Editing Hyder, Alaska

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| official_name            = Hyder, Alaska
| settlement_type          = [[Census-designated place|CDP]]
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| subdivision_name2        = [[Prince of Wales–Hyder Census Area, Alaska|Prince of Wales–Hyder]]
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| leader_title             = [[Alaska Senate|State senator]]
| leader_name              = [[Bert Stedman]] ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]])
| leader_title1            = [[Alaska House of Representatives|State rep.]]
| leader_name1             = [[Dan Ortiz (politician)|Dan Ortiz]] ([[Independent politician|I]])
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| established_date         = 1907<ref name = GSPP1967 />

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| population_total         = 48
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'''Hyder''' is a [[census-designated place]] in [[Prince of Wales–Hyder Census Area, Alaska]], United States. The population was 48 at the 2020 census, down from 87 in 2010.<ref name = ADCRA /> Hyder is accessible by road only from [[Stewart, British Columbia|Stewart]], [[British Columbia]]. It is popular with motorists wishing to visit Alaska without driving the length of the [[Alaska Highway]]. Hyder has no direct access to any Alaskan road. It is the southernmost community in the state that can be reached via car (others can be reached only by boat or plane). Hyder is Alaska's easternmost community.<ref name = GSPP1967 /><ref name="np-folks">{{Cite news|url=https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/folks-living-in-this-tiny-outpost-on-the-alaskan-border-may-use-canadian-dollars-but-theyre-still-100-american/wcm/1cb95544-995e-4b54-b0aa-1628fb9630c1/amp|title=Folks living in this tiny outpost on the Alaskan border may use Canadian dollars, but they're still '100% American'|date=September 11, 2013|work=National Post|access-date=August 12, 2017|language=en-US}}</ref>

== Geography ==

Hyder is located at {{coord|55|56|29|N|130|3|16|W|type:city}} (55.941442, -130.054504),<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> at the end of the [[Canada–United States border|land border between Alaska and British Columbia]] and at the head of the [[Portland Canal]], a {{convert|130|mi|adj=on}} long fjord which forms a portion of the border at the southeastern edge of the [[Alaska Panhandle]]. It sits about {{convert|2|mi|km}} from [[Stewart, British Columbia]], by road, and {{convert|75|mi}} from [[Ketchikan, Alaska|Ketchikan]] by air.

According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the census-designated place (CDP) has a total area of {{convert|14.8|sqmi|km2}}, all land.

==Climate==
Hyder has a fairly typical Southeastern Alaskan [[oceanic climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''Cfb'', borderline ''[[Warm-summer humid continental climate|Dfb]]''), although using the {{convert|0|C|F|disp=or}} coldest-month isotherm it has an extremely wet and ocean-moderated version of a warm-summer [[humid continental climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''Dfb'') similar to that of [[Haines, Alaska|Haines]] although substantially wetter.
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|location = Hyder, Alaska (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1936–present)
| single line = Y
|Jan record high F = 48
|Feb record high F = 51
|Mar record high F = 63
|Apr record high F = 73
|May record high F = 86
|Jun record high F = 94
|Jul record high F = 94
|Aug record high F = 93
|Sep record high F = 84
|Oct record high F = 66
|Nov record high F = 54
|Dec record high F = 46
| Jan avg record high F = 40.1
| Feb avg record high F = 42.9
| Mar avg record high F = 50.6
| Apr avg record high F = 63.4
| May avg record high F = 76.4
| Jun avg record high F = 82.5
| Jul avg record high F = 83.4
| Aug avg record high F = 81.2
| Sep avg record high F = 69.4
| Oct avg record high F = 58.4
| Nov avg record high F = 45.2
| Dec avg record high F = 40.4
|year avg record high F = 88.8
|Jan high F = 31.2
|Feb high F = 35.2
|Mar high F = 42.3
|Apr high F = 51.2
|May high F = 61.9
|Jun high F = 66.7
|Jul high F = 68.1
|Aug high F = 66.5
|Sep high F = 58.8
|Oct high F = 47.9
|Nov high F = 37.5
|Dec high F = 32.1
|year high F= 50.0

|Jan mean F = 26.8
|Feb mean F = 29.7
|Mar mean F = 34.9
|Apr mean F = 42.0
|May mean F = 50.8
|Jun mean F = 57.1
|Jul mean F = 59.7
|Aug mean F = 58.2
|Sep mean F = 52.1
|Oct mean F = 42.3
|Nov mean F = 33.7
|Dec mean F = 28.1
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|Jan low F = 22.4
|Feb low F = 24.2
|Mar low F = 27.5
|Apr low F = 32.8
|May low F = 39.7
|Jun low F = 47.4
|Jul low F = 51.2
|Aug low F = 49.9
|Sep low F = 45.3
|Oct low F = 36.7
|Nov low F = 30.0
|Dec low F = 24.0
|year low F= 35.9
| Jan avg record low F = 5.6
| Feb avg record low F = 8.6
| Mar avg record low F = 15.9
| Apr avg record low F = 24.6
| May avg record low F = 32.7
| Jun avg record low F = 39.8
| Jul avg record low F = 45.2
| Aug avg record low F = 42.7
| Sep avg record low F = 36.6
| Oct avg record low F = 28.5
| Nov avg record low F = 17.5
| Dec avg record low F = 10.1
|year avg record low F = -0.7
|Jan record low F = -15
|Feb record low F = -3
|Mar record low F = 3
|Apr record low F = 16
|May record low F = 28
|Jun record low F = 33
|Jul record low F = 33
|Aug record low F = 33
|Sep record low F = 33
|Oct record low F = 20
|Nov record low F = -1
|Dec record low F = -6
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|Jan precipitation inch = 11.03
|Feb precipitation inch = 5.76
|Mar precipitation inch = 5.95
|Apr precipitation inch = 4.11
|May precipitation inch = 4.80
|Jun precipitation inch = 3.48
|Jul precipitation inch = 4.74
|Aug precipitation inch = 8.77
|Sep precipitation inch = 11.19
|Oct precipitation inch = 12.06
|Nov precipitation inch = 12.00
|Dec precipitation inch = 8.64
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|Aug snow inch = 0.0
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|Oct snow inch = 1.1
|Nov snow inch = 31.3
|Dec snow inch = 39.9
|Jan snow inch = 53.7
|Feb snow inch = 34.7
|Mar snow inch = 27.0
|Apr snow inch = 1.7
|May snow inch = 0.0
|Jun snow inch = 0.0
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|Feb precipitation days = 13.8
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|May precipitation days = 10.4
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| source 1 = NOAA<ref name = NOAA>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00503821&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|title = U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: Hyder, AK
|access-date = February 15, 2023
}}
</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/climate?wfo=ajk |title = NOWData – NOAA Online Weather Data |publisher = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]] |access-date = August 11, 2022}}</ref>
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== Demographics ==
{{US Census population
|1920= 237
|1930= 254
|1940= 72
|1950= 30
|1960= 32
|1970= 49
|1980= 77
|1990= 99
|2000= 97
|2010= 87
|2020= 48
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 6, 2013}}</ref>
}}
Hyder first appeared on the 1920 U.S. Census as an unincorporated village. It was chosen as the central part of its same-named census-designated place (CDP) in 1980.

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website  }}</ref> of 2000, there were 97 people, 47 households, and 25 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|6.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 72 housing units at an average density of {{convert|4.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 93 [[White American|White]], and 4 from two or more races. There was 1 [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] of any race.

There were 47 households, out of which 9 had children under the age of 18 living with them, 24 were married couples living together, 1 had a female householder with no husband present, and 21 were non-families. 19 of all households were made up of individuals, and 3 had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.06 and the average family size was 2.81.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 18 under 18, 11 from 18 to 24, 16 from 25 to 44, 45 from 45 to 64, and 7 who were 65 or older. The median age was 46 years. There were 44 females and 53 males, of them 34 females were age 18 and over, as were 45 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $11,719, and the median income for a family was $30,500. Males had a median income of $56,250 versus $13,750 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $11,491. There were 44.4% of families and 54.1% of the population living below the [[poverty line]], including 81.0% under 18, and 50.0% over 64.

== Transportation ==
[[Stewart, British Columbia]], immediately borders Hyder and is accessible by road via International Street. Outside of the town site, NFD-88 heads in a northerly direction winding through the [[Tongass National Forest]], and enters the outer extent of Stewart's municipal limits continuing as Granduc Road. There are few local roads, and no roads connect Hyder to any other Alaskan communities, except through Canada. The [[Alaska Marine Highway System|AMHS]] ferry that once connected Hyder to [[Ketchikan]] stopped running in the 1990s, leaving the [[Taquan Air]] [[floatplane]] that arrives twice a week with [[United States Postal Service|U.S. Mail]] at [[Hyder Seaplane Base]] as the only direct public transportation between Hyder and the rest of Alaska.<ref name="Whitfield2004">
{{cite book
 | author     = Paul Whitfield
 | title      = Rough guide to Alaska
 | url        = https://archive.org/details/roughguidetoalas0000whit
 | url-access = registration
 | date       = April 26, 2004
| publisher  = Rough Guides
 | isbn       = 978-1-84353-258-3
 | page       = [https://archive.org/details/roughguidetoalas0000whit/page/97 97]
 | quote      = ...it shares a Canadian phone code (250), time zone, Canadian currency (though greenbacks are also accepted), and Canadian national holidays.
 | access-date = January 16, 2012
}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.taquanair.com/pages/flights_summer2011.htm |title=Taquan Air's Inside Passage Flight Schedule: Summer 2011 |publisher=Taquan Air |access-date=February 24, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716192440/http://www.taquanair.com/pages/flights_summer2011.htm |archive-date=July 16, 2011  }}</ref>

== Local services ==

There are few local services in town:
* [[United States Postal Service|US Postal Service]]<ref>[https://tools.usps.com/find-location.htm?location=1367781 HYDER — Post Office™]</ref>
* [[United States Forest Service|US Forest Service]] information kiosk and observation site<ref>[https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/r10/home/?cid=fsbdev2_038787 Fish Creek Wildlife Observation Site at a Glance]</ref><ref>[https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/tongass/recarea/?recid=78892 Hyder Kiosk Site Day Use Area]</ref>
* Hyder Community Association, home to a museum, information center and library<ref>[https://www.museumsusa.org/museums/info/8832 Hyder Community Association]</ref>

== Public utilities ==

Hyder's public utilities are imported from Canada.<ref name = ADCRA /> Electricity is maintained by a subsidiary of BC Hydro, the Tongass Power and Light Company as part of a long-term contract with the town.<ref>BC Hydro and Power Authority, 2015/16 – 2017/18
Service Plan http://www.bcbudget.gov.bc.ca/2015/sp/pdf/agency/bchydro.pdf</ref> While most of Alaska is in [[area code 907]], Hyder shares the Stewart 749 exchange in [[area code 236]], 636 in [[area code 250]], and 794 in [[area code 778]].<ref>Rate centre information for ILEC 8086 TELUS http://localcallingguide.com/lca_exch.php?exch=017550</ref>

== Public safety ==

[[Alaska State Troopers]] occasionally patrol the town, but do not have a base there.<ref name="nyt-grizzlies"/>  In 1996, a fire consumed the community building which contained the library, post office and fire hall.<ref>{{cite news |author=Andrew Kleinfeld and Judith Kleinfeld|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB122704519961438615 |title=Go Ahead, Call Us Cowboys |newspaper=The Wall Street Journal |date=July 19, 2004|access-date=June 16, 2016}}</ref>

The Hyder Volunteer Fire Department was originally formed in 1921. The department was reestablished and [https://dps.alaska.gov/Fire/fdregistrationstatus registered with the Alaska Department of Public Safety] in 2023 after a 25 year absence.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Facebook |url=https://www.facebook.com/hyderfire/ |access-date=2024-08-11 |website=www.facebook.com}}</ref>  There is currently no emergency medical services established yet in Hyder.

A [[Canada Border Services Agency]] [[customs]] post is on the only connecting road out of Hyder and there is no complementary American border patrol presence.<ref name="nyt-grizzlies"/>

== History ==
<!-- redirects for "Portland City" redirect to this section -->
The [[Nisga'a]], who lived around the [[Nass River]], called the head of Portland Canal "Skam-A-Kounst," meaning ''safe place'', probably because it served them as a retreat from the harassment of the [[Haida people|Haidas]] on the coast.<ref name=DCCED/> They traveled in the area seasonally to pick berries.

The area around the Portland Canal was explored in 1896 by Captain [[David du Bose Gaillard|D.D. Gaillard]] of the [[U.S. Army Corps of Engineers]].<ref name=DCCED>{{cite web|url=https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/dcra/DCRAExternal/community/Details/2dce25e6-732b-4475-82fd-1a31f090239f|title=Hyder|publisher=State of Alaska - Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development|access-date=February 6, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161231232746/https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/dcra/DCRAExternal/community/Details/2dce25e6-732b-4475-82fd-1a31f090239f|archive-date=December 31, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 1898, gold and silver lodes were discovered in the region, mainly on the Canadian side, in the upper [[Salmon River (Portland Canal)|Salmon River]] basin. The Stewart brothers, for whom the British Columbia [[Stewart, British Columbia|town]] was named, arrived in 1902.

Hyder was established in 1907 as "Portland City", after the canal.<ref name = GSPP1967 /> In 1914, when the [[United States Postal Service|US Post Office Department]] told residents that there were many U.S. communities named [[Portland (disambiguation)#United States|Portland]], it was renamed ''Hyder'', after Frederick Hyder, a Canadian mining engineer who envisioned a bright future for the area. Hyder was the only practical point of access to the silver mines in Canada;  the community became the port, supply point, and post office for miners by 1917. Hyder's boom years were the 1920s, when the Riverside Mine on the U.S. side extracted gold, silver, copper, lead, zinc, and tungsten. The mine operated from 1924 to 1950.

In 1928, the Hyder business district was consumed by fire.<ref name=DCCED/> By 1956 all significant mining had ceased, except for the [[Granduc Mine]] on the Canadian side, which operated until 1984 and 2010 to present.<ref>{{cite web |author=Ellsworth Dickson |url=http://www.castleresources.com/pdf/Resource-World-10-8-Castle.pdf |title=Castle Resources plans to re-open Granduc Copper Mine |publisher=Resource World Magazine |date=August 2012 |access-date=February 23, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160302073845/http://www.castleresources.com/pdf/Resource-World-10-8-Castle.pdf |archive-date=March 2, 2016  }}</ref> Westmin Resources Ltd operated a gold and silver mine on the Canadian side in Premier, British Columbia, but is not currently active.<ref>{{cite web |author=BC Geological Survey (BCGS) |url=http://minfile.gov.bc.ca/Summary.aspx?minfilno=104B++054 |title=MINFILE Mineral Inventory No 104B 054 |publisher=British Columbia Ministry of Energy and Mines and Responsible for Core Review |access-date=February 23, 2016}}</ref>

== Culture ==

Hyder is accessible by highway from Stewart, which connects with the British Columbia highway system.  In the mid-2010s, Hyder residents said that more than 100,000 tourists came to Hyder annually.<ref name="nyt-grizzlies">{{cite news|last1=Levin|first1=Dan|title=An Alaskan Village Where Grizzlies Roam and Canada Rules (if Anyone Does)|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/03/us/canada-alaska-hyder-stewart-british-columbia.html?ref=topics|access-date=July 5, 2016|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=July 2, 2016}}</ref> It is the location of the annual [[Hyder Seek]] gathering of [[Long-distance motorcycle riding|long-distance motorcyclists]] who travel from all over North America each Memorial Day weekend. It became popular with long-distance motorcycle riders in 1998, when author Ron Ayres set a record of riding to the contiguous 48 states in six days. Ayres went on to add to the 48-state record by continuing on to Hyder to establish a new 49-state record of 7 days, 0 hours and 20 minutes. Ayres named the new long distance ride the "48 Plus" and it has become popular with members of the long-distance motorcycle riding [[Iron Butt Association]].<ref name=barriger/><ref name=roadrunner/><ref name=lawson2012/><ref name=anderson2011/><ref name=iba/><ref name=ayres2011/> Hyder was the starting point of the 2014 coast-to-coast [[Scooter (motorcycle)|Scooter]] Cannonball Run, which ended in New Orleans, Louisiana.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://scootercannonball.com/results/2014Results.php|title=Scooter Cannonball Run|website=scootercannonball.com|access-date=December 15, 2017|archive-date=September 22, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170922093824/http://www.scootercannonball.com/results/2014Results.php|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Because of its accessible proximity to Stewart, and its isolation from other communities in Alaska, Hyder has many commonalities with its Canadian neighbor, with both American and Canadian holidays observed,<ref name="np-folks" /> and a shared international Chamber of Commerce.<ref name="Stewart-Hyder.com" />  It is the only place in Alaska not to use the [[Area code 907|907 area code]], instead using British Columbia's [[Area code 250|250]].<ref name="np-folks" /> Although Hyder is officially in the [[Alaska Time Zone]], residents set their clocks to British Columbia's [[Pacific Time Zone|Pacific Time]].<ref name="nyt-grizzlies" /> Both American and Canadian currency are accepted,<ref name="np-folks" /> except by the U.S. Post Office, which only accepts U.S. dollars.

A local tradition is known as being "Hyderized", with two of the town's bars issuing certificates to patrons who consume a shot of 151 proof (75.5% alcohol) [[Everclear (alcohol)|Everclear]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/2002/08/20/0820alaska3.html|title=Hyderized And Confused|date=August 20, 2012|work=Forbes}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,262653,00.html|title=Travelogue&nbsp;– EW.com|last=Steffens|first=Daneet|date=June 21, 2002|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=August 2, 2009|archive-date=December 2, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081202233351/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,262653,00.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Education==
[[Southeast Island School District]] operates the Hyder School.<ref>"[https://education.alaska.gov/DOE_Rolodex/SchoolCalendar/Home/SchoolDetails/440340 Hyder School]." [[Alaska Department of Education]]. Retrieved on June 2, 2019.</ref><ref>"[http://www.sisd.org/District/1333-Untitled.html Hyder School] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190601153215/http://www.sisd.org/District/1333-Untitled.html |date=June 1, 2019 }}." [[Southeast Island School District]]. Retrieved on June 2, 2019.</ref>

Children who live in Hyder have attended the Bear Valley School in Stewart,<ref name="np-folks" /> but Hyder has school when the community meets the Alaska minimum of 10 children for the state to provide a teacher.<ref name="nyt-grizzlies"/>

== Trivia ==
At the border crossing to Stewart, there is a humorous imitation of a sign at the historic [[Berlin]] border crossing [[Checkpoint Charlie]] with the inscription "You are leaving the American Sector" in English, French, and German, as well as a sign reading "Eastern Sektor".<ref>{{Citation |last=McGuire |first=Richard |title=Checkpoint Charlie |date=June 2, 2016 |url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/richardmcguire/27682725001/ |access-date=December 27, 2023}}</ref> The sign was erected in 2015 as a protest after the Canadian administration announced plans to close the border control at night.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Levin |first=Dan |title=In Hyder, roaming grizzlies, no police and large doses of Canada |url=https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/2016/07/03/in-hyder-roaming-grizzlies-no-police-and-large-doses-of-canada/ |access-date=December 27, 2023 |website=Anchorage Daily News |language=en}}</ref>
Hyder uses the area codes of Stewart, British Columbia, which are [[Area code 236|236]], [[Area code 250|250]], [[Area code 672|672]], and [[Area code 778|778]].<ref>https://www.nanpa.com/sites/default/files/planning_letters/PL-515.pdf</ref>

== See also ==
* [[Hyder–Stewart Border Crossing]]
* [[Alaska boundary dispute]]
* [[Storehouse No. 4]]

== References ==
{{Reflist |35em| refs =

<ref name = GSPP1967>{{cite book
 | title      = Geological Survey Professional Paper
 | url        = https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_a-gqAQAAIAAJ
 | year       =1967
 | publisher  = U.S. Government Printing Office
 | page       = [https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_a-gqAQAAIAAJ/page/n452 440]
 | quote      = ...was established in 1907 and named "Portland City" because of its location. When the post office was established in 1915, the U.S. Post Office Dept. rejected this name.
 | access-date = May 25, 2013
}}</ref>

<ref name = TTHYDER>{{cite web
 | title      = Hyder, Alaska current local time and time zone
 | url        = http://www.timetemperature.com/tzak/hyder.shtml
 | quote      = Hyder, Alaska is in the Alaska Time Zone
 | access-date = February 5, 2012
}}</ref>

<ref name = TTSTEWART>{{cite web
 | title      = Stewart, British Columbia, current local time and time zone
 | url        = http://www.timetemperature.com/tzbc/stewart.shtml
 | quote      = Stewart, British Columbia is in the Pacific Time Zone
 | access-date = February 5, 2012
}}</ref>

<ref name=ADCRA>{{cite web
 |url         = http://www.commerce.state.ak.us/dca/commdb/CIS.cfm?Comm_Boro_name=Hyder
 |title       = Alaska Division of Community and Regional Affairs. Alaska Community Database Community Information Summaries (CIS). Hyder.
 |publisher   = State of Alaska
 |quote       = During the Prohibition era, a small community called 'Hyder, BC' was created just across the Canadian border to serve as a legal speakeasy to the Hyder mining community, even housing its own Canadian Customs office.
 |access-date  = January 21, 2012
|url-status     = dead
 |archive-url  = https://archive.today/20121224071653/http://www.commerce.state.ak.us/dca/commdb/CIS.cfm?Comm_Boro_name=Hyder
 |archive-date = December 24, 2012
|df          = mdy-all
}}</ref>

<ref name="Stewart-Hyder.com">{{cite web
 | url        = http://www.stewart-hyder.com/
 | title      = Stewart BC & Hyder AK International Chamber of Commerce
 | url-status = usurped
 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120614211507/http://www.stewart-hyder.com/
 | archive-date = June 14, 2012
 | access-date = March 24, 2020
 }}</ref>

<ref name=barriger>
{{citation
 | journal = [[American Motorcyclist]]
 | title = Canadian Detours: the Long Road to Alaska
 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=P_cDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT18
 | author = John E. Van Barriger
 | volume = 48
 | number = 6
 | date = June 1994
 | issn = 0277-9358
}}</ref>

<ref name=roadrunner>
{{cite journal
 | journal =[[Roadrunner (magazine)|Roadrunner]]
 | title = Edmonton to Alaska
 | author = Tim Yip
 | date = March–April 2008
 | url = http://www.roadrunner.travel/magazine/read/march-april-2008/page/52
 | quote = Joining a band of motorcyclists on an annual run to Hyder, Alaska, we rode north from Edmonton to celebrate Ron Ayres's 1998 feat of smashing the Iron Butt record (riding to 48 states within 10 days) in what is now called the 48 Plus! Iron Butt Ride.
}}</ref>

<ref name=lawson2012>
{{cite web
 | title = About Hyder Seek
 | work = Hyder Seek 2012 site
 | publisher = Paul Lawson
 | url = https://sites.google.com/site/hyderseek2012/registration
}}</ref>

<ref name=anderson2011>
{{citation
 |title=Proving your worth, earning your chops
 |author=Lynn Anderson
 |date=March 2011
 |publisher=Johnson County Kansas Department of Human Services
 |work=The Best Times
 |url=http://www.thebesttimes.org/people/cover_stories/0311_iron_butt_association.shtml
 |url-status=dead
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131120072010/http://www.thebesttimes.org/people/cover_stories/0311_iron_butt_association.shtml
 |archive-date=November 20, 2013

}}</ref>

<ref name=iba>
{{cite web
 |url=http://www.ironbutt.com/ridecerts/getdocument.cfm?DocID=14
 |publisher=[[Iron Butt Association]]
 |title=48 Plus! Rules
 |date=May 27, 2009
|access-date=March 27, 2013
|url-status=dead
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130918145156/http://ironbutt.com/ridecerts/getdocument.cfm?DocID=14
 |archive-date=September 18, 2013

}}</ref>

<ref name=ayres2011>
 {{cite web
 | author = Ron Ayres
 | title = HYDER SEEK [2011]
 | url = http://www.ronayres.com/HyderSeek.aspx
 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080515100650/http://www.ronayres.com/HyderSeek.aspx
 | url-status = dead
 | archive-date = May 15, 2008
 }}</ref>

}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
{{Wikivoyage|Hyder}}
* [https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/r10/specialplaces/?cid=fsbdev2_038787 Fish Creek Wildlife Observation Site]
* {{Google maps
 | url        = https://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=Hyder,+Alaska&hq=&hnear=Hyder,+Prince+of+Wales-Outer+Ketchikan,+Alaska&t=h&ie=UTF8&ll=55.921316,-130.012207&spn=0.042418,0.108662&z=13
 | title      = satellite view of Hyder, Alaska, and Stewart, BC
 | access-date = February 5, 2012
}} (requires JavaScript)

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[[Category:Census-designated places in Alaska]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Prince of Wales–Hyder Census Area, Alaska]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Unorganized Borough, Alaska]]
[[Category:Mining communities in Alaska]]
[[Category:Populated coastal places in Alaska on the Pacific Ocean]]
[[Category:Exclaves in the United States]]