St. Paul, Alaska
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St. Paul (Aleut: Tanax̂ Amix̂ or Sanpuulax̂, Russian: Сент-Пол, romanized: Sent-Pol) is a city in the Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska, United States. It is the main settlement of Saint Paul Island in the Pribilofs, a small island group in the Bering Sea. The population was 413 at the 2020 census, down from 479 in 2010. Saint Paul Island is known as a birdwatching haven.
St. Paul
Tanax̂ Amix̂ | |
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Coordinates: 57°7′30″N 170°17′3″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Alaska |
Census Area | Aleutians West |
Founded | 1943 |
Incorporated | June 29, 1971[1] |
Government | |
• Mayor | Simeon Swetzof[2] |
• State senator | Lyman Hoffman (D) |
• State rep. | Bryce Edgmon (I) |
Area | |
• Total | 295.46 sq mi (765.25 km2) |
• Land | 42.62 sq mi (110.39 km2) |
• Water | 252.84 sq mi (654.86 km2) |
Elevation | 23 ft (7 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 413 |
• Density | 9.69/sq mi (3.74/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-9 (Alaskan (AKST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-8 (AKDT) |
ZIP code | 99660 |
Area code | 907 |
FIPS code | 02-66470 |
GNIS feature ID | 1419163 |
The three nearest islands to Saint Paul Island are Otter Island to the southwest, Saint George slightly to the south, and Walrus Island to the east.
St. Paul Island has a land area of 43 sq mi (110 km2). St. Paul Island in 2008 had one school (K-12, 76 students), one post office, one bar, one small store, and one church (the Russian Orthodox Sts. Peter and Paul Church), which is listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.