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Aleneva
| Current Population: |
56
(2008 Estimated Population (not Certified))
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| Incorporation Type: |
Unincorporated |
| Borough Located In: |
Kodiak Island Borough |
| Taxes: |
Sales: None,
Property: 11.27 mills (Borough), Special: 5% Bed Tax (Borough); 1.05% Severance Tax (Borough)
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| Coastal Management District: |
Kodiak Island Borough |
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| Location
and Climate |
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Aleneva is located on the southern coast of Afognak Island, north of Kodiak Island. It is on the coast of Raspberry Strait, across from Little Raspberry Island. The community
lies at approximately 58.014180° North Latitude
and -152.909440° West Longitude.
(Sec. 18, T025S, R022W, Seward Meridan.)
Aleneva is located in the
Kodiak Recording District.
The Kodiak Archipelago is warmed by the Japanese current. The climate is similar to Southeast Alaska, with less precipitation. January temperatures range from 14 to 46 degrees Fahrenheit. July temperatures range from 39 to 76 degrees Fahrenheit. Average annual rainfall is 74 inches. |
Topographic
map of
Aleneva
area
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| History, Culture
and Demographics |
| The Census of 1890 noted a series of settlements along the beach, including Rutkovsky village, a group of retired employees of the Russian American Company. A post office was maintained intermittently from 1888 to 1958. The Good Friday earthquake of 1964 generated a tsunami which destroyed the village. A new community was constructed on the northeast coast of Kodiak Island, called Port Lions, and the residents of Afognak moved there permanently in December 1964. Aleneva is currently a settlement of "Russian Old Believers," whose ancestors settled in Woodburn, Oregon after the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917 forced them out of Russia. The first Old Believer settlers in Alaska received a grant from the Tolstoy Foundation in New York, and purchased land on the Kenai Peninsula in 1967. Russian Old Believers have established various other settlements in Alaska, including Aleneva.
The population of the community consists of 1.5%
Alaska Native or part Native.
The Old Believers in this area lead a family-oriented, self-sufficient lifestyle. They use modern utilities, and food sources are from gardening, small livestock, fishing and hunting. Families are typically very large (8 to 12 children.) Traditional clothing is worn, Russian is the first language, and the church dictates that males do not shave. Boys typically marry at age 15 or 16, while girls are married at 13 or 14.
During the 2000 U.S. Census,
total housing units numbered 14, and vacant housing units numbered 0.
U.S. Census data for Year
2000 showed 21 residents
as employed. The unemployment rate at that time was
0 percent,
although
50 percent of
all adults were not in the work force. The median household
income was $10,417, per capita income was $3,707, and
40.66 percent of residents
were living below the poverty level.
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| Facilities,
Utilities, Schools and Health Care |
| There are no public facilities or services on the Island.
Electricity is provided by Individual Generators.
There are no state operated schools located in the community.
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| Economy
and Transportation |
There are a few small logging camps on Afognak Island, but no other source of employment. The economy is based on subsistence activities.
Transportation is provided by float plane from Kodiak. |
Organizations
with Local Offices
Regional
Organizations
Borough - Kodiak Island Borough
710 Mill Bay Road
Kodiak, AK 99615
Phone 907-486-9310
Fax 907-486-9374
E-mail njavier@kodiakak.us
Web http://www.kodiakak.us/
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