Anchor Point, Alaska

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Kenai Peninsula Borough

Population in July 2007: 1,973.

Males: 1,056	(53.6%)
Females: 917	(46.4%)

Median resident age:	39.0 years
Alaska median age:	32.4 years

Zip codes: 99556.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $54,133 (it was $41,094 in 2000)

Anchor Point:	$54,133
Alaska:	$64,333

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $142,786 (it was $86,300 in 2000)

Anchor Point:	$142,786
Alaska:	$231,300

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $168,484; Detached houses: $170,414; Townhouses or other attached units: $151,014; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $262,124; Mobile homes: $44,186

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Races in Anchor Point:

White Non-Hispanic (90.6%)
American Indian (6.4%)
Two or more races (3.8%)
Hispanic (1.7%)
Other race (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Anchor Point: 87.8 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (18.9%), Irish (12.5%), English (10.0%), United States (5.6%), Norwegian (4.0%), French (3.1%).

Current Local Time: AKST time zone

Land area: 90.8 square miles.

Population density: 22 people per square mile

(very low).

For population 25 years and over in Anchor Point

High school or higher: 87.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.6%
Graduate or professional degree: 7.1%
Unemployed: 13.4%
Mean travel time to work: 32.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Anchor Point CDP

Never married: 25.3%
Now married: 55.8%
Separated: 1.5%
Widowed: 4.3%
Divorced: 13.1%

37 residents are foreign born (0.9% Europe, 0.6% North America, 0.3% Latin America).

This place:	2.0%
Alaska:	5.9%

According to our research there were 4 registered sex offenders living in Anchor Point, Alaska in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Anchor Point to the number of sex offenders is 493 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this place is smaller than the state average.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Anchor Point:	0.9% ($773)
Alaska:	1.4% ($1,888)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Anchorage, AK (119.4 miles , pop. 260,283).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (2328.3 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Nikolaevsk, AK (2.1 miles ), Diamond Ridge, AK (3.2 miles ), Happy Valley, AK (3.5 miles ), Homer, AK (3.6 miles ), Kachemak, AK (3.7 miles ), Miller Landing, AK (3.7 miles) , Ninilchik, AK (4.1 miles ), Fritz Creek, AK (4.3 miles ).

Latitude: 59.78 N, Longitude: 151.77 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 907

Anchor Point household income distribution

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Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (21%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (14%)
Educational services (7%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
Mining (3%)
Repair and maintenance (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (18%)
Educational services (12%)
Food and beverage stores (7%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Social assistance (5%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
Construction (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (10%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (8%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Cashiers (6%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)

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Average climate in Anchor Point, Alaska

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Hospitals/medical centers near Anchor Point:

SOUTH PENINSULA HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; HOMER, AK)
CENTRAL PENINSULA GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 30 miles; SOLDOTNA, AK)
PROVIDENCE SEWARD MEDICAL CENTER (about 86 miles; SEWARD, AK)

Political contributions by individuals in Anchor Point, AK

Airports located in Anchor Point:

Anchor River Airpark Airport (Runways: 1)
Lowell Field Airport (Runways: 1)

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Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Anchor Point:

UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE (about 119 miles; ANCHORAGE, AK; Full-time enrollment: 9,453)
UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS (about 374 miles; FAIRBANKS, AK; FT enrollment: 5,034)
WHATCOM COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 1390 miles; BELLINGHAM, WA; FT enrollment: 2,656)
WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 1391 miles; BELLINGHAM, WA; FT enrollment: 11,889)
PENINSULA COLLEGE (about 1393 miles; PORT ANGELES, WA; FT enrollment: 2,374)
SKAGIT VALLEY COLLEGE (about 1411 miles; MT VERNON, WA; FT enrollment: 3,420)
EVERETT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 1437 miles; EVERETT, WA; FT enrollment: 3,970)

Public high school in Anchor Point:

NIKOLAEVSK SCHOOL (Students: 57; Location: BOX 5129; Grades: KG - 12)

Public elementary/middle school in Anchor Point:

CHAPMAN SCHOOL (Students: 101; Location: 34215 STERLING HWY; Grades: PK - 08)

See full list of schools located in Anchor Point, School District: KENAI PENINSULA BOROUGH SCHOOL DISTRICT

Library in Anchor Point:

ANCHOR POINT PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $12,822; Location: 73405 MILO FRITZ AVENUE; 12,100 books; 110 audio materials; 325 video materials; 10 serial subscriptions)

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Notable locations in Anchor Point: Stariski Campground (A), Anchor River Campground (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lake: Lilly Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Rivers and creeks: Granroos Creek (A), Anchor River (B), Travers Creek (C), Troublesome Creek (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Drinking water stations with addresses in Anchor Point and their reported violations in the past:

ANCHOR POINT WATERING POINT (Population served: 140, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2005 and MAY-17-2006, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (MAY-17-2006)

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2004 and FEB-08-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Other (DEC-22-2004), St Compliance achieved (FEB-08-2005)

Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JUL-2004 and JAN-2004, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JAN-29-2004)

Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - In JAN-2004, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (2 times from JAN-29-2004 to MAR-31-2004)

Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-2004 and DEC-2004, Contaminant: TTHM

21 routine major monitoring violations

107 regular monitoring violations

6 other older monitoring violations

ANCHOR POINT CHURCH OF NAZ (Population served: 56, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-1997, Contaminant: Coliform

Past monitoring violations:

2 routine major monitoring violations

SHORT STOP STORAGE & RV PARK (Population served: 25, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

One routine major monitoring violation

Drinking water stations with addresses in Anchor Point that have no violations reported:

ANCHOR POINT VFW POST 10221 (Population served: 30, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:

This place:	2.6 people
Alaska:	2.7 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	65.7%
Whole state:	68.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	7.2%
Whole state:	7.5%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This place:	11.9%
Whole state:	9.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This place:	5.2%
Whole state:	4.0%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Anchor Point, AK

Anchor Point compared to Alaska state average:

Unemployed percentage above state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
Number of rooms per house below state average.
Number of college students significantly below state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Anchor Point mode of transportation to work chart

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (58%) Wood (19%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (15%) Electricity (5%) Coal or coke (2%) Other fuel (1%)

8.17% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($40,864 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.17%
Alaska average:	9.33%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Anchorage Municipality, AK	1.82% ($46,749 average AGI)
from Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK	0.31% ($48,035)
from Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK	0.29% ($35,962)

8.10% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,693 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.10%
Alaska average:	9.43%

0.12% of residents moved to foreign countries ($338 average AGI)
Kenai Peninsula Borough: 0.12%
Alaska average: 0.24%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Anchorage Municipality, AK	1.85% ($33,064 average AGI)
to Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK	0.48% ($45,270)
to Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK	0.36% ($36,561)

Strongest AM radio stations in Anchor Point:

KGTL (620 AM; 5 kW; HOMER, AK; Owner: PENINSULA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
KBBI (890 AM; 10 kW; HOMER, AK; Owner: KACHEMAK BAY BROADCASTING INC)
KENI (650 AM; 50 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KFQD (750 AM; 50 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
KSLD (1140 AM; 10 kW; SOLDOTNA, AK; Owner: KSRM, INC)
KSRM (920 AM; 5 kW; SOLDOTNA, AK; Owner: KSRM, INC.)
KBYR (700 AM; 10 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: COBB COMMUNICATIONS,INC.)
KUDO (1080 AM; 10 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: CHINOOK CONCERT BROADCASTERS, INC.)
KHAR (590 AM; 5 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
KTZN (550 AM; 5 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KJNP (1170 AM; 50 kW; NORTH POLE, AK; Owner: EVAN. ALASKA MISSIONARY FELLOWSHIP)
KCHU (770 AM; 10 kW; VALDEZ, AK; Owner: TERMINAL RADIO, INC.)
KDLG (670 AM; 10 kW; DILLINGHAM, AK; Owner: DILLINGHAM CITY SCHOOLS)

Strongest FM radio stations in Anchor Point:

K290AA (105.9 FM; SELDOVIA, AK; Owner: TURQUOISE BROADCASTING COMPANY, LLC)
K296BH (107.1 FM; ANCHOR POINT, ETC., AK; Owner: ALASKA VILLAGE MISSIONS, INC.)
KWVV-FM (103.5 FM; HOMER, AK; Owner: PENINSULA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Anchor Point:

K51AF (Channel 51; ANCHOR POINT, AK; Owner: STATE OF ALASKA)
K39AA (Channel 39; NINILCHIK, AK; Owner: STATE OF ALASKA)
K59AR (Channel 59; ANCHOR POINT, AK; Owner: STATE OF ALASKA)
K62AM (Channel 62; ANCHOR POINT, AK; Owner: STATE OF ALASKA)

Anchor Point fatal accident list:
Jul 24, 2004 07:17 AM, Sr-1 Sterling Hwy, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 5, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1
Mar 22, 2003 03:55 AM, Sr-A3-3 Sterling Hwy, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 1
Aug 17, 2000 08:20 AM, I-A3-3 Sterling, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
Mar 2, 1995 03:30 AM, Sterling, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 2
Jan 20, 1993 01:00 AM, Sterling, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 8
Total length: 22 meters (72ft)
Total costs: $1,310,000
Total average daily traffic: 8,487
Total average daily truck traffic: 572
Total future (year 2028) average daily traffic: 10,104

FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 4 (See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Anchor Point)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 8 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1

Mile 160 Sterling Hwy, Call Sign: KNGU986, Licensee ID: L00002062
Assigned Frequencies : 45.0000 MHz, 45.0400 MHz
Grant Date: 06/04/1998, Expiration Date: 06/08/2003, Cancelation Date: 10/04/2002
Registrant: State Of Alaska, 5900 E Tudor Rd, Anchorage, AK 99507

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 5

STARISKY CREEK, 7.5 Mi N, Overall height: 96 m, Call Sign: WBA915
Assigned Frequencies : 5974.80 MHz, 6093.50 MHz, 5974.80 MHz, 6093.50 MHz
Grant Date: 01/03/2001, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011
Registrant: Alascom, Inc., 1200 Peachtree St, 5w30, Atlanta, GA 30309, Phone: (404) 810-4020, Fax: (404) 810-7349, Email:
Anchor Point, Anchor River Site 2.5 Mi Se Of, Type: Tower, Structure height: 81.7 m, Call Sign: WGY740
Assigned Frequencies : 6785.00 MHz, 6815.00 MHz
Grant Date: 08/25/2001, Expiration Date: 10/24/2011
Registrant: State Of Alaska, 5900 East Tudor Road, Anchorage, AK 99507, Phone: (907) 269-5764, Fax: (907) 269-5562, Email:
Anchor River, 2.5 Mi Se Of, Structure height: 81.7 m, Overall height: 48.8 m, Call Sign: WHB361, Licensee ID: L00002062
Assigned Frequencies : 1990.00 MHz
Grant Date: 09/04/1981, Expiration Date: 02/01/2015
Registrant: State Of Alaska, 5900 E. Tudor Rd, Anchorage, AK 99507
Anchor River 2.5 Mi Se Of, Structure height: 81.7 m, Overall height: 48.8 m, Call Sign: WHB368
Assigned Frequencies : 2025.00 MHz
Grant Date: 09/04/1981, Expiration Date: 02/01/2015
Registrant: Alaska Public Telecommunications, Inc., 3877 University Drive, Anchorage, AK 99508, Phone: (907) 550-8400, Fax: (907) 550-8401, Email:
2.5 Mi Se Of, Structure height: 81.7 m, Overall height: 48.8 m, Call Sign: WHB369, Licensee ID: L00002062
Assigned Frequencies : 2059.00 MHz
Grant Date: 09/04/1981, Expiration Date: 02/01/2015
Registrant: State Of Alaska, 5900 E. Tudor Rd, Anchorage, AK 99507

FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 2

Mile 1 N Fork Rd, Type: Tower, Call Sign: WDH63
Assigned Frequencies : 4.36740 MHz, 4.37040 MHz, 5.16890 MHz
Grant Date: 08/25/1993, Expiration Date: 08/25/1998, Cancelation Date: 05/06/2001
Registrant: Neland, Charles S:neland, John:neland, Ann, Anchor Point, AK 99556
4 1/2 Mi Old Sterling Hwy, Type: Tower, Overall height: 5 m, Call Sign: WHV640
Assigned Frequencies : 4.12640 MHz, 4.14740 MHz, 4.15040 MHz, 5.16890 MHz, 6.22540 MHz, 6.22840 MHz, 156.450 MHz, 156.500 MHz, 156.800 MHz
Grant Date: 11/17/2005, Expiration Date: 01/24/2016
Registrant: Universal Licensing Service Inc, 3419 Via Lido Ste 609, Newport Beach, CA 92663, Phone: (877) 677-3639, Fax: (949) 723-2025

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 18 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Anchor Point)

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 20 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts in Anchor Point)

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 15
Service Call: 2
Good Intent Call: 6

Incident types - Anchor Point

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