Kodiak, Alaska
city in Alaska, USA
Kodiak is a city in Alaska. It is one of seven towns on Kodiak Island.
Kodiak
Sun'aq | |
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 View of Kodiak from Pillar Mountain. At center, from top to bottom: the Near Island Bridge, downtown and the small boat harbor. | |
| Motto: "Alaska's Emerald Isle" | |
 Location in Alaska | |
| Coordinates: 57°47′35″N 152°23′39″W / 57.79306°N 152.39417°W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Borough | Kodiak Island |
| Incorporated | September 11, 1940[2] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.50 sq mi (14.23 km2) |
| • Land | 3.92 sq mi (10.16 km2) |
| • Water | 1.57 sq mi (4.07 km2) |
| Elevation | 49 ft (15 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 5,581 |
| • Density | 1,422.27/sq mi (549.11/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-9 (AKST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-8 (AKDT) |
| ZIP code | 99615, 99619, 99697 |
| Area code | 907 |
| FIPS code | 02-40950 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1404875 |
| Website | www |
The Alutiiq people were the first to live on the island. In the 18th century the town became the capital of Russian Alaska. Russia sold Alaska to the United States in 1867. Kodiak became a center for commercial fishing
References
change- ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
- ↑ 1996 Alaska Municipal Officials Directory. Juneau: Alaska Municipal League/Alaska Department of Community and Regional Affairs. January 1996. p. 84.
- ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
- ↑ "Kodiak city, Alaska". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
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