Womens bay
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Location in Alaska
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| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Alaska | ||
| Borough : | Kodiak Island Borough | ||
| Coordinates : | 57 ° 42 ′ N , 152 ° 34 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Alaska ( UTC − 9 / −8 ) | ||
| Residents : | 719 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 6.4 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 113.6 km 2 (approx. 44 mi 2 ) of which 113.2 km 2 (approx. 44 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 264 m | ||
| Area code : | +1 907 | ||
| FIPS : | 02-85680 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1866977 | ||
Womens Bay is a census-designated place (CDP) in the US state of Alaska in the United States and is part of Kodiak Island Borough . The area is on the west coast of Kodiak Island at the foot of the Old Womens Mountains along the bay of the same name. It is connected to the main town of Kodiak Island by the coastal road .
At the time of the 2000 census ( US Census 2000 ), the CDP had 690 residents on a land area of 113.2 square kilometers. The median age was 35.1 years (US national value: 35.3 years). The per capita income (engl. The per capita income ) amounted to US $ 27,746 (national average of USA: US $ 21,587). None of the residents had an income below the poverty line . Most of the workers work in Kodiak or at the Coast Guard Air Station on Kodiak Island. 31.7% of the population are of German descent .
Womens Bay is 7 kilometers long, flat in relation to the rest of the coast, and covers an area of about 12 square kilometers. Here are king crabs fished. The so-called Good Friday quake caused a tidal wave ( tsunami ) in 1964 , which caused damage of around 10 million US dollars in the area.