Womens Bay Alaska

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(Sec. 04, T028S, R019W, Seward Meridian.)</div> <div> Womens Bay is located in the Kodiak Recording District.</div> <bR> <div> The area encompasses 43.7 sq. miles of land and 0.1 sq. miles of water.</div> <bR> <div> The climate of the Kodiak Islands is dominated by a strong marine influence.</div> <bR> <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.</div> <div> Annual precipitation is 60 inches.</div> <div> January temperatures average 14 to 46; July temperatures vary from 39 to 76.</div> <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 <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" >info@kib.co.kodiak.ak.us</FONT></div> <div> Web <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.kib.co.kodiak.ak.us" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.kib.co.kodiak.ak.us">www.kib.co.kodiak.ak.us</A></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>Facilities, Utilities, Schools and Health Care</B></div> <div> The majority of homes use individual wells and septic tanks, and are fully plumbed.</div> <div> Refuse is transported to the Borough landfill in Monashka Bay.</div> <div> Electricity is provided by Kodiak Electric Association.</div> <div> <I><B>There are no state operated schools located in the community.</B></I></div> <div> Local hospitals or health clinics include Kodiak hospitals.</div> <div> Women's Bay is classified as a highway village, it is found in EMS Region 2G in the Kodiak Region.</div> <div> Emergency Services have limited highway access, and are within 30 minutes of a higher-level satellite health care facility.</div> <div> Emergency service is provided by volunteers Auxiliary health care is provided by Kodiak hospitals.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Economy and Transportation</B></div> <div> Residents are employed in a variety of positions in Kodiak or at the Coast Guard Station.</div> <div> Womens Bay is accessible by road from Kodiak. Jet services, ferry access, and boat harbors are therefore nearby.</div> <bR> <div> <B>History, Culture and Demographics</B></div> <div> Originally inhabited by homesteaders, the property in this area has been transferred to the State, then to the Kodiak Island Borough. The community was named for the Bay it overlooks. </div> <div> The population of the community consists of 11.9% Alaska Native or part Native.</div> <div> Due to its close proximity to Kodiak Station, many residents are Coast Guard families.</div> <div> During the 2000 U.S. Census, total housing units numbered 269, and vacant housing units numbered 18. Vacant housing units used only seasonally numbered 4. U.S. Census data for Year 2000 showed 425 residents as employed.</div> <div> The unemployment rate at that time was 5.43 percent, although 20.56 percent of all adults were not in the work force.</div> <div> The median household income was $72,083, per capita income was $27,746, and 0 percent of residents were living below the poverty level.</div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <A HREF="http://www.kodiak.org/crabfest.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.kodiak.org/crabfest.html"><IMG SRC="376bffa0.jpg" border=0 width="191" height="250" ALT="50 year crab festival" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="advertise.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Advertise"> <img src="HTMLobj-1034/aniGif.gif" alt="Rent this Space" border="0" align="bottom" width="468" height="60">  </A></div> <bR> <div> Web Site by: AST2.com   <A HREF="web_site_services.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Web Site Services">Low Cost Business Sites</A></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>