Seldovia, Alaska
Kenai Peninsula Borough
02-68340
Seldovia is a place with 306 inhabitants in Kenai Peninsula Borough in the state of Alaska in the United States of America. The site was created by Russian fur traders in the early 19th century, the name comes from the Russian word " Seldevoy ", which refers to the formerly rich herring occurrence in the bay. The village was during the Good Friday Earthquake, a large earthquake in 1964, almost completely destroyed and then rebuilt.
In a village by the federal government in 1991 recognized tribe of Indians Kachemak Bay has its headquarters, named, the strain according to location: Seldovia Village Tribe.
Geography
The place is located in Kachemak Bay, a bay on the Kenai Peninsula. There are no roads connecting the settlements with other places, he reached only by air or sea. The port Seldovias one of the ports of the Alaska Marine Highway, according to the United States Census Bureau, the municipality covers an area 1.5 km ², of which 0.5 km ² water surface.
Demography
According to the census of 2000, there were 286 people in 134 households, and 71 families. The population density is 290.6 inhabitants per km ². Racial, the population is composed of 73.43 % White, 1.05% African American population, 17.48 % Native American, 0.7 % Asian, 0.35% pazifizischen islanders, 0.35% from other races and 6.64% are descended from two or more races. 2.1% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 134 households out of which 22.4 % have children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.8 % were married couples living together, 7.5 % were single mothers and 47% were non-families. 40.35 % of all households are made up and in 10.4 % have someone living alone who is 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.13 and the average family size was 2.93.
24.1% of the population were under 18 years old. 4.5 % from 18 to 24 years, 21 % between 25 and 44 years 37.4 % between 45 and 64, and 12.9 % were 65 years old or older. The average age was 45 years. For every 100 females there were 102.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 110.7 males.
The median income for a household was $ 45,313, and the median income for a family was $ 58,000. Males had a median income of $ 41,250 versus $ 33,750 for females. The per capita income was $ 23,669. 7.9 % of the population and 3% of families are below the poverty line. 12.3% of them are children and adolescents under age 18 and 3.4% are 65 years or older.