Soldotna, Alaska
city in Alaska, USA
Soldotna is a city in Alaska, United States. The town is popular for fishing. The largest King Salmon was caught in Soldotna.[4] The fish weighed 97 lb 4 oz.
Soldotna, Alaska | |
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 From top left: Joyce K. Carver Memorial Library, Kenai Peninsula Borough Building, aerial view of the City of Soldotna, Central Peninsula Hospital, Soldotna Creek Park, and the Kenai Peninsula College. | |
 Location of Soldotna, Alaska | |
| Coordinates: 60°29′12″N 151°4′31″W / 60.48667°N 151.07528°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Borough | Kenai Peninsula |
| Incorporated | July 1967[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7.41 sq mi (19.19 km2) |
| • Land | 6.96 sq mi (18.01 km2) |
| • Water | 0.45 sq mi (1.18 km2) |
| Elevation | 105 ft (32 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 4,342 |
| • Density | 624.30/sq mi (241.05/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-9 (Alaska (AKST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-8 (AKDT) |
| ZIP code | 99669 |
| Area code | 907 (local exchange prefix: 260, 262) |
| FIPS code | 02-71640 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1414025 |
| Website | www |
The Soldotna Airport is a city-owned, public use airport.
History
changeIn 1947, after World War II, the United States let people have land on the Kenai Peninsula. This was done by the Homestead Act. A road was made from Cooper Landing to Kenai. Soldotna was the place for a bridge over the Kenai River.
Oil was discovered in the Swanson River area in 1957. More people came to the area because of this.
References
change- ↑ 1996 Alaska Municipal Officials Directory. Juneau: Alaska Municipal League/Alaska Department of Community and Regional Affairs. January 1996. p. 145.
- ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
- ↑ "Soldotna city, Alaska". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
- ↑ Anderson catches 'whopper' his way Archived 2013-06-01 at the Wayback Machine, Peninsula Clarion, May 20, 1985.
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