Kenai Peninsula Borough
Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska
Soldotna, AK 99669
Phone: (907) 262-4441
Fax: (907) 262-8615
www.borough.kenai.ak.us
In south-central AK, bounded on west by Cook Inlet, on east by the Gulf of Alaska, inlets of the Pacific. Established by combining the former divisions of Kenai-Cook Inlet and Seward. Name Origin: For a local Indian tribe; meaning of name unknown
Area (sq mi):: 24754.60 (land 16013.26; water 8741.34) Population per square mile: 3.20
Population 2005: 51,960 State rank: 4 Population change: 2000-20005 4.60%; 1990-2000 21.80% Population 2000: 49,691 (White 85.10%; Black or African American 0.50%; Hispanic or Latino 2.20%; Asian 1.00%; Other 12.40%). Foreign born: 2.70%. Median age: 36.30
Income 2000: per capita $20,949; median household $46,397; Population below poverty level: 10.00% Personal per capita income (2000-2003): $28,156-$29,362
Unemployment (2004): 9.60% Unemployment change (from 2000): 0.00% Median travel time to work: 25.60 minutes Working outside county of residence: 7.30%
See other counties in Alaska.