Kupreanof, Alaska
Kupreanof (Lingít: Aansadaak’w) is a city at the eastern shore of Kupreanof Island in the Petersburg Borough, in the U.S. state of Alaska. The population was 21 as of the 2020 census, down from 27 in 2010. It is the smallest incorporated city in the state as of 2020. History Among the incorporators of Kupreanof were former longtime and much beloved Petersburg Grade School Principal Harold Bergman. Kupreanof was once called West Petersburg and was a thriving community of fur farms and commercial fishermen in the early- to mid-20th century. Gradually most residents moved over to the larger, more metropolitan city of Petersburg. Kupreanof remained a separate municipality when the Petersburg Borough incorporated, unlike the neighboring city of Petersburg. However, Kupreanof now lies inside the Petersburg Borough, whereas before, it was a home-rule city inside the unorganized Petersburg Census Area. Robert "Bobby" Dolan was mayor of Kupreanof for over 40 years. Geography Kupreanof is located at (56.822384, -132.982506). It is across the Wrangell Narrows from Petersburg on Mitkof Island. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it (34.32%) is water. Demographics Kupreanof first appeared