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King Salmon, Alaska

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Location of King Salmon, Alaska
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Country United States
State Alaska
Borough Bristol Bay
Area
 - CDP  171.0 sq mi (442.8 km)
 - Land  169.6 sq mi (439.1 km)
 - Water  1.4 sq mi (3.6 km)
Population (2000)
 - CDP 442
 - Density 2.6/sq mi (1.0/km)
Time zone Alaska (AKST) (UTC-9)
 - Summer (DST) AKDT (UTC-8)
Area code(s) 907
FIPS code 02-39630
King Salmon is a census-designated place (CDP) in Bristol Bay Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. As of the 2000 census the population was 442. King Salmon is the borough seat of neighboring Lake and Peninsula Borough, but does not serve that purpose in its own borough, whose borough seat is in Naknek.

Geography

King Salmon is located on the north bank of the Naknek River on the Alaska Peninsula, about 25 km (15 miles) upriver from Naknek, near Naknek Lake.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 442.8 km² (171.0 mi²). 439.1 km² (169.6 mi²) of it is land and 3.6 km² (1.4 mi²) of it (0.82%) is water.

Demographics

As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 442 people, 196 households, and 105 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 1.0/km² (2.6/mi²). There were 343 housing units at an average density of 0.8/km² (2.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 66.29% White, 1.13% Black or African American, 28.96% Native American, 0.23% Asian, 0.23% from other races, and 3.17% from two or more races. 0.45% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 196 households out of which 30.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.4% were married couples living together, 4.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 46.4% were non-families. 41.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 1.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 3.17.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 26.2% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 35.7% from 25 to 44, 28.1% from 45 to 64, and 2.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 122.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 131.2 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $54,375, and the median income for a family was $64,375. Males had a median income of $45,000 versus $35,500 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $26,755. About 8.8% of families and 12.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.5% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

History

In the 1930s, the U.S. government built an air navigation silo at the site of present-day King Salmon. At the beginning of World War II, the U.S. Army Air Forces built an air base around the silo. It was maintained by the Civil Aeronautics Administration throughout the war.

In the 1940s and 1950s, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers constructed a 25-km (15.5-mi) long road from King Salmon to Naknek. Other government agencies, such as the National Park Service, Alaska Department of Fish and Game, and the United States Weather Bureau, built facilities at King Salmon. The King Salmon Inn opened in 1956.

King Salmon is now a government, transportation, and service and shipment center for the commercial red salmon and sport fishing industries.

The Air Force base was closed in 1993, and is kept in caretaker status by Anchorage-based Chugach Support Services.

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