Anchor Point Alaska

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=90 BGCOLOR="#6666CC" TEXT="#080000" background="49301573.jpg"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B>AST2</B></FONT><B>    </B><B> |     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="AST2"><B>home</B></A></div> <div> <A HREF="alaska_directory.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Alaska Directory"><B><IMG SRC="0010e0e0.png" border=0 width="14" height="14" ALT="up" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></A><B>   </B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="14" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" WIDTH="14"><B>     </B><A HREF="akiachak_alaska.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Akiachak Alaska"><B><IMG SRC="0020e0e0.png" border=0 width="14" height="14" ALT="previous" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></A><B>  </B><A HREF="anchorage_alaska.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Anchorage Alaska"><B><IMG SRC="0030e0e0.png" border=0 width="14" height="14" ALT="next" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=210 BGCOLOR="#6666CC" TEXT="#080000" background="005d2013.jpg"> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" height=390 width="100%" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <I>Anchor Point Alaska</I></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="627" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div> <B>Current Population:</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER><NOBR><div> 1,803 (2006 DCCED Certified Population)</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div> <B>Incorporation Type:</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="429"><div> Unincorporated</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div> <B>Borough Located In:</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="429"><div> Kenai Peninsula Borough</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 38 WIDTH="191"><div> <B>Taxes:</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="429"><div> Sales: 2% (Borough), Property: 6.5 mills (Borough), Special: None </div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="03c66000.gif" border=0 width="358" height="256" ALT="Anchor Point Kenai Peninsula map location" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="6" VSPACE="0"></B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#006699" FACE="Arial" ><B>Location and Climate</B></FONT></div> <div> Anchor Point is located on the Kenai Peninsula at the junction of the Anchor River and its north fork, 14 miles northwest of Homer.</div> <bR> <div> It lies at mile 156 of the Sterling Highway. The community lies at approximately 59.776670° North Latitude and -151.831390° (West) Longitude. (Sec. 04, T005S, R015W, Seward Meridian.)</div> <bR> <div> Anchor Point is located in the Homer Recording District. The area encompasses 90.8 sq. miles of land and 0.1 sq. miles of water.</div> <bR> <div> January temperatures range from 4 to 22 degrees Fahrenheit. July temperatures range from 46 to 65 degrees Fahrenheit.</div> <bR> <div> Average annual precipitation is 20 inches.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Organizations with Local Offices</B></div> <div> Chamber of Commerce - Anchor Point Chamber of Commerce</div> <div> P.O. Box 610</div> <div> Anchor Point, AK 99556</div> <div> Phone 907-235-2600</div> <div> Fax 907-235-2600</div> <div> E-mail info@anchorpointchamber.org</div> <div> Web http://www.anchorpointalaska.info/ </div> <bR> <div> <B>Regional Organizations</B></div> <div> Borough - Kenai Peninsula Borough</div> <div> 144 North Binkley Street</div> <div> Soldotna, AK 99669</div> <div> Phone 907-262-4441</div> <div> Fax 907-714-2377</div> <div> E-mail assemblyclerk@borough.kenai.ak.us</div> <div> Web http://www.borough.kenai.ak.us</div> <bR> <div> Regional Native Health Corporation - Southcentral Foundation</div> <div> 4501 Diplomacy, Suite 200</div> <div> Anchorage, AK 99508</div> <div> Phone 907-729-5235</div> <div> Fax 907-729-4972</div> <div> E-mail katherineg@scf.cc</div> <div> Web http://www.southcentralfoundation.com/index.cfm</div> <bR> <div> Regional Development - Kenai Pen. Econ. Dev. District</div> <div> 14896 Kenai Spur Hwy. #103-A</div> <div> Kenai, AK 99611-7000</div> <div> Phone 907-283-3335</div> <div> Fax 907-283-3913</div> <div> E-mail jparker@kpedd.org</div> <div> Web http://www.kpedd.org</div> <bR> <div> <B>Facilities, Utilities, Schools and Health Care</B></div> <div> Most residents have individual wells, septic tanks and complete indoor plumbing. A new well, water treatment plant and water distribution mains were recently installed in an area serving five homes.</div> <bR> <div> An expansion of the piped water system to the school, homes and businesses along the Sterling Highway is underway. The school well has been shown to contain lead, and some area wells are contaminated with benzene. The Anchor Point Safe Water Corp. was formed to pursue development of a safe water system.</div> <bR> <div> The Borough Refuse Transfer Facility is located at Mile 157 Sterling Hwy. Electricity is provided by Homer Electric Association. There is one school located in the community, attended by 149 students. Local hospitals or health clinics include Anchor Point Clinic (907-235-5284) or South Peninsula Hospital in Homer (907-235-8101).</div> <bR> <div> The clinic is a qualified Emergency Care Center. Anchor Point is classified as a highway town/Sub-Regional Center, it is found in EMS Region 2J in the Kenai Peninsula.</div> <bR> <div> Emergency Services have highway, coastal and air access. Emergency service is provided by 911 Telephone Service and volunteers Auxiliary health care is provided by Anchor Point Volunteer Fire & Rescue Inc. (907-235-6700/907-235-8371) or South Peninsula Hospital in Homer.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Economy and Transportation</B></div> <div> Many residents work in Homer in a variety of positions. The community caters to the sport-fishing industry, and several lodges provide services. A small sawmill helps to process timber from various borough sites. 80 residents hold commercial fishing permits. The North Pacific Volcano Learning Center, a $22 million facility, is under development in Anchor Point.</div> <bR> <div> The Sterling Highway provides access to Anchorage. Nearby Homer offers an airport, State Ferry access, and docking and boat launching facilities.</div> <bR> <div> <B>History, Culture and Demographics</B></div> <div> In the summer of 1778 Captain James Cook and crews of the Resolution and Discovery sailed into the Inlet looking for a Northwest Passage, and gave Anchor Point its name after losing a kedge anchor to the awesome tidal currents.</div> <bR> <div> A post office was established in 1949. </div> <bR> <div> The population of the community consists of 6.4% Alaska Native or part Native.</div> <bR> <div> Anchor Point has a Visitor's Center, a Chamber of Commerce, the Two Rivers Coalition, a newly-formed organization to examine watershed and other local issues, and a weekly newspaper, "The Anchor Pointer."</div> <bR> <div> During the 2000 U.S. Census, total housing units numbered 979, and vacant housing units numbered 268. Vacant housing units used only seasonally numbered 190. U.S. Census data for Year 2000 showed 758 residents as employed.</div> <bR> <div> The unemployment rate at that time was 13.37 percent, although 43.93 percent of all adults were not in the work force. The median household income was $41,094, per capita income was $18,668, and 11.95 percent of residents were living below the poverty level.</div> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>