False Pass, Alaska

False Pass
Isanax̂
False Pass looking north
False Pass looking north
Nickname: 
"The Pass"
The center of False Pass as seen from the south.
False Pass is located in Alaska
False Pass
False Pass
Location in Alaska
Coordinates: 54°51′18″N 163°24′50″W / 54.855°N 163.414°W / 54.855; -163.414
CountryUnited States
StateAlaska
BoroughAleutians East
IncorporatedOctober 19, 1990[1]
Government
 • MayorNicole Hoblet[2]
 • State senatorLyman Hoffman (D)[3]
 • State rep.Bryce Edgmon (I)
Area
 • Total65.55 sq mi (169.76 km2)
 • Land25.07 sq mi (64.93 km2)
 • Water40.48 sq mi (104.83 km2)
Elevation
30 ft (9 m)
Population
 (2020)approximately 35 permanent residents
 • Total397
 • Density15.84/sq mi (6.11/km2)
Time zoneUTC-9 (Alaska (AKST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-8 (AKDT)
ZIP codes
99583
Area code907
FIPS code02-24660
GNIS feature ID1418574
WebsiteCity Website

False Pass (Aleut: Isanax̂[5]) is a city on Unimak Island, in the Aleutians East Borough of southwestern Alaska, United States. Although the population was marked 397 including seasonal fish processing plant workers at the 2020 census, approximately 35 residents call it home year-round.[6]

  1. ^ 1996 Alaska Municipal Officials Directory. Juneau: Alaska Municipal League/Alaska Department of Community and Regional Affairs. January 1996. p. 56.
  2. ^ 2015 Alaska Municipal Officials Directory. Juneau: Alaska Municipal League. 2015. p. 62.
  3. ^ "Senator Lyman Hoffman". Alaska Senate Majority. Alaskasenate.org. Archived from the original on April 8, 2020. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
  4. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  5. ^ Bergsland, K. (1994). Aleut Dictionary. Fairbanks: Alaska Native Language Center.
  6. ^ "2020 Census Data - Cities and Census Designated Places" (Web). State of Alaska, Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Retrieved December 5, 2021.

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