St. Paul, Alaska
St. Paul
Tanax̂ Amix̂ | |
|---|---|
St. Paul, Alaska | |
| Coordinates: 57°7′30″N 170°17′3″W / 57.12500°N 170.28417°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Census Area | Aleutians West |
| Founded | 1943 |
| Incorporated | June 29, 1971 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Simeon Swetzof |
| • 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 |
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.
The three closest 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's land area is 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.
The island was one of the last places where woolly mammoths survived, until around 5,600 years ago.