Alaska Trip
May 24th - June 6th, 2016

Vancouver, BC May 27th

City of Ketchikan, Alaska

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These are pictures we took while in port in Ketchikan. The temperature when we arrived was 51°. The average annual rainfall for Ketchikan is 229", just over 19' yearly. And yes, it was raining. We did a walk of the town visiting the various souvenir shops and then found our way over to the Tongass Historical Museum. Then we took the river walk that runs behind the museum.

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Nickname(s): Salmon Capital of the World, Rain Capital of Alaska, Alaska's First City
Ketchikan Location in Alaska
Coordinates: 55°21′00″N 131°40′24″WCoordinates: 55°21′00″N 131°40′24″W
Country	United States
State	Alaska
Borough	Ketchikan Gateway
Incorporated	August 25, 1900[2]
Government
• Mayor	Lew Williams III[3]
• Governing body	City Council
• State senator	Bert Stedman (R)
• State rep.	Dan Ortiz (I)
Area
• Total	15.3 km2(5.9 sq mi)
• Land	11.3 km2(4.4 sq mi)
• Water	4.0 km2 (1.5 sq mi)
Elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population (2010)[4]
• Total	8,050 (ranked 5th)
• Density	714.1/km2(1,850/sq mi)
• City and Borough	13,477
• City and Borough Estimate (2014)	13,787
Time zone	AKST (UTC-9)
• Summer (DST)	AKDT (UTC-8)
ZIP codes	99901, 99950[5]
Area code	907
FIPS code	02-38970
GNIS feature ID	1423039,2419408
Website	www.city.ketchikan.ak.us