Klukwan, Alaska

Klukwan (Tlingit: Tlákw.aan) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Alaska, United States.

It is technically in Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, though it is an enclave of Haines Borough.

Klukwan began as a Chilkat Tlingit village along the trade route later known as the Dalton Trail.

The name is Tlakw Áan in Tlingit, meaning roughly "forever village" due to its antiquity.

[7] Klukwan first appeared on the 1880 U.S. Census as "Kluckquan", an unincorporated Tlingit village.

The racial makeup of the CDP was 10.07% White, 88.49% Native American, 0.72% Asian, and 0.72% from two or more races.

Hoonah–Angoon Census Area map