Seldovia, Alaska
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Seldovia, Alaska
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| Motto: "Alaska's Best Kept Secret" | |
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| Coordinates: 59°26′20″N 151°42′45″W / 59.43889°N 151.71250°WCoordinates: 59°26′20″N 151°42′45″W / 59.43889°N 151.71250°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Borough | Kenai Peninsula |
| Incorporated | May 7, 1945 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Dean Lent |
| • State senator | Gary Stevens (R) |
| • State rep. | Louise Stutes (R) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.6 sq mi (1.5 km2) |
| • Land | 0.4 sq mi (1.0 km2) |
| • Water | 0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2) |
| Elevation | 52 ft (16 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 255 |
| • Density | 668.6/sq mi (258.1/km2) |
| Time zone | Alaska (AKST) (UTC-9) |
| • Summer (DST) | AKDT (UTC-8) |
| ZIP code | 99663 |
| Area code | 907 |
| FIPS code | 02-68340 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1413937 |
| Website | Seldovia. Alaska |
Seldovia (Alutiiq: Angagkitaqnuuq) is a city in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, United States. Its population was 255 at the 2010 census. It is located along Kachemak Bay southwest of Homer. There is no road system connecting the town to other communities, so all travel to Seldovia is by airplane or boat.
The Alaska Native people of Seldovia make up approximately 1/4 of the population and have ancestors of Aleut and Alutiiq (Sugpiaq) descent, as well as some Dena'ina.
The native residents are mixed Dena'ina Athabaskan Indian and Alutiiq (Sugpiaq) Eskimo. In 1787 or 1788 a Russian fur trade post named Aleksandrovskaia was established at today's Seldovia by hunting parties under Evstratii Ivanovich Delarov, of the Shelikhov-Golikov company, precursor of the Russian-American Company. Although there has been little definitive archeological evidence of human habitation at Seldovia prior to the 1800s, it is said the early Russian St. Nicholas Orthodox Church, started in 1820, was built on top of an older aboriginal Inuit village site. The town's original Russian name, Seldevoy, translates to "Herring Bay", as there was a significant herring population prior to rampant overfishing early in the 20th century.
Until the development of a more complete road system in Alaska, Seldovia was an important "first stop" for ships sailing from Seward, Kodiak and other points outside Cook Inlet. At one time Seldovia was home to over 2000 residents, but today fewer than 300 persons reside year round.
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