Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska
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National protected areas

  • Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge
    Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge
    The Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge is a United States National Wildlife Refuge comprising 2,400 islands, headlands, rocks, islets, spires and reefs in Alaska, with a total area of , of which is wilderness)...

     (part of Gulf of Alaska unit)
    • Chiswell Islands
      Chiswell Islands
      The Chiswell Islands are a group of rocky, uninhabited islands, accessible only by boat or airplane, within the Kenai Peninsula Borough of Alaska in the Gulf of Alaska. These islands are 35 miles south of Seward, Alaska. They are part of the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge and an important...

    • Tuxedni Wilderness
  • Chugach National Forest
    Chugach National Forest
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     (part)
  • Katmai National Park and Preserve
    Katmai National Park and Preserve
    Katmai National Park and Preserve is a United States National Park in southern Alaska, notable for the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes and for its brown bears. The park covers , being roughly the size of Wales. Most of this is a designated wilderness area, including of the park...

     (part)
    • Katmai Wilderness
      Katmai Wilderness
      The Katmai Wilderness is a wilderness area in Alaska, United States. It is part of the Katmai National Park and Preserve. Today 15 active volcanoes line Shelikof Strait, which separates Katmai National Park and Preserve from Kodiak Island. Katmai protects this volcanic "laboratory" and, equally...

       (part)
  • Kenai Fjords National Park
    Kenai Fjords National Park
    Kenai Fjords National Park is a United States National Park established in 1980 by the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act. The park covers an area of approximately on the Kenai Peninsula in southcentral Alaska, near the town of Seward. The park contains the Harding Icefield, one of...

  • Kenai National Wildlife Refuge
    Kenai National Wildlife Refuge
    The Kenai National Wildlife Refuge is a 1.92 million acre wildlife preserve located on the Kenai Peninsula of Alaska. The refuge was created in 1941 as the Kenai Moose Range, but in 1980 it was changed to its present status by the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act...

    • Kenai Wilderness
  • Lake Clark National Park and Preserve
    Lake Clark National Park and Preserve
    Established in 1980 by the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act, Lake Clark National Park and Preserve is a United States National Park in southwestern Alaska. The park includes many streams and lakes vital to the Bristol Bay salmon fishery...

     (part)
    • Lake Clark Wilderness (part)

Ecology

Bear Lake
Bear Lake (Alaska)
Bear Lake is near the town of Seward and Resurrection Bay, in the Kenai Peninsula Borough on the Kenai Peninsula in the U.S. state of Alaska. It is accessible from Bear Creek Road, which connects it to the Seward Highway. It is the site of salmon enhancement activities since 1962...

, and the Trail Lakes
Trail Lakes
The Trail Lakes are two lakes on the lower Kenai Peninsula, Alaska. The lakes are near the town of Moose Pass and adjacent to the Seward Highway. They are noted for being the home of a large salmon hatchery owned by the state of Alaska and operated by the Cook Inlet Aquaculture Association...

, have been the site of salmon
Salmon
Salmon is the common name for several species of fish in the family Salmonidae. Several other fish in the same family are called trout; the difference is often said to be that salmon migrate and trout are resident, but this distinction does not strictly hold true...

 enhancement activities. Both sites are managed by the Cook Inlet Aquaculture Association
Cook Inlet Aquaculture Association
The Cook Inlet Aquaculture Association or CIAA is a non-profit organization based in Kenai, Alaska that works to create sustainable salmon stocks in the Cook Inlet area...

 Some of the fish hatched at these facilities are released into the famous Homer fishing hole. Cook Inlet Keeper
Cook Inlet Keeper
Cook Inlet Keeper is a non-profit water conservation and ecology organization based in Homer, Alaska. Their stated goal is "promoting sound public policies that protect fish habitat and water quality; and holding individuals, industry and agencies accountable for habitat, water quality and human...

 and the Cook Inlet Regional Citizen's Advisory Council are groups that attempt to influence public policy on the use of the areas resources.

Demographics

As of the census
Census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...

of 2000, there were 49,700 people, 18,400 households, and 12,700 families residing in the borough. The population density was 1/km² (3/sq mi). There were 24,900 housing units at an average density of 2 per square mile (1/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 86% white, 7% Native American, 2% Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 4% from two or more races. Black or African Americans, Asians, and Pacific Islanders each were less than 1 % of the population. Just under 1% were from other races combined. 1.92% reported speaking Russian
Russian language
Russian is a Slavic language used primarily in Russia, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. It is an unofficial but widely spoken language in Ukraine, Moldova, Latvia, Turkmenistan and Estonia and, to a lesser extent, the other countries that were once constituent republics...

 at home, while 1.74% speak Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...

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There were 18,400 households out of which 38% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55% were married couples living together, 9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31% were non-families. 25% of all households were made up of individuals and 5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.6 and the average family size was 3.2.

In the borough the population was spread out with 30% under the age of 18, 7% from 18 to 24, 30% from 25 to 44, 26% from 45 to 64, and 7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 109 males; for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 110 males.

Government and infrastructure

There is a Borough-wide government based in Soldotna, consisting of a mayor and an assembly of representatives from all areas of the Borough. They collect sales and property taxes and provide services such as road maintenance and waste collection facilities, along with mitigation of damage from spruce bark beetles that infested the Borough in the late 1990's and early 2000's. Incorporated towns also have their own local governments and city councils.
The Alaska Department of Corrections
Alaska Department of Corrections
The Department of Corrections of the state of Alaska is an agency of the state government responsible for corrections. The Department manages institutions, parole and probation. The current commissioner is Joe Schimdt...

 operates the Spring Creek Correctional Center
Spring Creek Correctional Center
Spring Creek Correctional Center is an Alaska Department of Corrections maximum security prison for men located in Seward, Alaska, United States. The prison is located approximately south of Anchorage. The prison is located on about of land surrounded by national parks. The prison capacity...

 near Seward and the Wildwood Correctional Complex
Wildwood Correctional Complex
The Wildwood Correctional Complex, located three miles north of Kenai, Alaska, is a complex of correctional facilities housing a total of about 360 prisoners and under the jurisdiction of the Alaska Department of Corrections...

 near Kenai.

Cities and towns

  • Homer
    Homer, Alaska
    Homer is a city located in Kenai Peninsula Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. According to 2005 Census Bureau estimates, the population was 5,364. One of Homer's nicknames is "the cosmic hamlet by the sea"; another is "the end of the road"...

  • Kachemak
    Kachemak, Alaska
    Kachemak, locally known as Kachemak City is a city in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, United States. The population was 431 at the 2000 census.Kachemak means "large cliff by the water" in Yupik.-Geography:...

  • Kenai
    Kenai, Alaska
    Kenai is a city in Kenai Peninsula Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. According to 2005 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 7,464...

  • Seldovia
    Seldovia, Alaska
    Seldovia is a city in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, United States. The population was 286 at the 2000 census. There is no road system connecting the town to other communities, so planes and boats are used for transportation....

  • Seward
    Seward, Alaska
    Seward is a city in Kenai Peninsula Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. According to 2005 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 3,016....

  • Soldotna
    Soldotna, Alaska
    As of the census of 2000, there were 3,759 people, 1,465 households, and 969 families residing in the city. As of 2008, the population was close to 4,200. The population density was 541.9 people per square mile . There were 1,670 housing units at an average density of 240.7 per square mile...


  • Census-designated places

    • Anchor Point
      Anchor Point, Alaska
      Anchor Point is a census-designated place in Kenai Peninsula Borough, in the U.S. state of Alaska. As of the 2000 census the population was 1,845. Anchor Point is the westernmost point in the North American highway system.-History:...

    • Clam Gulch
      Clam Gulch, Alaska
      Clam Gulch is a census-designated place in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 173.-Geography:Clam Gulch is located at on the shores of Cook Inlet...

    • Cohoe
      Cohoe, Alaska
      Cohoe is a census-designated place in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 1,168.-Geography:Cohoe is located at ....

    • Cooper Landing
      Cooper Landing, Alaska
      Cooper Landing, also commonly referred to as The Landing, is a census-designated place in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, United States, about 160 kilometers south of Anchorage, at the confluence of Kenai Lake and Kenai River...

    • Crown Point
      Crown Point, Alaska
      Crown Point is a census-designated place in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, United States. The population was 75 at the 2000 census. Land access to this area is by either the Alaska Railroad or the Seward Highway.-Geography:...

    • Fox River
      Fox River, Alaska
      Fox River is a census-designated place in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 616. It was first reported by the U.S. Geological Survey in 1895...

    • Fritz Creek
      Fritz Creek, Alaska
      Fritz Creek is a census-designated place 8 miles east of Homer, in the Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 1,603.-Geography:Fritz Creek is located at ....

    • Halibut Cove
      Halibut Cove, Alaska
      Halibut Cove is a census-designated place in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, United States. The population was 35 at the 2000 census.Originally a fishing village, Halibut Cove is now home to several artists and businesses. One of the only floating U.S. post offices is there, along with a floating...

    • Happy Valley
      Happy Valley, Alaska
      Happy Valley is a census-designated place in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 489.-Geography:Happy Valley is located at ....

    • Hope
      Hope, Alaska
      Hope is a census-designated place in Kenai Peninsula Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. As of the 2000 census the population was 137.-Geography:Hope is located at...

  • Kalifornsky
    Kalifornsky, Alaska
    Kalifornsky is a census-designated place in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, United States. The population was 5,846 at the 2000 census.-Location:Kalifornsky is located at ....

  • Kasilof
    Kasilof, Alaska
    Kasilof is a census-designated place in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, United States. At the 2010 census the population was 549.-Geography:Kasilof is located at ....

  • Moose Pass
    Moose Pass, Alaska
    Moose Pass is an unincorporated community of just over two hundred people on the Kenai Peninsula, Alaska. It is a census-designated place in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 206.-Geography:...

  • Nikiski
    Nikiski, Alaska
    Nikiski is a census-designated place in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, United States. The population was 4,327 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Nikiski is located at ....

  • Nikolaevsk
    Nikolaevsk, Alaska
    Nikolaevsk is a census-designated place in Kenai Peninsula Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. As of the 2000 census, the population of the CDP is 345.-History:...

  • Ninilchik
    Ninilchik, Alaska
    Ninilchik is a census-designated place in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 772.-Geography:...

  • Port Graham
    Port Graham, Alaska
    Port Graham, also known as Paluwik in the Alutiiq language, is a census-designated place in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 171.-Geography:...

  • Primrose
    Primrose, Alaska
    In the CDP the population was spread out with 34.4% under the age of 18, 1.1% from 18 to 24, 24.7% from 25 to 44, 28.0% from 45 to 64, and 11.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 93.8 males...

  • Ridgeway
    Ridgeway, Alaska
    There were 715 households out of which 39.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.5% were married couples living together, 9.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.9% were non-families. 18.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.2% had someone...

  • Salamatof
    Salamatof, Alaska
    Salamatof is a census-designated place in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, United States. The population was 954 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Salamatof is located at ....

  • Sterling
    Sterling, Alaska
    Sterling is a census-designated place in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 4,705.-Geography:Sterling is located at .Sterling is east of Kenai....

  • Tyonek
    Tyonek, Alaska
    Tyonek is a census-designated place in Kenai Peninsula Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. As of the 2000 census the population was 193. In 1973, Tyonek formed Tyonek Native Corporation under ANCSA and is federally recognized.- History :...


  • Census designated places after 1990

    • Bear Creek
      Bear Creek, Alaska
      Bear Creek is a census-designated place in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 1,748. Bear Creek is a few miles North of Seward near the stream of the same name and its source, Bear Lake.-Geography:...

    • Beluga
      Beluga, Alaska
      Beluga is a census-designated place in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, United States. The population was 32 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Beluga is located at ....

    • Diamond Ridge
      Diamond Ridge, Alaska
      Diamond Ridge is a census-designated place just outside of Homer in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 1,802.-Geography:Diamond Ridge is located at ....

    • Funny River
      Funny River, Alaska
      Funny River is a census-designated place in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 636.-Geography:Funny River is located at , just outside of Soldotna....

    • Lowell Point
      Lowell Point, Alaska
      Lowell Point is a census-designated place in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, United States, just outside of Seward. At the 2000 census the population was 92.-Geography:Lowell Point is located at ....

  • Miller Landing
    Miller Landing, Alaska
    Miller Landing is a census-designated place just outside of Homer, Alaska in the Kenai Peninsula Borough, United States. The population was 74 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Miller Landing is located at ....

  • Nanwalek
    Nanwalek, Alaska
    Nanwalek , formerly English Bay, is census-designated place in the Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, United States that contains a traditional Alutiiq village. The population was 177 at the 2000 census...

  • Seldovia Village
    Seldovia Village, Alaska
    Seldovia Village is a census-designated place in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 144.-Geography:Seldovia Village is located at ....

  • Sunrise
    Sunrise, Alaska
    Sunrise is a census-designated place in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, United States. The population was 18 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Sunrise is located at ....


  • Unincorporated communities

    • Kachemak Selo
      Kachemak Selo, Alaska
      Kachemak Selo is a small unincorporated community in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, United States. Located on the Kenai Peninsula, it lies roughly 30 miles east of Homer. The community is one of several settlements of Russian Old Believers in the Fox River area. There are about 160 residents...

    • Razdolna
      Razdolna, Alaska
      Razdolna is a small unincorporated community in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, United States. Located on the Kenai Peninsula, it lies roughly 30 miles east of Homer. The community is one of several settlements of Russian Old Believers in the Fox River area. There are about 30 families in...

    • Voznesenka
      Voznesenka, Alaska
      Voznesenka is a small unincorporated community in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, United States.-Brief overlook:Located on the Kenai Peninsula, about 25 miles east of Homer, Voznesenka is one of several villages founded by Russian Old Believers in the Fox River area...


    See also

    Kenai Peninsula Borough 2006 Arctic Winter Games
    2006 Arctic Winter Games
    Approximately 2,000 athletes, coaches, team staff and officials participated in the 2006 Arctic Winter Games on the Kenai Peninsula, Alaska in the United States. The 2006 games took place from March 5 through March 11...


    • List of airports in the Kenai Peninsula Borough

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