Profile for Kake, Alaska, AK

Kake is on Kupreanof Island along Keku Strait.

A 132-foot totem pole stands on a bluff overlooking town.

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• Residence in 1995, of people in Kake
• School enrollment & education levels in Kake
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• Wrangell-Petersburg census area data
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• Historical census records (Ancestry.com)

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5% of Kake residents report German ancestry, and 4% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Kake ancestry & family history guide.

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• Wrangell-Petersburg census area Ancestry forum
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Records & databases:

• Ancestry.com - AK data
• Birth, marriage & death records
• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
• Census records (historic)
• Court, land & probate records
• Death index
• Family & local history
• Immigration records
• Military records (historic)
• Newspaper articles

• Kake museums
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• Kake area parks

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• Kake area cemeteries
• Cemetery record compendium
• Alaska cemetery message boards
• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

• Communities near Kake
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• Kake business guide
• Better Business Bureau
• Business licenses
• Corporate records search

• Courts in Alaska
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• Crime in Wrangell-Petersburg census area
• Arrests in Wrangell-Petersburg census area

• Obituaries - search nearby newspapers
• Obituary database - Ancestry.com
• Charitable donations

• Local information on disability access
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Independent living centers in Alaska
• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Kake was $17,411, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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• Current labor force
• Wage estimates
• Wrangell-Petersburg census area economic census
• Wrangell-Petersburg census area economic summary
• Wrangell-Petersburg census area employment growth
• Wrangell-Petersburg census area unemployment rate
• Alaska economic data

11% of Kake residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

• Colleges in or near Kake
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• Kake medical services & health statistics

• Local historical societies in Alaska
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• Historic sites in or near Kake
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• Alaska state archives
• National Historic Landmark search
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• Search the National Register for historic properties
• Post history questions in Wrangell-Petersburg census area genealogy forum

Median rent in Kake, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $338.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $975.

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• Libraries near Kake

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• Census map of Kake area
• Historic maps of AK cities - Library of Congress
• Historic maps of Alaska
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• Daily newspapers in or near Kake
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• Nonprofit groups
• Nonprofit guide for Kake
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• Parks near Kake
• National forests in Alaska
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• Churches, other places of worship in or near Kake
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• Chowhound message boards for AK

The average commute time for Kake workers is 12 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

• Kake travel guide
• Airports near Kake
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• Alaska tourism bureau

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