Port Protection is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of, of which, of it is land and of it is water.
History
In 1975, Pt Baker made national news when Zieske v Butz, a landmark lawsuit against the US Forest Service brought by residents Charles Zieske, Alan Stein of Port Protection, and Herb Zieske, was decided by Judge Van der Heydt, the AlaskaFederal District court judge. The lawsuit stopped planned clear cutting on 400,000 acres on the north end of Prince of Wales Island. The lawsuit was initiated by Alan Stein and the Point Baker Association which had about 30 fishermen members from the communities of Pt Baker and Port Protection. On December 24, 1975, Van der Hedyt issued an injunction against all clearcutting on the North end of the island from Red Bay to Calder Bay. Congress lifted the injunction when it passed the National Forest Management Act in 1976. Twice more Pt Baker made headlines. In 1989 many of its residents opposed clear cutting in Salmon Bay which was protected by Congress in the Tongass Timber Reform Act of 1990. This statute also protected all the salmon streams in the Tongass with 100-foot-wide buffer strips during logging operations.
Demographics
Port Protection first appeared on the 1990 U.S. Census as a census-designated place. At the 2000 census there were 63 people, 31 households, and 12 families in the CDP. The population density was 14.1 people per square mile. There were 52 housing units at an average density of 11.6/sq mi. The racial makeup of the CDP was 87.30% White, 1.59% Asian, and 11.11% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.76%. Of the 31 households 22.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 32.3% were married couples living together, 12.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 51.6% were non-families. 48.4% of households were one person and 12.9% were one person aged 65 or older. and one household housed the mayor Bill McNeff. The average household size was 2.03 and the average family size was 2.80. In the CDP the population was spread out with 23.8% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 31.7% from 25 to 44, 28.6% from 45 to 64, and 9.5% 65 or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 152.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 152.6 males. The median household income was $10,938 and the median family income was $41,250. Males had a median income of $0 versus $51,250 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $12,058. About 44.4% of families and 57.5% of the population were living below the poverty line, including 73.3% of under eighteens and 60.0% of those over 64.
