Kasilof, Alaska

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Kasilof is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 471.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 History
4 External links

[edit] Geography

Kasilof is located at 60°20′7″N, 151°14′1″W (60.335274, -151.233594)^GR1.

Kasilof is on the east side of the Cook Inlet on the Kenai Peninsula, on the Sterling Highway, 19 km (12 miles) south Kenai.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 27.4 km² (10.6 mi²). 26.8 km² (10.4 mi²) of it is land and 0.5 km² (0.2 mi²) of it (1.99%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 471 people, 180 households, and 124 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 17.6/km² (45.4/mi²). There were 208 housing units at an average density of 7.8/km² (20.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 92.36% White, 0.64% Black or African American, 3.18% Native American, 0.21% Asian, 0.21% from other races, and 3.40% from two or more races. 0.21% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 180 households out of which 33.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.8% were married couples living together, 7.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.6% were non-families. 22.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 2.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.06.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 27.4% under the age of 18, 5.1% from 18 to 24, 28.0% from 25 to 44, 31.4% from 45 to 64, and 8.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 107.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 111.1 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $43,929, and the median income for a family was $58,036. Males had a median income of $45,469 versus $12,143 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $21,211. About 21.4% of families and 26.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 35.8% of those under age 18 and 39.1% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] History

Kasilof is a geographic location on the Kenai Peninsula, rather than a community.

The Russian leader of the Lebedef-Lastochkin Company, Kolomin, built a stockade at the location of Kasilof om 1786. It was called Saint George, probably after the name of one of the ships of the company. An agricultural settlement of Dena'ina grew around the stockade. The area came to be called Kasilof after the Kasilof River in the 1800s.

A partial excavation of the area in 1937 found 31 well-preserved houses from the settlement. It was called "Saint George," presumably for one of the ships of the company.

Most current residents are non-Native.