Miller Landing, Alaska
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Miller Landing is a census-designated place
Census-designated place
A census-designated place is a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as cities, towns and villages...

 (CDP) just outside of Homer, Alaska
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"...

 in the Kenai Peninsula Borough
Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska
-National protected areas:* Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge ** Chiswell Islands** Tuxedni Wilderness* Chugach National Forest * Katmai National Park and Preserve ** Katmai Wilderness...

, United States. The population was 74 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Miller Landing is located at 59°39′52"N 151°26′22"W (59.664356, -151.439449).

According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, the CDP has a total area of 0.2 square mile (0.517997622 km²).None of the area is covered with water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 74 people, 31 households, and 19 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 292.9 people per square mile (114.3/km²). There were 35 housing units at an average density of 138.6/sq mi (54.1/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 94.59% White
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 and 5.41% Asian
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.

There were 31 households out of which 29.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.4% were married couples living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.7% were non-families. 22.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.95.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 24.3% under the age of 18, 4.1% from 18 to 24, 32.4% from 25 to 44, 32.4% from 45 to 64, and 6.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 76.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.1 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $27,813, and the median income for a family was $35,417. Males had a median income of $36,250 versus $18,750 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...

 for the CDP was $19,586. There were 11.8% of families and 12.1% of the population living below the poverty line, including 28.6% of under eighteens and none of those over 64.

History

Miller's Landing, is named after a Charles Miller who homesteaded in the neighborhood around 1915. According to local historian Janet Klein, he was an employee of the Alaska Railroad
Alaska Railroad
The Alaska Railroad is a Class II railroad which extends from Seward and Whittier, in the south of the state of Alaska, in the United States, to Fairbanks , and beyond to Eielson Air Force Base and Fort Wainwright in the interior of that state...

 and had wintered company horses on the beach grasses on the Homer Spit
Homer Spit
The Homer Spit is a geographical landmark located in Homer, Alaska on the southern tip of the Kenai Peninsula. The spit is a long piece of land jutting out into Kachemak Bay. The spit is also home to the Homer Boat Harbor. The harbor contains both deep and shallow water docks and serves up to...

. He built a landing site in a small bight in Kachemak Bay
Kachemak Bay
Kachemak Bay is a 64-km-long arm of Cook Inlet in the U.S. state of Alaska, located on the southwest side of the Kenai Peninsula. The communities of Homer, Halibut Cove, Seldovia, Nanwalek, Port Graham, and Kachemak City are on the bay as well as three Old Believer settlements in the Fox River...

 where supply barges from Seldovia could land and offload their cargos.
The landing is still used as a haul-out facility for several boatyards in the area.
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