The Kodiak Archipelago ( Russian : Кадьякский архипелаг , romanized : Kad'yakskiy arkhipelag ) is an archipelago (group of islands ) south of the main land-mass of the state of Alaska ( United States ), about 405 km (252 mi) by air south-west of Anchorage in the Gulf of Alaska . The largest island in the archipelago is Kodiak Island , the second-largest island in the United States . The archipelago has a length of about 285 km (177 mi) and a width of about 108 km (67 mi), from the Barren Islands on the north to Chirikof Island and the Semidi Islands group on the south. The archipelago contains 13,890 km (5,360 sq mi) of land. The Kodiak Archipelago contains about 40 small glaciers , numerous streams and many species of land and marine animals. Much of its land is forested.
7-554: The Kodiak Island Borough includes all of the Kodiak Archipelago and some lands on the mainland. The Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge encompasses a large percentage of the land in the archipelago. "The archaeological record contains several seemingly abrupt changes suggesting population replacements to some, but the current view, followed here, is that there has been long-term cultural continuity." (Ames et al., p. 61) The Late Holocene contains four cultural periods:
14-399: The 2020 census , the population was 13,101, down from 13,592 in 2010. The borough seat is Kodiak . The borough has a total area of 12,022 square miles (31,140 km ), of which 6,550 square miles (17,000 km ) is land and 5,472 square miles (14,170 km ) (45.5%) is water. Most of the land area belongs to Kodiak Island , but a thin strip of coastal area on the western part of
21-531: The Alaska Peninsula and other nearby islands ( Afognak Island , Shuyak Island , Marmot Island , Raspberry Island , Little Raspberry Island , Whale Island , Spruce Island , Woody Island , Uganik Island , Sitkalidak Island , Tugidak Island , Sitkinak Island , Chirikof Island , and the Semidi Islands ) are also in the borough. The waterway between the island and mainland is known as
28-647: The Early Kachemak , the Late Kachemak , the Koniag , and the Alutiiq . Each period will be broken down by time period, also including the significance of each. 57°37′N 153°10′W / 57.617°N 153.167°W / 57.617; -153.167 Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska Kodiak Island Borough ( Russian : Остров Кадьяк ) is a borough in the U.S. state of Alaska . At
35-738: The Shelikof Strait . South of the island are the open waters of the Pacific Ocean , so the site is considered good for launching certain types of satellites . The Kodiak Launch Complex is ideal for putting satellites in Molniya and polar orbits . As of the census of 2000, there were 13,913 people, 4,424 households, and 3,256 families residing in the borough. The population density was 2 people per square mile (0.77 people/km ). There were 5,159 housing units at an average density of 1 per square mile (0.39/km ). The racial makeup of
42-427: The age of 18 living with them, 59.70% were married couples living together, 8.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.40% were non-families. 19.90% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.07 and the average family size was 3.52. In the borough the population was spread out, with 32.40% under
49-496: The borough was 59.69% White , 0.96% Black or African American , 14.58% Native American , 16.04% Asian , 0.79% Pacific Islander , 2.78% from other races , and 5.16% from two or more races. 6.10% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 13.10% reported speaking Tagalog at home, a language of the Philippines, while 5.28% speak Spanish . There were 4,424 households, out of which 45.90% had children under
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