Larsen Bay

<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="lake_louise.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Lake Louise"><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="livengood_alaska.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Livengood 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>Larsen Bay</I></div> <bR> <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 WIDTH="433"><div> 90 (2006 DCCED Certified Population)</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div> <B>Incorporation Type:</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="433"><div> 2nd Class City</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div> <B>Borough Located In:</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="433"><div> Kodiak Island Borough</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 38 WIDTH="187"><div> <B>Taxes:</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="433"><div> Sales: 3%, Property: 9.25 mills (Borough), Special: Bed Tax $5.00/head City of Larsen Bay </div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="05966000.gif" border=0 width="358" height="256" ALT="alaska map of Larsen Bay Kodiak Alaska" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="6" VSPACE="0"></B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#006699" FACE="Arial" ><B>Location and Climate</B></FONT></div> <div> Larsen Bay is located on Larsen Bay, on the northwest coast of Kodiak Island.</div> <div> It is 60 miles southwest of the City of Kodiak and 283 miles southwest of Anchorage.</div> <bR> <div> The community lies at approximately 57.538540° North Latitude and -153.978440° (West) Longitude. (Sec. 32, T030S, R029W, Seward Meridian.) Larsen Bay is located in the Kodiak Recording District. The area encompasses 5.4 sq. miles of land and 2.2 sq. miles of water. </div> <bR> <div> The climate of the Kodiak Islands is dominated by a strong marine influence.</div> <div> There is little or no freezing weather, moderate precipitation, and frequent cloud cover and fog.</div> <div> Severe storms are common from December through February. Annual precipitation is 23 inches.</div> <div> Temperatures remain within a narrow range, from 32 to 62.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Organizations with Local Offices</B></div> <div> <B>City</B> - City of Larsen Bay</div> <div> P.O. Box 8</div> <div> Larsen Bay, AK 99624-0008</div> <div> Phone 907-847-2211</div> <div> Fax 907-847-2239</div> <div> E-mail cityoflarsenbay@aol.com</div> <bR> <div> <B>Village Council -</B> Larsen Bay Tribal Council</div> <div> P.O. Box 50</div> <div> Larsen Bay, AK 99624</div> <div> Phone 907-847-2207</div> <div> Fax 907-847-2307</div> <div> E-mail nativeoflarsenbay@starband.net</div> <bR> <div> <B>Regional Organizations</B></div> <div> <B>Borough -</B> Kodiak Island Borough</div> <div> 710 Mill Bay Road</div> <div> Kodiak, AK 99615</div> <div> Phone 907-486-9301</div> <div> Fax 907-486-9374</div> <div> E-mail info@kib.co.kodiak.ak.us</div> <div> Web http://www.kib.co.kodiak.ak.us</div> <bR> <div> <B>Regional Native Corporation -</B> Koniag, Incorporated</div> <div> 4300 B Street, Suite 407</div> <div> Anchorage, AK 99503</div> <div> Phone 907-561-2668</div> <div> Fax 907-562-5258</div> <div> E-mail dmetrokin@koniag.com</div> <div> Web http://www.koniag.com</div> <bR> <div> <B>Native Housing Authority -</B> Kodiak Island Housing Auth.</div> <div> 3137 Mill Bay Road</div> <div> Kodiak, AK 99615</div> <div> Phone 907-486-8111</div> <div> Fax 907-486-4432</div> <div> E-mail kiha@kiha.org</div> <div> Web http://www.kiha.org</div> <bR> <div> <B>Facilities, Utilities, Schools and Health Care</B></div> <div> Water is supplied by two groundwater sources - a gravity feed from the hydro plant and a backup well - and stored in a 200,000-gallon steel tank.</div> <div> A water supply line is connected to the penstock of the hydroelectric plant and used a majority of the time to reduce utility expenses to both the service plant and the customers.</div> <div> All 40 homes are connected to the piped water system.</div> <div> A community septic tank with outfall line serves approximately half of these homes and the rest are on individual septic systems.</div> <div> Weekly refuse collection services are provided.</div> <div> Electricity is provided by Larsen Bay Utility Company.</div> <div> There is one school located in the community, attended by 25 students.</div> <div> Local hospitals or health clinics include Larsen Bay Health Clinic (907-847-2208).</div> <div> Larsen Bay is classified as an isolated village, it is found in EMS Region 2G in the Kodiak Region.</div> <div> <B>Emergency Services</B></div> <div> Emergency Services have coastal and air access. Emergency service is provided by a health aide Auxiliary health care is provided by Larsen Bay Village Response Team (Clinic 907-847-2208).</div> <bR> <div> <B>Economy and Transportation</B></div> <div> The economy of Larsen Bay is primarily based on fishing. 17 residents hold commercial fishing permits.</div> <div> There are very few year-round employment positions.</div> <div> A large majority of the population depends on subsistence activities.</div> <div> Salmon, halibut, seal, sea lion, clams, crab and deer are utilized.</div> <div> Five lodges provide tourist guide service.</div> <bR> <div> Larsen Bay is accessible by air and by water.</div> <div> Regular and charter flights are available from Kodiak.</div> <div> There is a State-owned lighted 2,700' long by 75' wide gravel airstrip and a seaplane base.</div> <div> Docking facilities are available.</div> <div> The Corps of Engineers began construction of a breakwater and boat harbor in the summer of 1997 and completed it in the fall of 2002.</div> <div> A cargo barge arrives every six weeks from Seattle.</div> <bR> <div> <B>History, Culture and Demographics</B></div> <div> The area is thought to have been inhabited for at least 2,000 years. Hundreds of artifacts have been uncovered in the area.</div> <div> Russian fur traders frequented the Island in the mid-1700s.</div> <div> The bay was named for Peter Larsen, an Unga Island furrier, hunter and guide.</div> <div> In the early 1800s, there was a tannery in Uyak Bay.</div> <div> The present-day Natives are Alutiiq (Russian-Aleuts).</div> <div> Alaska Packers Association built a cannery in the village in 1911.</div> <div> The City was incorporated in 1974. </div> <div> A federally-recognized tribe is located in the community -- the Native Village of Larsen Bay; Kodiak Island Inter-Tribal Council.</div> <div> The population of the community consists of 79.1% Alaska Native or part Native.</div> <div> Larsen Bay is a traditional Alutiiq settlement practicing a commercial fishing and subsistence lifestyle.</div> <div> During the 2000 U.S. Census, total housing units numbered 70, and vacant housing units numbered 30. Vacant housing units used only seasonally numbered 28. U.S. Census data for Year 2000 showed 35 residents as employed.</div> <div> The unemployment rate at that time was 10.26 percent, although 41.67 percent of all adults were not in the work force.</div> <div> The median household income was $40,833, per capita income was $16,227, and 20.45 percent of residents were living below the poverty level.</div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <A HREF="http://www.ast2.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.ast2.com"> <img src="HTMLobj-114/aniGif.gif" alt="Rent this Space" border="0" align="bottom" width="468" height="60">  </A></div> <div> <A HREF="advertise.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Advertise">Add a Listing to this Site</A></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.ast2.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.ast2.com">Webmaster Services</A></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>