Morzhovoi, Alaska

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Morzhovoi (also known as Morzhovia, New or Old Morzhovoi, Protassof, or Selo Morzhovskoe) is an unincorporated community in the Aleutians East Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska. [1] The name was published by the Russian Hydrographic Department on an 1847 map; it originates from a Russian phrase meaning Walrus Village.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1880 100—
1890 68−32.0%
1920 60—
1930 22−63.3%
1940 17−22.7%
U.S. Decennial Census [2]

Morzhovoi first reported on the 1880 U.S. Census as the unincorporated Aleut village of "Protassof." [3] It included 77 Aleuts, 21 Creoles (Mixed Russian & Native) and 2 Whites. It reported on the 1890 U.S. Census as Morzhovoi. The population included the native village and the schooners Olga, Lewis & Emma. [4] It did not report again until 1920, and then again in 1930 and 1940. It did not report after that and has since been annexed into False Pass.

References

  1. ↑ USGS GNIS Feature Detail Report: Morzhovoi
  2. ↑ "U.S. Decennial Census". Census.gov. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Geological Survey Professional Paper". 1949.
  4. ↑ "Report on Population and Resources of Alaska at the Eleventh Census: 1890" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Government Printing Office.

54°54′25″N163°19′07″W / 54.90694°N 163.31861°W / 54.90694; -163.31861


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