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
edit| Census | Pop. | 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
edit- ^ USGS GNIS Feature Detail Report: Morzhovoi
- ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". Census.gov. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
- ^ "Geological Survey Professional Paper". 1949.
- ^ "Report on Population and Resources of Alaska at the Eleventh Census: 1890" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Government Printing Office.
54°54′25″N 163°19′07″W / 54.90694°N 163.31861°W
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