Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska

Kenai Peninsula Borough is a borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. As of the 2020 census, the population was 58,799, up from 55,400 in 2010. The borough seat is Soldotna, the largest city is Kenai, and the most populated community is the census-designated place of Kalifornsky.

The borough includes most of the Kenai Peninsula and a large area of the mainland of Alaska on the opposite side of Cook Inlet.

Geography

The borough has a total area of , of which is land and (3.4%) is water.

Adjacent boroughs and census areas Bethel Census Area, Alaska - northwest Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska - north Municipality of Anchorage, Alaska - north Chugach Census Area, Alaska - east Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska - west Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska - south

National protected areas Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge (part of Gulf of Alaska unit) Chiswell Islands Tuxedni Wilderness Chugach National Forest (part) Katmai National Park and Preserve (part) Katmai Wilderness (part) Kenai Fjords National Park Kenai National Wildlife Refuge Kenai Wilderness Lake Clark National Park and Preserve (part) Lake Clark Wilderness (part)

Ecology Bear Lake, Tutka Bay, and the Trail Lakes, have been the site of salmon enhancement activities. All three sites are managed by the Cook Inlet Aquaculture Association Some of the fish hatched at these facilities are released into the famous Homer fishing hole. Cook Inlet Keeper and the Cook Inlet Regional Citizen's Advisory Council are groups that attempt to influence public policy on the use of the area's resources.

Demographics

2020 census +Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska – Racial and ethnic compositionRace / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)Pop 1980Pop 1990Pop 2000Pop 2010 Pop 2020% 1980% 1990% 2000% 2010% 2020White alone (NH)22,85936,58042,26345,87945,54690.42%89.65%85.05%82.81%77.46%Black or African American alone (NH)401962202483610.16%0.48%0.44%0.45%0.61%Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)1,7382,8923,6443,9704,1076.87%7.09%7.33%7.17%6.98%Asian alone (NH)2003984716147930.79%0.98%0.95%1.11%1.35%Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)x included in the Asian category in the 1980 Censusx included in the Asian category in the 1990 Census85111173xx0.17%0.20%0.29%Other race alone (NH)8710129793720.34%0.02%0.26%0.14%0.63%Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)x not an option in the 1980 Censusx not an option in the 1990 Census1,7922,8585,119xx3.61%5.16%8.71%Hispanic or Latino (any race)3587261,0871,6412,3281.42%1.78%2.19%2.96%3.96%Total25,28240,80249,69155,40058,799 100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%

As of the 2020 census, the borough had a population of 58,799; the median age was 42.3 years. 21.8% of residents were under the age of 18 and 19.2% were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 109.0 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 108.9 males age 18 and over.

The racial makeup of the borough was 78.9% White, 0.7% Black or African American, 7.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.4% Asian, 0.3% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, 1.4% from some other race, and 10.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 4.0% of the population.

22.6% of residents lived in urban areas, while 77.4% lived in rural areas.

There were 23,873 households in the borough, of which 26.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 21.2% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. About 30.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

There were 32,622 housing units, of which 26.8% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 74.2% were owner-occupied and 25.8% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.0% and the rental vacancy rate was 9.5%.

2000 census As of the census of 2000, there were 49,700 people, 18,400 households, and 12,700 families residing in the borough. The population density was . There were 24,900 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the borough was 86% White, 7% Native American, 2% Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 4% from two or more races. Black or African Americans, Asians, and Pacific Islanders each were less than 1%. Just under 1% were from other races combined. 1.92% reported speaking Russian at home, while 1.74% spoke Spanish.

Of the 18,400 households, 38% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55% were married couples living together, 9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31% were non-families. 25% of households were one person, and 5% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.6 and the average family size was 3.2.

In the borough the population was spread out, with 30% under the age of 18, 7% from 18 to 24, 30% from 25 to 44, 26% from 45 to 64, and 7% 65 or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 109 males; for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 110 males. Government and infrastructure There is a borough-wide government based in Soldotna, consisting of a strong mayor and an assembly of representatives from all areas of the borough. They collect sales and property taxes and provide services such as road maintenance, waste collection facilities, emergency services and major funding for public schools, along with mitigation of damage from spruce bark beetles that infested the borough in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Incorporated towns also have their own local governments and city councils. The Alaska Department of Corrections operates the Spring Creek Correctional Center near Seward "City of Seward 2020 Comprehensive Plan Volume II ." City of Seward. 94/97. Retrieved on August 15, 2010."Spring Creek Correctional Center ." Alaska Department of Corrections. Retrieved on August 15, 2010. and the Wildwood Correctional Complex near Kenai.

Kenai Peninsula is one of the most Republican boroughs in the state, having last backed a Democrat for president in 1968.

Communities

Cities Homer Kachemak Kenai Seldovia Seward Soldotna (Borough seat)

Census-designated places

Anchor Point Bear Creek Beluga Clam Gulch Cohoe Cooper Landing Crown Point Diamond Ridge Fox River Fritz Creek Funny River Halibut Cove Happy Valley Hope Kalifornsky Kasilof Lowell Point Moose Pass Nanwalek Nikiski Nikolaevsk Ninilchik Point Possession Port Graham Primrose Ridgeway Salamatof Seldovia Village Sterling Sunrise Tyonek

Unincorporated communities Jakolof Bay Kachemak Selo Razdolna Voznesenka

Ghost town Portlock

Education The school district for the whole borough is Kenai Peninsula Borough School District. - Text list

Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska

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