Kasaan, Alaska

About Kasaan

Kasaan, AK is a tiny community located in southeastern Alaska with an estimated population of 29.

Kasaan holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 6.06 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 5 residents per square mile.

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What Makes Kasaan Unique

• The only place in America named Kasaan — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• With 29 residents, it's one of America's smallest incorporated communities — everybody really does know everybody.
• One of the northernmost communities in the lower 48 states.
• Alaska living: vast wilderness, midnight sun in summer, and true frontier spirit.
• Positioned in southeastern Alaska, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 2+ neighboring communities within 12 miles.

🏫 Schools in Kasaan

• Barry Craig Stewart Kasaan School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

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