Kodiak Island Borough

administration
US state :	Alaska
Administrative headquarters :	Kodiak
Address of the administrative headquarters:	710 Mill Bay Road Borough Seat Kodiak, AK 99615-6340
Foundation :
Area code :	907
Demographics
Residents :	13,592  (2010)
Population density :	0.8 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	31,141 km²
Water surface :	14,151 km²
map
Website : www.kib.co.kodiak.ak.us

Kodiak Island Borough is a borough in the state of Alaska in the United States . The Borough Seat is Kodiak .

geography

The borough consists of the Kodiak Archipelago and a narrow coastal strip on the mainland. The largest land area forms the Kodiak Island . The waterway that separates the islands from the mainland is called the Shelichov Strait . The borough has a total area of ​​31,141 square kilometers; 16,990 square kilometers of this is land and 14,151 square kilometers (45.44 percent) are water.

Neighboring boroughs and census areas

• Kenai Peninsula Borough
• Lake and Peninsula Borough

The Kodiak Island Borough

history

The borough was established in September 1963.

The Kodiak Naval Operating Base and Forts Greely and Abercrombie has been a National Historic Landmark since February 1985 .

27 buildings and sites in the city are on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) (as of April 22, 2020), including the Amalik Bay Archeological Historic District , Kodiak Naval Operating Base and Forts Greely and Abercrombie , the Russian-American Company Magazine and the Three Saints Site granted National Historic Landmark status .

Demographics

At the time of the 2010 census ( US Census 2010 ) the borough had 13,592 inhabitants. The median age was 31.6 years (US national mean: 35.3 years). The per capita income (engl. The per capita income ) amounted to US $ 22,195 (national average of USA: US $ 21,587). 6.6 percent of the population had their income below the poverty line (national average in the USA: 12.4 percent).

Web links

Commons : Kodiak Island Borough  - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Charles Curry Aiken, Joseph Nathan Kane: The American Counties: Origins of County Names, Dates of Creation, Area, and Population Data, 1950-2010 . 6th edition. Scarecrow Press, Lanham 2013, ISBN 978-0-8108-8762-6 , p. 343.
2. ↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Alaska. National Park Service , accessed April 22, 2020.
3. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed April 22, 2020.
   Weekly List on the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed April 22, 2020.
   Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Alaska. National Park Service , accessed April 22, 2020.
4. ↑ factfinder.census.gov

Coordinates: 57 ° 43 ′  N , 153 ° 47 ′  W