Kalifornsky, Alaska
| Kalifornsky, Alaska | |
|---|---|
| CDP | |
 Location of Kalifornsky, Alaska |
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| Coordinates: 60°28′24″N 151°12′5″W / 60.47333°N 151.20139°WCoordinates: 60°28′24″N 151°12′5″W / 60.47333°N 151.20139°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Borough | Kenai Peninsula |
| Government | |
| • Borough mayor | Mike Navarre |
| • State senators |
Peter Micciche (R) Gary Stevens (R) |
| • State reps. |
Gary Knopp (R) Paul Seaton (R) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 70.1 sq mi (181.7 km2) |
| • Land | 69.2 sq mi (179.2 km2) |
| • Water | 1.0 sq mi (2.5 km2) |
| Elevation | 23 ft (7 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 7,850 Ranked 11th |
| • Density | 84.5/sq mi (32.6/km2) |
| Time zone | Alaska (AKST) (UTC-9) |
| • Summer (DST) | AKDT (UTC-8) |
| Area code(s) | 907 |
| FIPS code | 02-37250 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1413260 |
Kalifornsky (Dena'ina: Unhghenesditnu) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, United States. The population was 7,850 at the 2010 census.
Kalifornsky is located at 60°28′24″N 151°12′5″W / 60.47333°N 151.20139°W (60.473421, -151.201427).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 70.2 square miles (182 km2), of which, 69.2 square miles (179 km2) of it is land and 1.0 square mile (2.6 km2) of it (1.37%) is water.
Kalifornsky is on the eastern shore of Cook Inlet on the Kenai Peninsula in Alaska. It lies off the Sterling Highway along Kalifornsky Beach Road, 10 miles south of the city of Kenai.
Kalifornsky CDP has relatively mild winter temperatures, ranging from 14° to 27° Fahrenheit. Summer temperatures are relatively cool ranging from 45° to 65° Fahrenheit. Average annual precipitation is 24 inches.
The place name Kalifonsky (omitting the letter r) was noted in 1916 by the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, with its etymology attributed to an Indian word kali meaning "fishermen."
However, this place name appears to have been due to a mistaken transcription of the village name Kalifornsky, which took its name from the surname of the village's founder, a Dena'ina Indian named Qadanalchen (meaning "acts quickly" in the Outer Inlet dialect of the Dena'ina language). Qadanalchen had worked at the Russian American colony of Fort Ross in California from about 1812 to about 1821. On his return to Alaska, Qadanalchen took the name Kalifornsky, the Russian equivalent of "Californian."
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