Today, it has no permanent inhabitants; the small communities of Scandinavian fishermen were removed by the United States National Park Service (NPS) after the island became a national park in 1940.
Hoxe, non ten habitantes permanentes, as pequenas comunidades de pescadores escandinavos foron eliminadas polo Servizo de Parques Nacionais dos Estados Unidos (NPS) despois de que a illa converteuse nun parque nacional na década de 1930.