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| state = | | elevation_imperial = 69 | lat_d = 56 | lat_m = 23 | lat_s = 06 | lat_NS = N | long_d = 132 | long_m = 05 | long_s = 11 | long_EW = W | | area_type = Area〔 | area_imperial = 3462 | area_land_type = land | area_land_imperial = 2541 | area_water_type = water | area_water_imperial = 921 | area_urban_type = Area (urban)〔 | area_urban_imperial = 71 | area1_type = land (urban) | area1_imperial = 45 | area2_type = water (urban) | area2_imperial = 26 | | population_as_of = 2010 | population = 2369 | population_density_imperial = 0.7 | population_density_round = 1 | population_urban_density_imperial = 33.4 | population_urban_density_round = 1 | | government = | established_type = Founded | established = | established1_type = English | established1 = 1839 | established2_type = American | established2 = 1867 | established3_type = Incorporated | established3 = 1903 (as a city); May 30, 2008 (as a borough) | government_type = | mayor = David L. Jack | | timezone = AKST | utc_offset = -9 | timezone_DST = AKDT | utc_offset_DST = -8 | postal_code_type = ZIP code | postal_code = 99929 | area_code = 907 | code1_type = FIPS codes | code1 = (02-275 ), | code2_type = GNIS feature IDs | code2 = , | | map = Map of Alaska highlighting Wrangell City and Borough.svg | map_size = | map_caption = Location of Wrangell within Alaska | map1 = | map1_caption = | | website = (www.wrangell.com ) | commons = Wrangell, Alaska }} The City and Borough of Wrangell〔 (Tlingit: ''Ḵaachx̱aana.áakʼw'') is a borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. As of the 2010 census the population was 2,369.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/02/02275.html )〕 Incorporated as a Unified Home Rule Borough〔 on May 30, 2008, Wrangell was previously a city in the Wrangell-Petersburg Census Area〔 (afterwards renamed the Petersburg Census Area (the Petersburg Borough was formed from part of this census area)). Its Tlingit name is ''Ḵaachx̱aana.áakʼw'' (“''Ḵaachx̱an''’s Little Lake” with ''áa-kʼw'' ‘lake-diminutive’). The Tlingit people residing in the Wrangell area, who were there centuries before Europeans, call themselves the ''Shtaxʼhéen Ḵwáan'' after the nearby Stikine River. Alternately they use the autonym ''Shxʼát Ḵwáan,'' where the meaning of ''shxʼát'' is unknown. The central (urban) part of Wrangell is located at , in the northwest corner of Wrangell Island, whereas the borough now encompasses the entire eastern half of the former Wrangell-Petersburg Census Area, in addition to the area around Meyers Chuck, which was formerly in the Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan Census Area. It also includes Thoms Place, a former census-designated place on Wrangell Island.〔(Map: Alaska Department of Labor )〕 == History == Tlingit people and their ancestors have inhabited this island for thousands of years. According to ''Naanyaa.aayí'' clan traditions, Tlingit people migrated down the Stikine River during a time when the river still flowed underneath glaciers. The population slowly moved down the river, settling in different locations such as ''Tlákw.aan'' "Ancient Village", ''Sʼiknáx̱'' "Across from the Grass", ''Shaal.aan'' "Fish Trap Town", ''Xakw.aan'' "Sandbar Village", and ''Kayáash'' "Platform", Hehl (Xel/Xehl) "Foam People", Hehl being the senior of house of the village. Later settlements on the coast included ''Chʼuxʼáasʼaan'' "Waterfall Town" (now Mill Creek), ''Ḵeishangita.aan'' "Red Alder Head Village" (site of the Wrangell Institute at Shoemaker Bay), ''Kʼaatsʼḵu Noow'' "Among the Sharps Fort" (now Anita Bay), ''An.áan'' "Village that Rests" (now Anan Bear Viewing Area), and many others. The numerous petroglyphs found at Petroglyph Beach just north of Wrangell, as well as those scattered on the beaches of the many islands in the vicinity, attest to the long Tlingit occupation. The salt water inlet that is now Wrangell Harbor was traditionally called ''Ḵaachx̱ana.áakʼw'', literally "''Ḵaachx̱án''’s little lake". Before the harbor mouth was dredged and cleared in the late 19th century, the mouth of this inlet would often go dry at low tide, which led to its being called a lake. ''Ḵaachx̱án'' was a man from the village variously known as ''Ḵaalchʼalʼaan'' (''Kotzlitzan'') or ''Chʼaalʼít.aan,'' meaning "Willow House Village"; or ''Shaax̱ít.aan'' meaning "Driftwood House Village." The village site today is known as "Old Town" or "Old Wrangell" (located at ). ''Ḵaachx̱án'' was supposedly a hermit who preferred living away from his relatives, and lived in a smokehouse located on the rear shore of the lake, which was named after him. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Wrangell, Alaska」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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