Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska
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National protected areas
- Alaska Maritime National Wildlife RefugeAlaska Maritime National Wildlife RefugeThe 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)...
(parts of Alaska Peninsula and Gulf of Alaska units)- Barren Islands
- Semidi Wilderness
- Semidi IslandsSemidi IslandsThe Semidi Islands are a group of islands of the state of Alaska, USA, lying offshore in the Gulf of Alaska. The islands are part of Kodiak Island Borough and are located southwest of Kodiak Island, about half way between the Alaska Peninsula mainland and Chirikof Island. The largest islands of the...
- Semidi Islands
- Trinity Islands
- Sitkinak IslandSitkinak IslandSitkinak Island is an island of the Kodiak Archipelago of the state of Alaska, USA. It lies south of the southern tip of Kodiak Island in the western part of the Gulf of Alaska. Tugidak Island lies to its west. The two islands are the largest components of the Trinity Islands of Alaska...
- Tugidak IslandTugidak IslandTugidak Island is an island of the Kodiak Archipelago in Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska, United States. It lies southwest of the southern tip of Kodiak Island in the western part of the Gulf of Alaska. Sitkinak Island lies to its east. The two islands are the largest components of the Trinity...
- Sitkinak Island
- Alaska Peninsula National Wildlife RefugeAlaska Peninsula National Wildlife RefugeThe Alaska Peninsula National Wildlife Refuge is a United States National Wildlife Refuge in southwestern Alaska whose use is regulated as an ecological-protection measure. It stretches along the southern coast of the Alaska Peninsula, between the Becharof National Wildlife Refuge on its east and...
(part) - Becharof National Wildlife RefugeBecharof National Wildlife RefugeBecharof National Wildlife Refuge is a National Wildlife Refuge in the Aleutian Range of the Alaska Peninsula of southwestern Alaska. Becharof National Wildlife Refuge, which covers an area of , was established in 1980 to conserve major brown bears, salmon, migratory birds, caribou, marine birds,...
(part)- Becharof WildernessBecharof WildernessBecharof Wilderness is a wilderness area in the U.S. state of Alaska. Located within the Becharof National Wildlife Refuge, it comprises approximately 500,000 acres and is bordered by the Katmai Wilderness on the north. It was designated Wilderness by the United States Congress in 1980.-External...
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- Becharof Wilderness
- Chugach National ForestChugach National Forest-External links:*****...
(part) - Katmai National Park and PreserveKatmai National Park and PreserveKatmai 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 WildernessKatmai WildernessThe 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...
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- Katmai Wilderness
- Kodiak National Wildlife RefugeKodiak National Wildlife RefugeThe Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge is a United States National Wildlife Refuge in the Kodiak Archipelago in southwestern Alaska, United States....
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 13,913 people, 4,424 households, and 3,256 families residing in the borough. The population density
Population density
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was 2 people per square mile (1/km²). There were 5,159 housing units at an average density of 1 per square mile (0/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 59.69% White
Race (United States Census)
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, 0.96% Black
Race (United States Census)
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or African American
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, 14.58% Native American
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, 16.04% Asian
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, 0.79% Pacific Islander
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, 2.78% from other races
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, and 5.16% from two or more races. 6.10% of the population were Hispanic
Race (United States Census)
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or Latino
Race (United States Census)
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of any race. 13.10% reported speaking Tagalog
Tagalog language
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at home, while 5.28% speak Spanish
Spanish language
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There were 4,424 households out of which 45.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.70% were married couples
Marriage
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living together, 8.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.40% were non-families. 19.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.07 and the average family size was 3.52.
In the borough the population was spread out with 32.40% under the age of 18, 8.30% from 18 to 24, 34.00% from 25 to 44, 20.40% from 45 to 64, and 4.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 112.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 117.40 males.
Cities and towns
- AkhiokAkhiok, AlaskaAkhiok is a 2nd class city in Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska, United States. Akhiok is Kodiak's southernmost village. The population was 80 at the 2000 census. Akhiok, which does not have a post office, is a rural location in postal code 99615 which belongs to Kodiak...
- AlenevaAleneva, AlaskaAleneva is a census-designated place in the Kodiak Island Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. As of the 2000 census, the population was 68.-Geography and climate:...
- ChiniakChiniak, AlaskaChiniak is a census-designated place in Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska, United States. The population was 50 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Chiniak is located at ....
- KarlukKarluk, AlaskaKarluk is a census-designated place in Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska, United States. The population was 27 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Karluk is located at...
- KodiakKodiak, AlaskaKodiak is one of 7 communities and the main city on Kodiak Island, Kodiak Island Borough, in the U.S. state of Alaska. All commercial transportation between the entire island and the outside world goes through this city either via ferryboat or airline...
- Kodiak StationKodiak Station, AlaskaKodiak Station is a census-designated place in Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 1,840.-Geography:Kodiak Station is located at ....
- Larsen BayLarsen Bay, AlaskaLarsen Bay is a city in Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 115.-Geography:Larsen Bay is located at ....
- Old HarborOld Harbor, AlaskaOld Harbor is a city in Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 237.-Geography:...
- OuzinkieOuzinkie, AlaskaOuzinkie, pronounced , is a city on Spruce Island in Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 225.-Geography:Ouzinkie is located at ....
- Port LionsPort Lions, AlaskaPort Lions is a city located on Kodiak Island in the Kodiak Island Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska. As of the 2000 census, the population of the city was 256....
- Womens BayWomens Bay, AlaskaWomens Bay is a census-designated place in Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 690. The name is correctly spelled "Womens", without an apostrophe.-Geography:Womens Bay is located at ....