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41-525: [REDACTED] Look up kodiak in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Kodiak may refer to: Places [ edit ] Kodiak, Alaska , a city located on Kodiak island Kodiak, Missouri , an unincorporated community Kodiak Archipelago , in southern Alaska Kodiak Island , the largest island of the Kodiak archipelago Kodiak Launch Complex ,

82-585: A Key to the City from mayor Branson and then made an appearance before a crowd of hundreds at the Coast Guard base. The Weather Channel docu-series Coast Guard Alaska follows the lives of Coast Guard members stationed in Kodiak. Czech carmaker Škoda Auto named their new SUV the Škoda Kodiaq , after the Alaskan brown bear, and in tribute Kodiak was renamed Kodiaq for one day (May 6, 2016). In

123-481: A progressive rock band from Brisbane, Australia. Vehicles [ edit ] AEV 3 Kodiak a Swiss armoured engineer vehicle Kodiak , a whaling steamer Kodiak, an all-terrain vehicle manufactured by Yamaha Motor Company Chevrolet Kodiak , a line of large trucks sold by General Motors Quest Kodiak , a single turboprop STOL airplane by Quest Aircraft Škoda Kodiaq , an SUV Other uses [ edit ] Kodiak (Boy Scouts of America) ,

164-571: A Russian air-launched cruise missile See also [ edit ] Kodak (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Kodiak . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kodiak&oldid=1256566482 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

205-614: A branch of the University of Alaska . An antenna farm at the summit of Pillar Mountain above the city historically provided communication with the outside world before fiber optic cable was run. Transportation to and from the island is provided by ferry service on the Alaska Marine Highway as well as local commercial airlines. Archaeological evidence suggests that the Kodiak Archipelago has been home to

246-623: A commercial spaceport on Kodiak Island Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska , a borough mostly located on the island Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge , a wilderness area in the Kodiak Archipelago Kodiak Seamount , the oldest seamount of the Kodiak-Bowie Seamount chain Arts, entertainment, and media [ edit ] Kodiak (TV series) , a television program that aired Fridays on ABC, during

287-461: A household in the city was $ 55,142, and the median income for a family was $ 60,484. Males had a median income of $ 37,074 versus $ 30,049 for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 21,522. 7.4% of the population and 3.7% of families were below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 8.4% were under the age of 18 and 0.0% were 65 or older. Kodiak is also home for a sizable community of Russian Orthodox Old Believers . Among

328-474: A major presence in Kodiak, Alaska. The city of Kodiak is home to a number of annual events that draw locals and people from off-island. The most well-known of these is Kodiak Crab Festival. Organized by the Kodiak Chamber of Commerce, the event takes place over Memorial Day weekend. It includes a county fair-style main event, with carnival rides, food and game booths, and group activities. In addition,

369-959: A number of events are organized over the three-day weekend that include a kayak race, a marathon , an ultra-marathon , a 9.2-mile (14.8 km) mountain run called the Pillar Mountain Run and others. The official Pardoning of the Crab was added to The Kodiak Crab Fest in 2019. A crab is given a crab themed name, and then saved from the crab pot by a special guest, and then goes to live at the Kodiak Fisheries Research Center Aquarium. 2019: Sheldon, pardoned by US Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK). 2020: Unknown. 2021: Lenny Crabitz, pardoned by Kodiak City Manager Mike Tvenge. The Kodiak Island Borough School District operates four elementary schools, one middle school and one high school ( Kodiak High School ) serving

410-593: A predicament. Aleut , Alutiiq , Sugpiaq , Russian , Pacific Eskimo , Unegkuhmiut , and Chugach Eskimo are among the terms that have been used to identify this group of Native people living on the Lower Kenai Peninsula of Alaska. About 400 of the Alutiiq population of 3,000 still speak the Alutiiq language. Alutiiq communities are currently in the process of revitalizing their language. In 2010

451-476: A spelling change also intended to honor the indigenous Alutiiq , the city was renamed with a number of signs changed across town, including the port facilities and city limits. The letter Q is a common ending for nouns in the Alutiiq language . The film The Guardian (2006) is partially set in Kodiak, but was not filmed there. Alutiiq language The ethnonyms of the Sugpiaq-Alutiiq are

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492-460: A state in 1959, government assistance in housing, transportation, and education added additional benefits. In March 1964, a tectonic tsunami struck the city during the 1964 Alaska earthquake with 30-foot (9.1 m) waves that killed 15 people and caused $ 11 million in damage. Some areas near Kodiak were permanently raised by 30 feet (9.1 m). It wiped out the neighboring Native villages of Old Harbor and Kaguyak. The Standard Oil Company ,

533-619: A theological school founded in 1972 under the auspices of the Orthodox Church in America . Students from villages all over southern and southwestern Alaska study at St. Herman's in order to become readers or clergy in the Orthodox Church. Kodiak Airport attracts both local and regional airlines, air taxis, and charter floatplanes and helicopters which provide transportation to residents and tourists traveling on and off

574-486: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Kodiak, Alaska The City of Kodiak ( Alutiiq : Sun'aq ) is the main city and one of seven communities on Kodiak Island in Kodiak Island Borough , Alaska . All commercial transportation between the island's communities and the outside world goes through this city via ferryboat or airline. As of

615-759: Is heavy year-round, though markedly less in the summer months, when the Aleutian Low is at its weakest. See or edit raw graph data . Kodiak first appeared on the 1880 U.S. Census as the village of Saint Paul (not to be confused with the city of St. Paul located in the Aleutian Islands). It reported a population of 288, of which 253 were Alaskan Creoles (a mixture of Russian and Native Alaskans), 20 Whites and 15 Aleuts. In 1890, it would report as "Kadiak" (the then-spelling). In 1900, it returned as "Kadiak Settlement." From 1910 onwards, it reported as Kodiak, and would formally incorporate in 1940. As of

656-518: The 2020 census , the population of the city is 5,581, down from 6,130 in 2010. It is the tenth-largest city in Alaska . Inhabited by Alutiiq natives for over 7,000 years, Kodiak was settled in 1792 by subjects of the Russian crown . Originally named Paul's Harbor , it was the capital of Russian Alaska . Russian harvesting of the area's sea otter pelts led to the near extinction of the animal in

697-611: The Alutiiq for at least 7,000 years. In their language , qikertaq means "island". The first Europeans to sight Kodiak Island were the explorers Vitus Bering and Aleksei Chirikov , during the 1741 Second Kamchatka Expedition. In the early 1750s the Russian fur trading merchant and explorer Stepan Glotov met a Kodiak Islander in the Aleutian Islands, who told him about the island. On his next voyage Glotov sailed to Kodiak Island, arriving in 1763. The Russians called

738-497: The census of 2000, there were 6,334 people, 1,996 households, and 1,361 families residing in the city. The population density was 706.8 people/km (1,831 people/sq mi). There were 2,255 housing units at an average density of 251.6 persons per square kilometre (652 persons/sq mi). The racial makeup of the city was 46.4% White, 0.7% African American , 10.5% Native American , 31.7% Asian , 0.9% Pacific Islander, 4.4% from other races, and 5.4% from two or more races. 8.5% of

779-692: The 1974-75 television season in the United States Kodiak or GDSS Kodiak , a large spaceship in the second and fourth video games of the Command & Conquer: Tiberian series Kodiak , a combat unit ("mech") in the MechWarrior 2: 31st Century Combat Ghost Bear expansion Kodi (full name: Kodiak ), a fictional character in Balto III: Wings of Change Kodiak , a 2010 IDW Publishing comic book Kodiak Empire ,

820-628: The Alaskan King Crab Company, and much of the fishing fleet were also destroyed. Kodiak is located on the eastern shore of Kodiak Island . According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 4.9 square miles (12.6 km ), divided into 3.5 sq mi (9.0 km ) of land and 1.4 sq mi (3.6 km ) (28.66%) of water. Kodiak has a humid continental climate ( Dfb ) with cold winters and mild summers. Precipitation

861-581: The Walmart store that received the most Facebook "likes" from June 18 to July 15, 2012, would have Pitbull visit and put on a show there. An orchestrated internet campaign urged people to vote for the most remote location imaginable, Kodiak, resulting in a sizable lead for that store. The enthusiasm for voting for Kodiak was also a reference to the lyrics of Pitbull's song " Give Me Everything ", in which he rhymes "Kodak" with "Kodak". Walmart confirmed that Kodiak won. Pitbull visited on July 30, where he received

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902-626: The city is provided from the Terror Lake Hydroelectric Generating Station owned by the Kodiak Electrical Association. Substantial amounts of energy are also provided by wind turbines and by diesel generators. There are six wind turbines that supply up to 1.5 MW each and have a blade length of 38.5 meters and overall height of 118.5 meters. In 2012, rapper Pitbull was involved in an advertising campaign with Walmart , in which

943-426: The city's hotels and businesses have these materials in prominent areas for guests, and licenses can be purchased in the city's main sporting goods store and online. The United States Navy operates a small training base near the city called Naval Special Warfare Cold Weather Detachment Kodiak which trains United States Navy SEALs in cold weather survival and advanced tactics. The United States Coast Guard has

984-500: The companies based in Kodiak is Koniag, Incorporated . Kodiak is an important environmental asset, which affects the fishing industry, particularly salmon fishing. Its wild game is coveted by hunters worldwide for the Kodiak bear and other game animals; there are strict laws governing fishing and hunting activities as well as hiking near spawning streams. Both the department and the city maintain websites and publish brochures in order to help communicate these strictly enforced laws. All of

1025-444: The eruption center, the town was covered with 1 foot (30 cm) of ash over a short period of time. Townspeople sheltered in the U.S. Revenue Cutter Manning which was docked nearby. As Kodiak was incorporated in 1941, the U.S. feared attack from Japanese during World War II , and turned the town into a fortress. Roads, the airport, Fort Abercrombie , and gun fortifications improved the island's infrastructure. When Alaska became

1066-669: The following century and led to wars with and enslavement of the natives for over 150 years. The city has experienced two natural disasters in the 20th century: a volcanic ashfall from the 1912 eruption of Novarupta and a tsunami from the 1964 Alaska earthquake . After the Alaska Purchase by the United States in 1867, Kodiak became a commercial fishing center which continues to be the mainstay of its economy. A lesser economic influence includes tourism, mainly by those seeking outdoor adventure trips. Salmon , halibut ,

1107-868: The high school in Kodiak responded to requests from students and agreed to teach the Alutiiq language. The Kodiak dialect of the language was spoken by only about 50 persons, all of them elderly, and the dialect was in danger of being lost entirely. As of 2014, Alaska Pacific University in Anchorage is offering classes using the " Where Are Your Keys? " technique. Consonants may be double and have geminated sounds (e.g. kk ; [kː] ). More consonants /ɾ~r, lʲ, rʲ/ can only be found in loanwords. All vowels except for /ə/ , are considered as full vowels, distinguished with vowel length. /ə/ does not lengthen, nor occurs into vowel clusters, but may tend to be devoiced as /ə̥/ next to other consonants. After voiceless consonants,

1148-495: The industry continues to evolve. During the presidency of Theodore Roosevelt , animals such as the mountain goat , Sitka deer (black tail), rabbits , muskrats , beavers , squirrels , and others were introduced to the island and the Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge was created. Kodiak was severely impacted by the 1912 eruption of Novarupta . Though situated 160 miles (260 km) southeast of

1189-715: The island Kad’yak ( Кадьяк ), after the Alutiiq word qikertaq . Several other Russians made fur hunting voyages to Kodiak Island in the 1770s. In 1778 the British captain James Cook explored the area and wrote of "Kodiak" in his journals. In 1779 the Spanish explorers Arteaga y Bazán and Bodega y Quadra reached Afognak in the Kodiak Archipelago . In 1792, the Russian Shelikhov-Golikov Company chief manager Alexander Baranov moved

1230-446: The island by the end of the 18th century, continuing European settlement of the island. They held the liturgy in native Tlingit from 1800. The capital of Russian America was moved to Novoarkhangelsk (modern-day Sitka ) in 1804. The Russian-American Company was established in 1799 as a joint-stock company by decree of Emperor Paul to continue the harvest of sea otter and other fur-bearing animals and establish permanent settlements. By

1271-603: The island, and Kodiak Community Health Center with smaller primary care practices in Kodiak. Specialty medical services are intermittently available at Kodiak Area Native Association and at Providence Kodiak Island Medical Center. Hospital and emergency care are provided at Providence Kodiak Island Medical Center, the only hospital on Kodiak Island. Individuals located in the smaller surrounding communities are cared for in small village clinics and, when critically ill, may be airlifted into Kodiak via helicopter or air ambulance due to remoteness and lack of roads. Most electrical energy for

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1312-419: The island. The Alaska Marine Highway provides further transportation via two ferries, MV Tustumena and MV Kennicott . These ships can carry 211 and 748 passengers, respectively, and serve routes between Kodiak, Homer , and Whittier , although the ferry system no longer takes passengers to Seward . Floatplane and bush plane companies regularly take tourists to remote areas and wilderness lodges both on

1353-820: The key posts of the Shelikhov-Golikov Company, a precursor of the Russian-American Company and a center for harvesting the area's vast population of sea otters for their prized pelts. The warehouse still stands as the Baranov Museum. Because the First Native cultures revered this animal and would never harm it, the Russians had wars with and enslaved the Aleuts during this era. Eastern Orthodox missionaries settled on

1394-423: The mid-19th century, the sea otter was almost extinct and 85% of the First Native population had disappeared from exposure to European diseases and violence. When Russia sold Alaska to the United States in 1867 , Kodiak developed as a center for commercial fishing, and canneries dotted the island in the early 20th century until global farm-raised salmon eliminated these businesses. New processing centers emerged and

1435-434: The population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. At the 2020 Census, the population had declined to 5,581. There were 1,996 households, out of which 40.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.1% were married couples living together, 10.3% had a woman whose husband does not live with her, and 31.8% were non-families. 24.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.4% had someone living alone who

1476-476: The post at Three Saints Bay (established in 1784) to a new site in Paul's Harbor ( Свято-Павловской гавани , Svyato-Pavlovskoy Gavani ). This developed as the nucleus of modern Kodiak. Baranov considered Three Saints Bay a poor location because it was too indefensible. The relocated settlement was first named Pavlovskaya Gavan ( Павловская гавань – Paul's Harbor). A warehouse was built in what became one of

1517-502: The second level leadership development course for Venturers in the Boy Scouts of America's Venturing program Kodiak bear ( Ursus arctos middendorffi ), also known as the Kodiak brown bear, sometimes the Alaskan brown bear Kodiak tobacco , a brand of dipping tobacco manufactured by American Snuff Company Mac OS X Public Beta , codenamed "Kodiak" Kodiak Cakes , a brand of flapjacks Kh-101 , also known as AS-23 "Kodiak",

1558-401: The town of Kodiak and the immediate area surrounding the city of Kodiak. A further 6 schools serve rural sites in the district and are operated as k-12 schools. The city is home to Kodiak College , a satellite campus of the University of Alaska Anchorage . Within the public school district, there are eight rural schools. Kodiak is also home to Saint Herman's Orthodox Theological Seminary ,

1599-503: The unique Kodiak bear , elk , Sitka deer (black tail), and mountain goats attract hunting tourists as well as fishermen to the Kodiak Archipelago. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game maintains an office in the city and a website to help hunters and fishermen obtain the proper permits and learn about the laws specific to the Kodiak area. The city has four public elementary schools, a middle and high school, as well as

1640-472: The various islands of the Kodiak Archipelago and the Katmai coast for bear viewing, hunting, and hikes. The city business community also has a fleet of privately owned taxis as well as kayaks, mountain bikes, and all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) for rent. Kodiak has robust primary care, led by Kodiak Area Native Association, a Tribal Health Organization with HRSA support that sees Native and Non-Native persons around

1681-450: Was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.10 and the average family size was 3.64. In the city, the population was spread out, with 29.1% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 32.2% from 25 to 44, 23.1% from 45 to 64, and 6.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 114.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 120.6 males. The median income for

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