Editing Sitka, Alaska (section)

===1950 and 1960 censuses===
In 1950, it reported as the 9th largest community in Alaska (6th largest incorporated city).<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/41601749v2p51-54ch2.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=June 11, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170723111211/https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/41601749v2p51-54ch2.pdf |archive-date=July 23, 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref> It did not report a racial breakdown. At statehood in 1960, it became the 6th largest community (5th largest incorporated city). With the annexations increasing its population to 3,237, it reported a White majority for its first time: 2,160 Whites, 1,054 Others (including Natives) and 23 Blacks.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/37721577v1p3ch2.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=June 11, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170723021503/https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/37721577v1p3ch2.pdf |archive-date=July 23, 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> In 1970, it fell to 14th place overall (though 7th largest incorporated city) with 3,370 residents. Of those, 2,503 were White, 676 Native Americans, 95 Others, 74 Asians and 22 Blacks.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1970a_ak-01.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=June 11, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170817190146/https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1970a_ak-01.pdf |archive-date=August 17, 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 1980, Sitka rose to 4th largest city with 7,803 residents (of whom 5,718 were non-Hispanic White, 1,669 were Native American, 228 were Asian, 108 were Hispanic (of any race), 87 were Other, 44 were Black and 7 were Pacific Islander).<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1980a_akABCD-02.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=June 11, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170818050043/https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1980a_akABCD-02.pdf |archive-date=August 18, 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref>