Hydaburg, Alaska

Hydaburg (/ˈhaɪdəbɜːrɡ/ HY-də-burg)[4] (Higdáa G̱ándlaay in Haida) is a first-class[5] city[6] in the Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, in the U.S. state of Alaska.

Hydaburg is located on the north shore of Sukkwan Strait, which connects to Cordova Bay through Hetta Inlet.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.3 square miles (0.78 km2), all land.

Hydaburg was formed in 1911 by consolidation of the three Haida villages on Cordova Bay.

[1][12] The Hydaburg Cooperative Association was established in 1938 shortly after the Indian Reorganization Act was extended to Alaska in 1936, supplanting the municipal government.

Residents petitioned to be granted an Indian Reservation as a way of securing their rights to the surrounding land.

The area had previously been designated as the Hydaburg Indian Reservation from 1912-1926 but had been returned to the Tongass National Forest at community request in 1926.

Prince of Wales–Hyder Census Area map