THE CHENEGA LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Coastal Western Hemlock-Sitka Spruce Forests setting.
Chenega CDP has 29.3 square miles of land in Chugach Census Area. Its Census reference point is in Coastal Western Hemlock-Sitka Spruce Forests.
Deep bays, steep valley walls and an irregular shoreline reveal intense past glaciation. Wet maritime forests of hemlock and Sitka spruce characterize southeastern and south-central coastal Alaska.
Regional context: Coastal Western Hemlock-Sitka Spruce Forests ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Chenega and Chugach Census Area
Chenega is associated with Chugach Census Area in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Chenega by land and water
The Census records 0.28 square miles of water within Chenega, or 0.9% of its total area. It is 36 percentage points lower than the 37% recorded for Chugach Census Area. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Chenega CDP has 85% of the land area of nearby Primrose CDP (34.5 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

