Morzhovoi, Alaska
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
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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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.
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54°54′25″N 163°19′07″W / 54.90694°N 163.31861°W / 54.90694; -163.31861
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