasing population in Southcentral Alaska has led to a diminishment of its influence since the 1980s. Following a round of redistricting , the convening of the 28th Alaska State Legislature in January 2013 marked the first time in the state's history that no residents of Ketchikan or the surrounding area serve as members of the Alaska Legislature . Ketchikan is represented in the Alaska Senate by Bert Stedman , who lives in Sitka , and in

3072-416: The middle of nowhere. I think we’re going to make a good team as we progress that bridge project" in response to an insult expressed by the state Senate president, Ben Stevens . In October 2006, when asked, "Would you continue state funding for the proposed Knik Arm and Gravina Island bridges?", she answered: "Yes. I would like to see Alaska's infrastructure projects built sooner rather than later. The window

3136-529: The money." Ketchikan's Democratic Mayor Bob Weinstein also criticized Palin for using the term bridge to nowhere , which she had said was insulting when she was in favor of the bridge. Although Palin was originally a main proponent of the bridge, McCain–Palin television advertisements claimed that Palin "stopped the Bridge to Nowhere". Palin's Chief of Staff, Billy Moening, has been praised by many Republican strategists for recommending Palin change her stance on

3200-468: The mouth of Ketchikan Creek earned Ketchikan a measure of infamy during the first half of the 20th century for a red-light district known as Creek Street , with brothels aligned on either side of the creek. Ketchikan's economy is currently based upon government services, tourism and commercial fishing. Civic boosters have dubbed the community the " Salmon Capital of the World." Ketchikan also receives

3264-420: The national forest. Ketchikan Pulp Company (KPC), a subsidiary of Louisiana-Pacific Corp. , was headquartered just outside Ketchikan's city limits on the shores of Ward Cove. The company's pulp mill opened in the cove in 1954. A 1995 joint EPA and FBI investigation of the company revealed it had dumped contaminated wastewater and sludge in the waters around Ward Cove, leaving them classified as "impaired" by

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3328-498: The opportunity to send it to other federal needs. In 2011 (after Palin had left office), there was continued funding for the project in H.R. 662. Rep. Jared Polis (D-CO) spoke in support of a motion to recommit the bill (i.e., end the funding) In response, Rep. Mica (R-FL), spoke in opposition (i.e., keep the funding). The motion lost and the funding was kept. H.R. 662 passed both houses of Congress and became Public Law 112-5. In 2015, after consideration of several lower-cost options,

3392-449: The population were Hispanic or Latino (2.6% Mexican) of any race. There were 3,259 households. 30.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.6% were headed by married couples living together, 13.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.2% were non-families. 33.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.0% were someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size

3456-471: The proposals from going through. According to the Los Angeles Times , for instance, while seeking votes for her governorship race, Palin told Ketchikan residents that she backed the "bridge to nowhere"; as governor, she spent the money elsewhere and moved ahead with a $ 26-million road to the nonexistent bridge. After canceling the bridge, Palin's administration spent more than $ 25 million to build

3520-525: The road: "The governor could not change that earmark. ... That had to be spent on the Gravina road and nothing else. And so, the governor had no options." In response to an inquiry of whether Palin could have stopped construction, Stapleton told Boudreau that Palin had "no viable alternative" because Congress had already granted the earmark and the contract for the road was signed before Palin took office. Alaska Department of Transportation spokesman Roger Wetherell disagreed, stating that Palin could have canceled

3584-540: The saltery Clark & Martin and a general store with Nova Scotia native George Clark, who had been foreman at a cannery that burned down. Ketchikan became known as "Alaska's first city" due to its strategic position at the southern tip of the Inside Passage , connecting the Gulf of Alaska to Puget Sound . In 1905 a mission house was built, which in 1909 became the Yates Memorial Hospital. In 2020,

3648-447: The television programs The Love Boat and Baywatch . An episode of Mythbusters where the team sees if a ship made out of ice and sawdust can really float was filmed in Ketchikan in 2009. The National Geographic Channel series Alaska Wing Men in the episode "Fatal Crash" follows a National Transportation Safety Board investigator's site visit of a July 2010 bush pilot fatal crash near Ketchikan. In The Young Pope ,

3712-523: The territorial Senate for 16 years before losing reelection in 1948 following a feud with territorial governor Ernest Gruening . During the first governorship of Walter Hickel in the 1960s, two members of his cabinet ( Frank Murkowski and Robert W. Ward ) held strong ties to Ketchikan. Following Hickel's resignation, Ward ascended to the office of secretary of state when Keith H. Miller became governor. Ketchikan native Walter L. Kubley, deputy commissioner of commerce under Hickel, became commissioner of

3776-453: Was "leaning" toward alternative ferry options, citing bridge costs and the reluctance of Governor Palin to pay the state's match to the appropriated federal funds. A month later, in September 2007, Palin formally canceled the project. Palin stated: Ketchikan desires a better way to reach the airport, but the $ 398 million bridge is not the answer. Despite the work of our congressional delegation, we are about $ 329 million short of full funding for

3840-502: Was 2.41, and the average family size was 3.07. The population was spread by age ranges, with 23.9% under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 26.6% from 25 to 44, 29.3% from 45 to 64, and 10.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36.7 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.5 males. In 2017, the ACS-estimated median and average annual incomes for

3904-511: Was 53.85 inches (1,368 mm) during November 1917 and the most rainfall in 24 hours was 8.71 inches (221 mm) on October 11, 1977. The most snowfall in one month was 45.1 inches (1.15 m) in January 1971. Ketchikan first appeared on the 1890 U.S. Census as the unincorporated village of "Kichikan." Of its 40 residents, 26 were Native, nine were White and five were Creole (Mixed Russian and Native). It returned as Ketchikan beginning in 1900 and in every successive census. It incorporated as

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3968-479: Was actually for two bridges, connecting Pennock Island in the middle, and is known as Alternative F1. The controversy began with the 2006 National Appropriations Bill, an omnibus spending bill covering transportation, housing, and urban development for the following year. On October 20, 2005, H.R. 3058 [109th]'s first version passed the U.S. Senate with 93 votes for, 1 against. On October 21, 2005, Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) offered an amendment to remove funds for

4032-499: Was elected in 2021. The Ketchikan Gateway Borough includes both the City of Ketchikan and the City of Saxman and encompasses more than 6,000 square miles (16,000 km ) from the Canada–US border to just south of Wrangell. Rodney Dial is the current mayor of the Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska . The Alaska Marine Highway System has its headquarters in Ketchikan. Ketchikan has long loomed heavy in Alaska's political landscape, though

4096-495: Was never at the top of her priority list, and in fact the project isn't necessarily dead … there's still the potential for improved ferry service or even a bridge of a less costly design". She changed her mind, he said, when "she saw that Alaska was being perceived as taking from the country and not giving". The city of Ketchikan has already begun to develop roads and a small amount of infrastructure for Gravina Island 's 50 inhabitants. However, residents continue to seek funding for

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