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Kasilof
(kuh-SEE-loff)
| Current Population: |
560
(2008 Estimated Population (not Certified))
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| Incorporation Type: |
Unincorporated |
| Borough Located In: |
Kenai Peninsula Borough |
| Taxes: |
Sales: 3% (Borough),
Property: 5.9 mills (Borough), Special: None
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| National Flood Insurance Program Participant: |
Yes |
| Coastal Management District: |
Kenai Peninsula Borough |
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| Location
and Climate |
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Kasilof is located on the east shore of Cook Inlet on the Kenai Peninsula. It lies on the Sterling Highway, 12 miles south of the City of Kenai. The community
lies at approximately 60.336920° North Latitude
and -151.276650° West Longitude.
(Sec. 24, T003N, R012W, Seward Meridian.)
Kasilof is located in the
Kenai Recording District.
Winter temperatures range from 14 to 27; summer temperatures vary from 45 to 65. Average annual precipitation is 24 inches. |
Topographic
map of
Kasilof
area
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| History, Culture
and Demographics |
| Kasilof was an agricultural settlement of Kenaitze Indians, which grew around a stockade built by the Russian Kolomin of the Lebedef-Lastochkin Company. A partial excavation of the area in 1937 found 31 well-preserved houses.
The population of the community consists of 6.2%
Alaska Native or part Native.
Kasilof is a geographic location on the Kenai Peninsula, rather than a community. Most residents are non-Native.
During the 2000 U.S. Census,
total housing units numbered 208, and vacant housing units numbered 28.
Vacant housing units used
only seasonally numbered 20.
U.S. Census data for Year
2000 showed 181 residents
as employed. The unemployment rate at that time was
0 percent,
although
48.14 percent of
all adults were not in the work force. The median household
income was $43,929, per capita income was $21,211, and
26.42 percent of residents
were living below the poverty level.
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| Facilities,
Utilities, Schools and Health Care |
| The majority of homes use individual water wells and septic tanks and are fully plumbed. The school operated its own well water and treatment system. A refuse transfer site is available at mile 110.4 Sterling Hwy. In Kasilof.
Electricity is provided by Homer Electric Association.
There is one school located in the community,
attended by 155
students.
Local hospitals or health clinics include Central Peninsula General Hospital in Soldotna (262-4404).
Kasilof is classified as a highway village, it is found in EMS Region 2J in the Kenai Peninsula Region. Emergency Services have highway and air access
Auxiliary health care is provided by Central Emergency Services (262-4792/4453) and Central Peninsula Hospital in Soldotna.
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| Economy
and Transportation |
The economy of the Kenai area is diverse: oil and gas processing, timber, commercial and sport fishing, government, retail businesses and tourism-related services provide employment. 155 Kasilof residents hold commercial fishing permits.
The Sterling Highway provides a route to Anchorage. The State owns and operates the 2,165' long by 40' wide gravel airstrip, and there are three additional private airstrips in the vicinity. Kenai offers an airport and docking facilities. There is a boat launch at the Kasilof River. |
Organizations
with Local Offices
Regional
Organizations
Borough - Kenai Peninsula Borough
144 North Binkley Street
Soldotna, AK 99669
Phone 907-262-4441
Fax 907-714-2377
E-mail assemblyclerk@borough.kenai.ak.us
Web http://www.borough.kenai.ak.us
Regional Native Health Corporation - Southcentral Foundation
4501 Diplomacy
Anchorage, AK 99508
Phone 907-729-4955
Fax 907-729-4972
E-mail katherineg@scf.cc
Web http://www.southcentralfoundation.com
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