Kake, Alaska

About Kake

Set in the southeastern part of Alaska, Kake is a tiny community counting 541 people who proudly call it home.

Officially, Kake is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 7.67 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 71 residents per square mile.

📰 Kake News Today

• National Park Service ranger dies after falling into a crevasse on Alaska’s Mount McKinley KAKE · Jun 9
• Alaska Supreme Court: Fred W. Triem v. Kake Tribal Corporation, Arlene Hanson, et al. KTOO · Feb 10
• Isaac Friday, of Kake, Sentenced on Manslaughter Plea Alaska Native News · Jan 26
• 'We're just in a waiting game': Kake hopes to recruit Department of Defense to remove a sunken vessel KCAW · Oct 16
• One hospitalized after lithium-ion battery causes small fire onboard Wichita-departing flight KAKE · Feb 22

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What Makes Kake Unique

• The only place in America named Kake — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• One of the northernmost communities in the lower 48 states.
• Alaska living: vast wilderness, midnight sun in summer, and true frontier spirit.
• Positioned in southeastern Alaska, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.

🏫 Schools in Kake

• Kake Elementary & High School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

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