Cordova Alaska

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It lies 52 air miles southeast of Valdez and 150 miles southeast of Anchorage.</div> <bR> <div> The community lies at approximately 60.542780° North Latitude and -145.757500° (West) Longitude. (Sec. 28, T015S, R003W, Copper River Meridian.)</div> <bR> <div> Cordova is located in the Cordova Recording District.</div> <div> The area encompasses 61.4 sq. miles of land and 14.3 sq. miles of water.</div> <bR> <div> Winter temperatures average from 17 to 28 degrees Fahrenheit. Summer temperatures average from 49 to 63 degrees Fahrenheit. Annual precipitation is 167 inches, and average snowfall is 80 inches.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Organizations with Local Offices</B></div> <div> <B>Chamber of Commerce</B><B> -</B></div> <div> Cordova Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Center</div> <div> P.O. Box 99</div> <div> Cordova, AK 99574</div> <div> Phone 907-424-7260</div> <div> Fax 907-424-7259</div> <div> E-mail cchamber@ctcak.net</div> <div> Web http://www.cordovachamber.com </div> <bR> <div> <B>City</B><B> - City of Cordova</B></div> <div> P.O. Box 1210</div> <div> Cordova, AK 99574</div> <div> Phone 907-424-6200</div> <div> Fax 907-424-6000</div> <div> E-mail cityclerk@cityofcordova.net</div> <div> Web http://www.cityofcordova.net </div> <bR> <div> <B>Community Non-Profit</B><B> -</B></div> <div> Eyak Preservation Council (also see "Eyak")</div> <div> P.O. Box 460</div> <div> Cordova, AK 99574</div> <div> Phone 907-424-5890</div> <div> Fax 907-424-5891</div> <div> E-mail eyak@redzone.org</div> <div> Web http://www.redzone.org </div> <bR> <div> <B>Electric Utility</B><B> -</B></div> <div> Cordova Electric Cooperative</div> <div> P.O. Box 20</div> <div> Cordova, AK 99574</div> <div> Phone 907-424-5555</div> <div> Fax 907-424-5527</div> <div> E-mail info@cordovaelectric.com</div> <div> Web http://www.cordovaelectric.com/ </div> <bR> <div> <B>Media</B><B> - Cordova Times</B></div> <div> P.O. Box 200</div> <div> Cordova, AK 99574</div> <div> Phone 907-424-7181</div> <div> Fax 907-424-5799</div> <div> E-mail advtimes@ctcak.net</div> <div> Web http://www.alaskanewspapers.com </div> <bR> <div> <B>Regional Native Corporation</B><B> -</B></div> <div> Chugach Alaska Corporation</div> <div> 560 E. 34th Avenue</div> <div> Anchorage, AK 99503</div> <div> Phone 907-563-8866</div> <div> Fax 907-563-8402</div> <div> E-mail buhart@chugach-ak.com</div> <div> Web http://www.chugach-ak.com </div> <bR> <div> <B>School District</B><B> -</B></div> <div> Cordova City School District</div> <div> P.O. Box 140</div> <div> Cordova, AK 99574-0140</div> <div> Phone 907-424-3265</div> <div> Fax 907-424-3271</div> <div> E-mail donclark@gci.net</div> <div> Web http://cordova.schoolaccess.net/ </div> <bR> <div> <B>Village Corporation</B><B> -</B></div> <div> Eyak Corporation (also see "Eyak")</div> <div> 901 LeFevre Street, P.O. Box 340</div> <div> Cordova, AK 99574-0340</div> <div> Phone 907-424-7161</div> <div> Fax 907-424-5161</div> <div> E-mail board@eyakcorp.com</div> <div> Web http://www.eyakcorporation.com </div> <bR> <div> <B>Village Council</B><B> -</B></div> <div> Traditional Village of Eyak (also see "Eyak")</div> <div> P.O. Box 1388</div> <div> Cordova, AK 99574-1388</div> <div> Phone 907-424-7738</div> <div> Fax 907-424-7739</div> <bR> <div> <B>Regional Organizations</B></div> <div> <B>Regional Native Health Corporation</B><B> -</B></div> <div> 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> <B>Regional Native Non-Profit</B><B> -</B></div> <div> Chugachmiut</div> <div> 1840 South Bragaw Street</div> <div> Anchorage, AK 99508</div> <div> Phone 907-562-4155</div> <div> Fax 907-563-2891</div> <div> E-mail info@chugachmiut.org</div> <div> Web http://www.chugachmiut.org</div> <bR> <div> <B>Regional Development</B><B> -</B></div> <div> Pr. Wm. Sound Econ. Dev. District</div> <div> 2207 Spenard Road #207</div> <div> Anchorage, 99503</div> <div> Phone 907-222-2440</div> <div> Fax 907-222-2411</div> <div> E-mail pwsedc@alaska.net</div> <div> Web http://www.pwsedd.org/</div> <bR> <div> <B>Facilities, Utilities, Schools and Health Care</B></div> <div> Cordova utilizes water from Murcheson Falls, Heney Creek dam, Meals Reservoir, the Orca Reservoir, and Eyak Lake. The water is treated, but only the Eyak water is filtered. Water storage capacity is 2.1 million gallons. The City operates a piped water and sewer system.</div> <bR> <div> Sewage is treated before discharge. Over 90% of homes are fully plumbed. Some homes use individual wells and septic systems. The City wants to design a new wastewater treatment plant. A new Class 2 landfill and sludge disposal is available at Mile 17.</div> <div> The community participates in recycling and a household hazardous waste program.</div> <bR> <div> Cordova Electric Cooperative operates two diesel-powered plants, at Eyak and Orca, and the Humpback Creek Hydro Facility. Electricity is provided by Cordova Electric Cooperative, Inc.</div> <bR> <div> There are 2 schools located in the community, attended by 457 students.</div> <div> Local hospitals or health clinics include Cordova Community Medical Center (907-424-8000); Ilanka Health Center (907-424-3622).</div> <div> The hospital is a qualified Acute Care and Long Term Care facility. Cordova is classified as a large town/Regional Center, it is found in EMS Region 2F in the Prince William Sound Region. Emergency Services have limited highway, marine, aiport and floatplane access.</div> <div> Emergency service is provided by 911 Telephone Service and volunteers Auxiliary health care is provided by Cordova Volunteer Fire Dept./EMS/Search & Rescue (907-424-6117/6100).</div> <bR> <div> <B>Economy and Transportation</B></div> <div> Cordova supports a large fishing fleet for Prince William Sound and several fish processing plants. 341 residents hold commercial fishing permits, and nearly half of all households have someone working in commercial harvesting or processing.</div> <div> Copper River red salmon, pink salmon, herring, halibut, bottom fish and other fisheries are harvested.</div> <div> Reduced salmon prices have affected the economy.</div> <bR> <div> The largest employers are North Pacific Processors, Cordova School District, Cordova Hospital, the City, and the Department of Transportation. The U.S. Forest Service and the U.S. Coast Guard maintain personnel in Cordova.</div> <bR> <div> Cordova is accessed by plane or boat. It is linked directly to the North Pacific Ocean shipping lanes through the Gulf of Alaska. It receives year-round barge services and State Ferry service.</div> <bR> <div> The Merle K. "Mudhole" Smith Airport at mile 13 is State-owned and operated, with a 7,499' long by 150' wide asphalt runway and 1,875' long by 30' wide gravel crosswind runway.</div> <bR> <div> The State-owned and City-operated Cordova Municipal Airport has a 1,800' long by 60' wide gravel runway. Daily scheduled jet flights and air taxis are available.</div> <bR> <div> Float planes land at the Lake Eyak seaplane base or the boat harbor.</div> <bR> <div> Harbor facilities include a breakwater, dock, a small boat harbor with 850 berths, boat launch, boat haul-out, a ferry terminal, and marine repair services.</div> <bR> <div> A 48-mile gravel road provides access to the Copper River Delta to the east. Plans for a highway up the Copper River to connect with the statewide road system have been controversial.</div> <bR> <div> <B>History, Culture and Demographics</B></div> <div> The area has historically been home to the Alutiiq, with the addition of migrating Athabascan and Tlingit natives who called themselves Eyaks. Alaskan Natives of other descents also settled in Cordova.</div> <bR> <div> Orca Inlet was originally named "Puerto Cordova" by Don Salvador Fidalgo in 1790. One of the first producing oil fields in Alaska was discovered at Katalla, 47 miles southeast of Cordova, in 1902.</div> <bR> <div> The town of Cordova was named in 1906 by Michael Heney, builder of the Copper River and Northwestern Railroad, and the City was formed in 1909. Cordova became the railroad terminus and ocean shipping port for copper ore from the Kennecott Mine up the Copper River.</div> <bR> <div> The first trainload of ore was loaded onto the steamship "Northwestern," bound for a smelter in Tacoma, Washington, in April 1911.</div> <bR> <div> The Bonanza-Kennecott Mines operated until 1938 and yielded over $200 million in copper, silver and gold. The Katalla oil field produced until 1933, when it was destroyed by fire. Fishing became the economic base in the early 1940s.</div> <bR> <div> The population of the community consists of 15% Alaska Native or part Native.</div> <div> Cordova has a significant Eyak Athabascan population with an active Village Council.</div> <bR> <div> Commercial fishing and subsistence are central to the community's culture.</div> <bR> <div> During the 2000 U.S. Census, total housing units numbered 1,099, and vacant housing units numbered 141. Vacant housing units used only seasonally numbered 68. U.S. Census data for Year 2000 showed 1,221 residents as employed.</div> <bR> <div> The unemployment rate at that time was 6.86 percent, although 33.75 percent of all adults were not in the work force.</div> <div> The median household income was $50,114, per capita income was $25,256, and 7.52 percent of residents were living below the poverty level.</div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>