Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Kodiak Island Borough
Borough
Athena 1 rocket launching from Kodiak Island.
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Location within the U.S. state of Alaska
Alaska's location within the U.S.
Country	United States
State	Alaska
Incorporated	September 24, 1963
Named for	Kodiak Island
Seat	Kodiak
Largest city	Kodiak
Area
• Total	12,022 sq mi (31,140 km2)
• Land	6,550 sq mi (17,000 km2)
• Water	5,472 sq mi (14,170 km2)  45.5%%
Population  (2020)
• Total	13,101
• Estimate  (2022)	12,720
• Density	1.08975/sq mi (0.42076/km2)
Time zone	UTC−9 (Alaska)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−8 (ADT)
Congressional district	At-large

Kodiak Island Borough (Russian: Остров Кадьяк) is a borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. At the 2020 census, the population was 13,101, down from 13,592 in 2010. The borough seat is Kodiak.

Geography

The borough has a total area of 12,022 square miles (31,140 km²), of which 6,550 square miles (17,000 km²) is land and 5,472 square miles (14,170 km²) (45.5%) is water. Most of the land area belongs to Kodiak Island, but a thin strip of coastal area on the western part of the Alaska Peninsula and other nearby islands (Afognak Island, Shuyak Island, Marmot Island, Raspberry Island, Little Raspberry Island, Whale Island, Spruce Island, Woody Island, Uganik Island, Sitkalidak Island, Tugidak Island, Sitkinak Island, Chirikof Island, and the Semidi Islands) are also in the borough. The waterway between the island and mainland is known as the Shelikof Strait. South of the island are the open waters of the Pacific Ocean, so the site is considered good for launching certain types of satellites. The Kodiak Launch Complex is ideal for putting satellites in Molniya and polar orbits.

Adjacent boroughs

• Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska - north
• Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska - northwest

National protected areas

Map of the Kodiak Island Borough and surrounding area.

• Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge (parts of Alaska Peninsula and Gulf of Alaska units)
  • Barren Islands
  • Semidi Wilderness
    • Semidi Islands
  • Trinity Islands
    • Sitkinak Island
    • Tugidak Island
• Alaska Peninsula National Wildlife Refuge (part)
• Becharof National Wildlife Refuge (part)
  • Becharof Wilderness (part)
• Chugach National Forest (part)
• Katmai National Park and Preserve (part)
  • Katmai Wilderness (part)
• Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge

Demographics

Communities

Cities

• Akhiok
• Kodiak
• Larsen Bay
• Old Harbor
• Ouzinkie
• Port Lions

Census-designated places

• Aleneva
• Chiniak
• Karluk
• Kodiak Station
• Mill Bay
• Womens Bay

See also

In Spanish: Burgo de Isla Kodiak para niños