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Monday, April 5, 2004
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A moose calf nuzzles its mother in a clearing near Kenai.
Photo by M. Scott Moon
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Kenai Peninsula Facts
Size of the Kenai Peninsula in square miles: 25,600, of that only 15,600 is land.
Approximate population of the peninsula: 51,000
Average number of square miles per person: 0.3, compared to New York which has 0.003 square miles per person.
Approximate population of Kenai, the largest city on the peninsula: 7,100
Kenai is the sixth largest city in the state of Alaska, while Homer ranks 14th and Soldotna 15th.
The median age on the peninsula is 36.3 years, compared to a median age of 32.4 for the state.
Per capita income is $20,949 a year.
The average family monthly income is $4,508.
Percentage of peninsula residents who hold at least a bachelor's degree: 20.3 percent
Highest point on peninsula: Truuli Peak, 6,612 feet above sea level (midway between Homer and Seward in the Harding Icefield)
Year first cannery was built on peninsula: 1882
Year oil was first discovered in Alaska: 1957 at Swanson River
Year Alaska became 49th state: 1959
Year Kenai Peninsula Borough was incorporated: 1964
Size of world-record king salmon pulled from Kenai River: 97.25 pounds in 1985
Estimated size of state-record halibut caught in Cook Inlet: 466 pounds in 1989
Total amount of estimated prizes awarded from the peninsula's six annual fishing derbies: More than $100,000
Estimated number of former Peninsula Oilers baseball players and coaches who have made it to Major League Baseball: more than 100
Number of incorporated cities on the Kenai Peninsula: Six ‹ Kenai, Soldotna, Homer, Seward, Seldovia and Kachemak City
Estimated number of unincorporated towns and villages on the Kenai Peninsula: Around 30
Average January temperature: 17 degrees Fahrenheit
Average July temperature: 55 degrees Fahrenheit
Average annual precipitation: 32 inches.
Sources: Alaska Atlas and Gazetteer, National Weather Service, Kenai Peninsula Borough, Peninsula Oilers Baseball Club, Peninsula Clarion.
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