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Ninilchik is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 772. A census-designated place (CDP) is an area identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical reporting. ...
Kenai Peninsula Borough is a borough located in the state of Alaska. ...
Official language(s) English Capital Juneau Largest city Anchorage Area Ranked 1st - Total 663,267 sq mi (1,717,855 km²) - Width 808 miles (1,300 km) - Length 1,479 miles (2,380 km) - % water 13. ...
Geography
Ninilchik is located at 59°59′34″N, 151°32′31″W (59.992821, -151.541946)GR1. Image File history File links AKMap-doton-Ninilchik. ...
Ninilchik is on the west side of the Kenai Peninsula on the Sterling Highway, 61 km (38 miles) southwest of the Kenai, and 100 air miles southwest of Anchorage. The Kenai Peninsula in Alaska The Kenai Peninsula is a large peninsula jutting from the southern coast of Alaska in the United States. ...
The Sterling Highway is a 142-mile (229-km) highway in the Southcentral region of the U.S. state of Alaska, leading from the Seward Highway at Tern Lake Junction, 90 miles (145 km) south of Anchorage, to Homer. ...
Kenai is a city in Kenai Peninsula Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. ...
Nickname: The City of Lights and Flowers Location in the state of Alaska Coordinates: Borough Municipality of Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich (D) Area - City 5,079. ...
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 537.7 km² (207.6 mi²). 537.6 km² (207.6 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (0.01%) is water. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title ) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. ...
A square metre (US spelling: square meter) is by definition the area enclosed by a square with sides each 1 metre long. ...
A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ...
Demographics As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 772 people, 320 households, and 223 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 1.4/km² (3.7/mi²). There were 762 housing units at an average density of 1.4/km² (3.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 82.25% White, 13.99% Native American, 0.52% Asian, 0.13% from other races, and 3.11% from two or more races. 0.65% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 1870 US Census for New York City A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ...
Race, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB), is a self-identification data item in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify. ...
Race, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB), is a self-identification data item in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify. ...
Race, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB), is a self-identification data item in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify. ...
Race, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB), is a self-identification data item in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify. ...
Race, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB), is a self-identification data item in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify. ...
Race, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB), is a self-identification data item in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify. ...
There were 320 households out of which 29.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.4% were married couples living together, 6.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.3% were non-families. 23.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.87. Matrimony redirects here. ...
In the CDP the population was spread out with 24.1% under the age of 18, 5.4% from 18 to 24, 26.3% from 25 to 44, 29.5% from 45 to 64, and 14.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 110.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 114.7 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $36,250, and the median income for a family was $41,750. Males had a median income of $29,861 versus $22,750 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $18,463. About 10.4% of families and 13.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.2% of those under age 18 and 7.2% of those age 65 or over. The per capita income for a group of people may be defined as their total personal income, divided by the total population. ...
Map of countries showing percentage of population who have an income below the national poverty line The poverty line is the level of income below which one cannot afford to purchase all the resources one requires to live. ...
History Before the arrival of Europeans in Alaska, the Kenai Peninsula was used by Dena'ina Athabaskan people for hunting and fishing. The Denaina (also Tanaina) are a Native American tribe of Alaska. ...
Areas in which Athabaskan languages and Eyak and Tlingit are traditionally spoken Athabaskan or Athabascan (also Athapascan or Athapaskan) is the name of a large group of distantly related Native American peoples, also known as the Athabasca Indians or Athapaskes, located in two main Southern and Northern groups in western...
The first people who would permanently stay in the village moved there from Kodiak Island in 1847, before the Alaska Purchase. They were a Russian, Grigorii Kvasnikov (Anglicized to Kvasnikoff), and his Russian-Alutiiq wife from Kodiak Island, Mavra (daughter of Agrafena of Afognak), and their children. The descendants of Grigorii and Mavra are chronicled in the book Agrafena's Children. Kodiak Island is a large island on the south coast of the U.S. state of Alaska, separated from the Alaska mainland by the Shelikof Strait. ...
1847 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...
Check used to pay for Alaska The Alaska purchase from Russia by the United States occurred in 1867 at the behest of Secretary of State William Seward. ...
The Alutiiq (plural: Alutiit), also called Pacific Yupik or Sugpiaq, are a southern, coastal branch of Alaskan Yupik. ...
Kodiak Island is a large island on the south coast of the U.S. state of Alaska, separated from the Alaska mainland by the Shelikof Strait. ...
The word "Ninilchik" may mean "a lodge by the river" in the Dena'ina language. Denaina (also Tanaina) is the Athabaskan language of Eklutna, Cook Inlet and the Kenai Peninsula of Alaska. ...
The 1880, United States Census listed 53 "Creoles" living in Ninilchik in nine extended families. All nine founding families of Ninilchik are descendants of the Kvasnikoffs.
In 1896, a school was built. In 1901, the Russian Orthodox Church was redesigned and constructed at its current site.
In the 1940s, a number of homesteaders came to the area. In 1949, Berman Packing Company began fish canning operations at Ninilchik. In 1950, the Sterling Highway was completed through Ninilchik. The Homestead Act of 1836 was a United States federal law that gave one quarter of a section of a township (160 acres, or about 65 hectares) of undeveloped land in the American West to any family head or person who was at least 21 years of age, provided he...
The Sterling Highway is a 142-mile (229-km) highway in the Southcentral region of the U.S. state of Alaska, leading from the Seward Highway at Tern Lake Junction, 90 miles (145 km) south of Anchorage, to Homer. ...
Native Americans of Ninilchik The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act recognized Ninilchik as an Alaska Native village, which led to the formation of the Ninilchik Native Association Incorporated and eventually to the further recognition, by the US Congress, that Ninilchik's descendants comprised a quasi-sovereign government (equivalent to American Indian tribes), thereby establishing the Ninilchik Traditional Council (NTC) as the governing body for Natives who live in the area surrounding Ninilchik or who descended from the original inhabitants. The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act was signed into law on December 18, 1971, and the largest land claims settlement in United States history was concluded. ...
Alaskan Natives are Aboriginal Americans who live in Alaska. ...
Congress in Joint Session. ...
Native Americans are the indigenous peoples within the territory that is now encompassed by the continental United States, including parts of Alaska down to their descendants in modern times. ...
Community The original village is located at the mouth of the Ninilchik River. A small harbor has been constructed near the mouth of the river. The name "Ninilchik" is used today, however, to refer to the original village as well as the community that has grown up around it, extending several miles north, east, and south. Residents of Ninilchik sometimes refer to the original village as Ninilchik Village. Ninilchik as a town is not yet incorporated, so it remains under the jurisdiction of the Kenai Peninsula Borough (KPB). Volunteer groups, the NTC, the State of Alaska, and the KPB carry out most of the governmental functions in the area, like fire-fighting (volunteer), highway snow-removal (state), health services (NTC), and primary and secondary schooling (KPB). The Ninilchik River is a river in Alaska. ...
Kenai Peninsula Borough is a borough located in the state of Alaska. ...
Official language(s) English Capital Juneau Largest city Anchorage Area Ranked 1st - Total 663,267 sq mi (1,717,855 km²) - Width 808 miles (1,300 km) - Length 1,479 miles (2,380 km) - % water 13. ...
Attractions Ninilchik is a popular tourist attraction. The beautiful Russian Orthodox Church, built in 1901, is still standing and continues to hold services for its members. Other attractions in the area are salmon fishing, typically now either with commercial guides or private commercial family operations, either along the beach north of Ninilchik River or in Cook Inlet whose waters touch the beach next to the village. Halibut can also be caught in Cook Inlet close to Ninilchik. Pacific Razor Clams[1] are popular for digging on the beaches near Ninilchik, when the tides are low enough. The Russian Orthodox Church (Russian: ), also known as the Orthodox Christian Church of Russia, is that body of Christians who are united under the Patriarch of Moscow, who in turn is in communion with the other patriarchs and primates of the Eastern Orthodox Church. ...
1901 (MCMI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ...
Illustration of a male Coho Salmon The Chinook or King Salmon is the largest salmon in North America and can grow to 1. ...
The Ninilchik River is a river in Alaska. ...
Cook Inlet, showing Knik and Turnagain Arms The Cook Inlet or Nuti Inlet is a large inlet of the Gulf of Alaska in south-central Alaska. ...
Fiorello LaGuardia with a 300-pound halibut at the Fulton Fish Market. ...
The Pacific Razor clam (Siliqua patula) is a bivalve mollusk with an elongated oblong narrow shell which ranges from 3 to 6. ...
Tides are the cyclic rising and falling of Earths ocean surface caused by the tidal forces of the Moon and the Sun acting on the Earth. ...
Ninilchik is also host city for the annual Kenai Peninsula State Fair.
External links - Maps and aerial photos Coordinates: 59.992821° -151.541946°
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