Hoonah
What’s happening
Weather
Forecast →Upcoming events
Put the next local happening — a market, a meeting, a concert — on the map.
Local news
Loading local headlines…
Headlines via Google News · Articles belong to their publishers.
The Hoonah album
Outdoors in Hoonah
Parks & trails →Know a trail or park that’s missing? Anyone can add it to OpenStreetMap, and it shows up here on the next refresh.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
1903
A typical Hoonah squaw, Alaska, 1903
Photo · Library of Congress
About Hoonah
Town in AlaskaHoonah (Tlingit: Xunaa or Gaaw Yat’aḵ Aan) is a largely Tlingit community on Chichagof Island, located in Alaska's panhandle in the southeast region of the state. It is 30 miles (48 km) west of Juneau, across the Alaskan Inside Passage. Hoonah is the only first-class city on Chichagof Island, the 109th-largest island in the world and the 5th-largest island in the U.S. At the 2020 census the population was 931, up from 760 in 2010. In the summer the population can swell to over 1,300 depending on fishing, boating, hiking and hunting conditions. "Hoonah" became the official spelling in 1901, with establishment of the Hoonah branch of the United States Post Office. "Hoonah" is the approximate …
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
Town numbers
Health in Hoonah
Compared with Alaska
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 16 are too close to call.
What stands out
Care nearby
Natural hazards in Hoonah
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 40% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Hoonah
Full climate →Hoonah has chilly, snowy winters and cool summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 65°, a January night drops to 27°, and about 90 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Schools in Hoonah
All Hoonah schools →School Grade C+
The public schools Hoonah’s kids attend trail 65% of Alaska’s districts on state tests. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results, graded within AK. Ratings are from neighbors.