Kalifornsky
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Location in Alaska
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| Basic data | |||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Alaska | ||
| Borough : | Kenai Peninsula Borough | ||
| Coordinates : | 60 ° 28 ′ N , 151 ° 12 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Alaska ( UTC − 9 / −8 ) | ||
| Residents : | 7,850 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 43.8 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 181.7 km 2 (approx. 70 mi 2 ) of which 179.2 km 2 (approx. 69 mi 2 ) are land |
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| Height : | 7 m | ||
| Area code : | +1 907 | ||
| FIPS : | 02-37250 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1413260 | ||
Kalifornsky is a census-designated place in the Kenai Peninsula Borough of Alaska with 5846 inhabitants (as of 2000 ) . The settlement is on Kalifornsky Beach Road on the Kenai Peninsula on Cook Inlet , west of Soldotna and south of Kenai .
history
Kalifornsky was first mentioned by the US Coast and Geodetic Survey in 1916 . There are two different theories about the origin of the place name. Either it was derived from "Kali", the Dena'ina Athabasque term for fishermen , or it comes from a Dena'ina Indian who worked in Fort Ross , California from 1812 to the 1820s .
Peter Kalifornsky, who was born in the village in 1911, was the last speaker of the Lower Cook Inlet dialect of the Dena'ina.
7.4% of California's residents are Native or their descendants.
Infrastructure
The Sterling Highway connects Kalifornsky with Anchorage . The nearest airfield is in Kenai, a hospital is available with the Central Peninsula General Hospital in Soldotna. There is a school in the village with around 400 students.