Kenai, Alaska
Location of Kenai, Alaska
Coordinates: 60°33′31″N 151°13′47″W / 60.55861, -151.22972
Country	United States
State	Alaska
Borough	Kenai Peninsula
Area
- Total	35. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A US state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States of America that share Sovereignty with the federal government Alaska ( Аляска Alyaska) is a state in the United States of America, in the northwest of the North American continent The US state of Alaska is not divided into counties, as are 48 other states but it is divided into boroughs ( Louisiana is divided into parishes Kenai Peninsula Borough is a borough of the US state of Alaska with a population of 49700 at the 2000 census. Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 5 sq mi (92. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 0 km²)
- Land	29. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 9 sq mi (77. 4 km²)
- Water	5. 6 sq mi (14. 6 km²)
Elevation	72 ft (22 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	6,942
- Density	232. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 2/sq mi (89. 7/km²)
Time zone	Alaska (AKST) (UTC-9)
- Summer (DST)	AKDT (UTC-8)
ZIP codes	99611, 99635
Area code(s)	907
FIPS code	02-38420
GNIS feature ID	1413299

Kenai is a city in Kenai Peninsula Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. The Alaska Time Zone observes Standard time by subtracting nine hours from Coordinated Universal Time ( UTC-9) The UTC−9 time zone is used in French Polynesia Gambier Islands United States (AKST— Alaska Standard Daylight saving time ( DST UTC−8 is a band of Timezones separated from the Universal Coordinated Time by 8 hours The ZIP code is the system of Postal codes used by the United States Postal Service (USPS A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating Telephone number ranges to countries regions areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks Area code 907 covers the entire state of Alaska, except for the small southeastern Alaska community of Hyder Alaska, which uses the 250 Federal Information Processing Standards ( FIPS) are publicly announced standards developed by the United States Federal government for use by all non-military The Geographic Names Information System ( GNIS) is a database that contains name and locative information about more than two million physical and cultural features located throughout Kenai Peninsula Borough is a borough of the US state of Alaska with a population of 49700 at the 2000 census. A US state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States of America that share Sovereignty with the federal government Alaska ( Аляска Alyaska) is a state in the United States of America, in the northwest of the North American continent According to 2005 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 7,464. ^[1]

Geography

Kenai (pronounced kee-nahy) is located at 60°33′31″N, 151°13′47″W (60. 558738, -151. 229616)^[2].

Kenai is located on the west side of the Kenai Peninsula near the outlet of the Kenai River to the Cook Inlet of the Pacific Ocean. Kenai1jpg|thumb|Kenai Peninsula Outer Coast]]The Kenai Peninsula is a large Peninsula jutting from the southern coast of Alaska in the United States. The Kenai River is a river in the Kenai Peninsula of south central Alaska. Cook Inlet stretches from the Gulf of Alaska to Anchorage in south-central Alaska. The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth 's Oceanic divisions

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 35. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census 5 square miles (92. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 0 km²), of which, 29. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 9 square miles (77. 4 km²) of it is land and 5. 6 square miles (14. 6 km²) of it (15. 85%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census^[3] of 2000, there were 6,942 people, 2,622 households, and 1,788 families residing in the city. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population The population density was 232. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 2 people per square mile (89. 6/km²). There were 3,003 housing units at an average density of 100. 4/sq mi (38. 8/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 82. 76% White, 0. 49% Black or African American, 8. 74% Native American, 1. 66% Asian, 0. 23% Pacific Islander, 1. 12% from other races, and 5. 00% from two or more races. 3. 82% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 2,622 households out of which 40. 7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50. 5% were married couples living together, 12. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE ROMEOS ************** 2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31. 8% were non-families. 26. 3% of all households were made up of individuals and 6. 1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2. 64 and the average family size was 3. 20.

In the city the population was spread out with 32. 8% under the age of 18, 7. 7% from 18 to 24, 31. 3% from 25 to 44, 21. 8% from 45 to 64, and 6. 4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 97. 7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96. 6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $45,962, and the median income for a family was $56,856. Males had a median income of $48,371 versus $27,112 for females. The per capita income for the city was $20,789. Per capita income means how much each individual receives in monetary terms of the yearly income generated in the country About 8. 2% of families and 9. 8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12. The poverty threshold, or poverty line, is the minimum level of Income deemed necessary to achieve an adequate Standard of living in a given country 5% of those under age 18 and 4. 2% of those age 65 or over.

History

Kenai is named after the Kenai Peninsula. Kenai1jpg|thumb|Kenai Peninsula Outer Coast]]The Kenai Peninsula is a large Peninsula jutting from the southern coast of Alaska in the United States. The name Kenai is probably derived from Kenayskaya, the Russian name for the Cook Inlet and translates to "flat, barren land". Cook Inlet stretches from the Gulf of Alaska to Anchorage in south-central Alaska. Or, it could refer to the Inuit word kenai (black bear). Inuit (plural the singular Inuk, means "man" or "person" is a general term for a group of culturally similar Indigenous peoples inhabiting The American Black Bear ( Ursus americanus) is the most common Bear Species native to North America. ^[4]

Archaeological evidence suggests that the area was first occupied by the Kachemak people from 1000 B. Kachemak is a city in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, United States. C. , until they were displaced by the Dena'ina Athabaskan people around 1000 A. The Dena’ina (also Tanaina) are an Alaska Native people an extended tribe of American Indian lineage Athabaskan or Athabascan (also Athapascan, Athapaskan, Athabasca Indians or Athapaskes) is the name of a large group of closely D.

Before the arrival of the Russians, Kenai was a Dena'ina village called Shk'ituk't, which means "where we slide down. " When Russian fur traders first arrived in 1741, about 1,000 Dena'ina lived in the village. The traders called the people "Kenaitze," or "Kenai people. "

In 1791, a Russian trading post, Fort St. Nicholas, was constructed in the middle of the village for the purposes of fur and fish trading. It was the second permanent Russian settlement in Alaska.

Holy Assumption Russian Orthodox Church

Hostilities surfaced between the natives and settlers in 1797 when what is dubbed the battle of Kenai, an incident in which the Dena'ina attacked Fort St. Holy Assumption Orthodox Church, also known as Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, is a Russian Orthodox church in Kenai Alaska. Nicholas, resulting in over one hundred deaths from all involved parties. Later, in 1838, the introduction of smallpox killed one half of the Dena'ina population.

In 1869, after the Alaska Purchase the United States Army established a post called Fort Kenay. The Alaska Purchase (otherwise known as Seward's Folly or Seward's Icebox) by the United States from the Russian Empire occurred in 1867 at the behest It was soon abandoned.

In 1888 a prospector named Alexander King discovered gold on the Kenai Peninsula. The amount of gold was small compared to the later gold finds in the Klondike, Nome and Fairbanks. The Klondike Gold Rush, infrequently referred to as the Yukon Gold Rush or Alaska Gold Rush, was a frenzy of Gold rush Immigration to and for Nome is a city located on the southern Seward Peninsula coast on Norton Sound of the Bering Sea Fairbanks (ˈfɛrbæŋks is a Home Rule City in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, United States.

In 1894, the Holy Assumption of the Virgin Mary Russian Orthodox Church was built in the village. Holy Assumption Orthodox Church, also known as Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, is a Russian Orthodox church in Kenai Alaska. It is still in use today.

The establishment of shipping companies in the early 1900's broadened Kenai into a port city. Canning companies were established and helped fuel the commercial fishing boom that was the primary activity through the 1920's. In 1937, construction of the Kenai Airport began.

In 1940, homesteads were opened in the area. The' Homestead Act' was a United States Federal law that gave an applicant freehold title to 160 Acres (one quarter section or about 65 Hectares The first dirt road from Anchorage was constructed in 1951; pavement would not arrive until 1956 with the construction of the Kenai Spur highway.

A military base, Wildwood Army Station (later Wildwood Air Force Station), was established in 1953 and served as a major communications post. Wildwood was conveyed in 1974 to the Kenai Native Association in partial settlement of Alaska Native land claims. The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, commonly abbreviated ANCSA, was signed into law by President Richard M The facility was leased and later purchased by the State of Alaska and presently serves as the Wildwood Correctional Complex. The Wildwood Correctional Complex, located three miles north of Kenai Alaska, is a complex of correctional facilities housing a total of about 360 prisoners and under the jurisdiction ^[5][6]

In 1957, oil was discovered at Swanson River, 20 miles northeast of Kenai. This was the first major oil discovery in Alaska. In 1965, offshore oil discoveries in Cook Inlet caused a period of rapid growth. Cook Inlet stretches from the Gulf of Alaska to Anchorage in south-central Alaska.

See also

• Coral Seymour Ballpark
• Brother Bear and Brother Bear 2, a two-part series of Disney animated films, center on an Inuit man named Kenai, who is turned into a bear
• Peninsula Clarion, a regional paper published in Kenai
• 36 Crazyfists, an Alaskan based metal band with a song named after Kenai. Coral Seymour Ballpark is a 1300 seat Baseball park in Kenai in the U Brother Bear is a 2003 Academy Award nominated traditionally-animated feature produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released Brother Bear 2 is a direct-to-video sequel to the animated feature Brother Bear and was released on DVD on August 29, 2006. The Peninsula Clarion is a regional paper published in Kenai, Alaska that serves the population of the Kenai Peninsula. 36 Crazyfists are a four-piece Heavy metal band originating from AnchorageIdaho State Journal phone interview with Brock Lindow Thursday Sept

References and notes

External links

• Kenai, Alaska is at coordinates 60°33′32″N 151°13′47″W / 60.558738, -151.229616 (Kenai, Alaska)Coordinates: 60°33′32″N 151°13′47″W / 60.558738, -151.229616 (Kenai, Alaska)
• Kenai Government Website