Ninilchik
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 View of Ninilchik from the Russian Orthodox Church |
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| Location in Alaska | |||
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| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Alaska | ||
| Borough : | Kenai Peninsula Borough | ||
| Coordinates : | 60 ° 3 ′ N , 151 ° 40 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Alaska ( UTC − 9 / −8 ) | ||
| Residents : | 728 (as of 2015) | ||
| Population density : | 1.4 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 537.7 km 2 (approx. 208 mi 2 ) of which 537.6 km 2 (approx. 208 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Postal code : | 99639 | ||
| Area code : | +1 907 | ||
| FIPS : | 02-54480 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1413634 | ||
Ninilchik is a census-designated place in the Kenai Peninsula Borough of Alaska with 728 inhabitants. The area is on the west coast of the Kenai Peninsula on the Sterling Highway , 61 km southwest of Kenai . Ninilchik has an area of 537.7 km², of which 537.6 km² is land and 0.1 km² is water.
history
Before the colonization of Alaska by Europeans, the region around Ninilchik was used by the Athapaskan Tanaina Indians for hunting and fishing. "Ninilichik" means something like "Peaceful settlement on a river" in the Tanaina language.
The first Europeans to settle in Ninilchik were the Russian Grigori Kwasnikow with his wife Mawra. They came from Kodiak Island in 1847 before the Alaska Purchase . In 1880 the United States Census in Ninilchik counted nine families with a total of 53 people, all of whom were descendants of the Kwasnikows and Tanaina.
In 1896 a school was built and in 1901 the Russian Orthodox Church was rebuilt in its current location. In 1949, the Berman Packing Company began canning fish. In 1950 the Sterling Highway reached the place. In 2007, the Caribou Hills fire destroyed almost 60,000 acres of land and 197 buildings.
Native people in Ninilchik
The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act recognized Ninilchik as an Alaska Native Settlement . This led to quasi-sovereign self-government and the establishment of the Ninilchik Traditional Council (NTC) as an administrative body for the indigenous people living in the region and their descendants.
local community
The original village with a small harbor is located at the mouth of the Ninilchik River and is often referred to as "Ninilchik Village". The present-day parish has expanded several miles inland and along the coast of Cook Inlet .
Ninilchik is not yet a registered municipality and is therefore assigned to the judicial district of the Kenai Peninsula Borough .
Web links
- Alaska Municipality Database: Ninilchik (detailed information )
- Alaska Municipalities Database: Ninilchik (English)
- Ninilchik State Recreation Area
- Ninilchik Traditional Council
Individual evidence
- ↑ American FactFinder - Age and Sex. Ninilchik. United States Census Bureau , accessed June 14, 2017 .
- ↑ This is how the Community of Ninilchik explains it ( Memento of the original from May 31, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. ( Flash ; 162 kB).
