Kasilof, Alaska
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Kasilof is a census-designated place located in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska. As of the 2000 census, the population of the CDP is 471.
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Geography
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Location of Kasilof, Alaska
Kasilof is located at 60°20'7" North, 151°14'1" West (60.335274, -151.233594)Template:GR.
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 is water. The total area is 1.99% water.
Demographics
As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there are 471 people, 180 households, and 124 families residing in the CDP. The population density is 17.6/km² (45.4/mi²). There are 208 housing units at an average density of 7.8/km² (20.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP is 92.36% White, 0.64% Black or African American, 3.18% Native American, 0.21% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.21% from other races, and 3.40% from two or more races. 0.21% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 180 households out of which 33.9% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.8% are married couples living together, 7.2% have a female householder with no husband present, and 30.6% are non-families. 22.8% of all households are made up of individuals and 2.2% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.62 and the average family size is 3.06.
In the CDP the population is 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 are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 40 years. For every 100 females there are 107.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 111.1 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP is $43,929, and the median income for a family is $58,036. Males have a median income of $45,469 versus $12,143 for females. The per capita income for the CDP is $21,211. 26.4% of the population and 21.4% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 35.8% of those under the age of 18 and 39.1% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.
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.