Skagway
consolidated city-borough in Alaska, United States of America
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Summary
Skagway is a city in the United States[1]. Skagway ranks in the top 4% of city in the united states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,317 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Alaska[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Instance of: consolidated city-county[5]
- Shares border with: Haines Borough[6]
- Named after: Kanagoo[7]
- Postal code: 99840[8]
- Part of: organized borough[9]
- Commons category: Skagway, Alaska[10]
- Local dialing code: 907[11]
- Inception: 1897[12], June 28, 1900[13], June 5, 2007[14]
- Coordinate location: 59.468611111111, -135.30583333333[15]
- Official website: https://www.skagway.org/[16]
- Topic's main category: Category:Municipality of Skagway Borough, Alaska[17]
- Commons gallery: Skagway, Alaska[18]
- Population: 968[19], 965[20], 957[21], 988[22], 995[23], 1057[24], 1164[25], 1240[26], 920[27]
- Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[28]
- Official name: Skagway[29]
- Category for people who died here: Q106512337[30]
- Number of households: 41[31], 411[32]
- Native label: Skagway[33]
- NCI Thesaurus ID: C107777[34]
- Category of associated people: Q126085242[35]
- Different from: Skagway[36], Skagway Village[37]
- Elevation above sea level: 10[38]
- Area: 24.601947[39]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Skagway include Skagway Airport[40], an airport[41], in United States[42] and Skagway Seaplane Base[43], an airport[44], in United States[45].
Why It Matters
Skagway has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46] Skagway is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]
Entities named for Skagway include Skagway Airport[40], an airport[41], in United States[42] and Skagway Seaplane Base[43], an airport[44], in United States[45].