Birth
Gertrude Buchanan was born in Sitka in February 1914. Her parents, Lenoir and
Ethel Buchanan, were there teaching native children in a state run school. Her
father insisted her birth be registered. - Contributed 2022 Apr 17 by
Nancy Steele
Census
1880 Census - Sitka was enumerated on 1 February 1881, but still classed as part
of the 1880 Tenth Census of the United States. Unlike the rest of Alaska, the
Sitka census provided personal information and consisted of three parts. Part A,
covering the town of Sitka records 394 individuals, with details for each that
include name, sex, marital status, nationality, occupation, literacy, and age
groups of children. Part B cavassed the Indian village of Sitka and names only
the chief of each lodge, cites his occupation and state of English literacy,
then tallies the number of males, females, and children by age category. Part C
offers for both villages the statistical summary that is common for the rest of
Alaska.
