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Kasilof Alaska
Kasilof Alaska
Current Population:
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547 (2006 Estimated Population (not Certified))
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Incorporation Type:
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Unincorporated
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Borough Located In:
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Kenai Peninsula Borough
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Taxes:
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Sales: 2% (Borough), Property: 6.5 mills (Borough), Special: None
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Location and ClimateKasilof is located on the east shore of Cook Inlet on the Kenai Peninsula.
It lies on the Sterling Highway, 12 miles south of the City of Kenai.
The community lies at approximately 60.336920° North Latitude and -151.276650° (West) Longitude. (Sec. 24, T003N, R012W, Seward Meridian.) Kasilof is located in the Kenai Recording District.
The area encompasses 10.4 sq. miles of land and 0.2 sq. miles of water.
Winter temperatures range from 14 to 27; summer temperatures vary from 45 to 65. Average annual precipitation is 24 inches.
Regional Organizations
Borough - Kenai Peninsula Borough
144 North Binkley Street
Soldotna, AK 99669
Phone 907-262-4441
Fax 907-714-2377
E-mail assemblyclerk@borough.kenai.ak.us
Web http://www.borough.kenai.ak.us
Regional Native Health Corporation - Southcentral Foundation
4501 Diplomacy, Suite 200
Anchorage, AK 99508
Phone 907-729-5235
Fax 907-729-4972
E-mail katherineg@scf.cc
Web http://www.southcentralfoundation.com/index.cfm
Regional Development - Kenai Pen. Econ. Dev. District
14896 Kenai Spur Hwy. #103-A
Kenai, AK 99611-7000
Phone 907-283-3335
Fax 907-283-3913
E-mail jparker@kpedd.org
Web http://www.kpedd.org
Facilities, Utilities, Schools and Health Care
The majority of homes use individual water wells and septic tanks and are fully plumbed.
The school operated its own well water and treatment system.
A refuse transfer site is available at mile 110.4 Sterling Hwy. In Kasilof.
Electricity is provided by Homer Electric Association.
There is one school located in the community, attended by 229 students.
Local hospitals or health clinics include Central Peninsula General Hospital in Soldotna (262-4404). Kasilof is classified as a highway village, it is found in EMS Region 2J in the Kenai Peninsula Region.
Emergency Services
Emergency Services have highway and air access Auxiliary health care is provided by Central Emergency Services (262-4792/4453) and Central Peninsula Hospital in Soldotna.
Economy and Transportation
The economy of the Kenai area is diverse: oil and gas processing, timber, commercial and sport fishing, government, retail businesses and tourism-related services provide employment. 155 Kasilof residents hold commercial fishing permits.
The Sterling Highway provides a route to Anchorage. The State owns and operates the 2,165' long by 40' wide gravel airstrip, and there are three additional private airstrips in the vicinity. Kenai offers an airport and docking facilities. There is a boat launch at the Kasilof River.
History, Culture and Demographics
Kasilof was an agricultural settlement of Kenaitze Indians, which grew around a stockade built by the Russian Kolomin of the Lebedef-Lastochkin Company. A partial excavation of the area in 1937 found 31 well-preserved houses.
The population of the community consists of 6.2% Alaska Native or part Native.
Kasilof is a geographic location on the Kenai Peninsula, rather than a community. Most residents are non-Native.
During the 2000 U.S. Census, total housing units numbered 208, and vacant housing units numbered 28. Vacant housing units used only seasonally numbered 20. U.S. Census data for Year 2000 showed 181 residents as employed.
The unemployment rate at that time was 0 percent, although 48.14 percent of all adults were not in the work force. The median household income was $43,929, per capita income was $21,211, and 26.42 percent of residents were living below the poverty level.
