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Park Statistics

Administration	Superintendent: David Elkowitz Sitka National Historical Park: established October 18, 1972 Sitka National Monument: established March 23, 1910 Public Park: established June 21, 1890 Total Acres: 113 Water Acres: 55
Plants and Wildlife	Plant Species: 168 (vascular) 26 (non-vascular) Mammal Species: 18 Bird Species: 181 Fish Species: 263 Insect Species: 32
History and Culture	Number of Standing Totem Poles: More than 25 Items in Museum Collection: 246,347 Elbridge W. Merrill Glass Negatives: 200 Spruce Root Baskets: 92 (Doris Borhauer Collection)
Fascinating Facts	Russian Bishop's House is a National Historic Landmark Sitka contains 2 of only 4 surviving examples of Russian Colonial architecture in the Western Hemisphere, one being the Russian Bishop's House Contains 1.2 miles of shoreline

 

Year	Recreational Visitors	Base Budget
2015	185,150
2014	157,297
2013	161,157
2012	195,157
2011	186,864	$2,025,500.00
2010	189,176	$2,025,500.00
2009	246,866	$1,943,700.00
2008	241,407	$1,940,000.00
2007	304,799	$1,857,000.00
2006	331,393	$1,670,000.00
2005	291,610	$1,565,000.00