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Seldovia, AK map Population (year 2000): 286. Estimated population in July 2006: 303 (+5.9% change)
 

Males: 145  (50.7%)
Females: 141  (49.3%)
Median resident age:  45.3 years
Alaska median age:  32.4 years

Zip codes: 99663.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $45,000 (it was $45,313 in 2000)
Seldovia  $45,000
Alaska:  $56,234

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $92,300 (it was $80,000 in 2000)
Seldovia  $92,300
Alaska:  $197,100

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Races in Seldovia:

  • White Non-Hispanic (71.3%)
  • American Indian (23.1%)
  • Two or more races (6.6%)
  • Hispanic (2.1%)
  • Black (1.0%)
  • Japanese (0.7%)

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Ancestries: German (16.8%), English (14.7%), Norwegian (14.3%), Irish (8.4%), Scottish (7.3%), Italian (3.8%).

Current Local Time: AKST time zone

Land area: 0.38 square miles.

Population density: 784 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Seldovia

  • High school or higher: 86.4%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.7%
  • Unemployed: 10.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 15.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Seldovia city

  • Never married: 20.4%
  • Now married: 56.6%
  • Separated: 1.3%
  • Widowed: 0.9%
  • Divorced: 20.9%

8 residents are foreign born (1.0% Asia, 0.7% Europe, 0.7% Latin America, 0.3% North America).

This city:  2.8%
Alaska:  5.9%



According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Seldovia, Alaska in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Seldovia to the number of sex offenders is 299 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this city is near the state average.

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

Seldovia:  0.9% ($693)
Alaska:  1.3% ($1,888)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Anchorage, AK (180.7 miles , pop. 260,283).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (2884.6 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Seldovia Village, AK (6.2 miles) , Port Graham, AK (10.4 miles) , Nanwalek, AK (15.0 miles) , Diamond Ridge, AK (18.4 miles ), Homer, AK (19.1 miles ), Anchor Point, AK (23.8 miles ), Miller Landing, AK (24.4 miles) , Kachemak, AK (25.1 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 1 building, cost: $20,000
  • 1997: 4 buildings, average cost: $66,300
  • 1998: 2 buildings, average cost: $25,000
  • 1999: 1 building, cost: $75,000
  • 2000: 1 building, cost: $7,000
  • 2001: 2 buildings, average cost: $17,500
  • 2002: 2 buildings, average cost: $17,500
  • 2003: 1 building, cost: $150,000
  • 2004: 1 building, cost: $150,000
  • 2005: 3 buildings, average cost: $173,700
  • 2006: 0 buildings

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Latitude: 59.44 N, Longitude: 151.71 W


Area code: 907

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Population change in the 1990s: -28 (-8.9%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (21%)
  • Construction (17%)
  • Food and beverage stores (11%)
  • Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (7%)
  • Health care (7%)
  • Food (5%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (5%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Accommodation and food services (24%)
  • Public administration (13%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (9%)
  • Food and beverage stores (7%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (6%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (19%)
  • Top executives (11%)
  • Carpenters (9%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Religious workers (5%)
  • Therapists (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (24%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (9%)
  • Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (7%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (6%)
  • Financial managers (4%)


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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 1 (1 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  3.34
US city average:  3.00

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Hospitals/medical centers near Seldovia:
  • SOUTH PENINSULA HOSPITAL (about 49 miles; HOMER, AK)
  • CENTRAL PENINSULA GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 57 miles; SOLDOTNA, AK)
  • PROVIDENCE KODIAK ISLAND MEDICAL CENTE (about 129 miles; KODIAK, AK)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Seldovia:
  • HOMER (about 22 miles; HOMER, AK; ID: HOM)
  • KENAI MUNI (about 85 miles; KENAI, AK; ID: ENA)
  • KODIAK (about 129 miles; KODIAK, AK; ID: ADQ)
Other public-use airports nearest to Seldovia:
  • SELDOVIA (about 1 miles; SELDOVIA, AK; ID: A27)
  • SELDOVIA (about 1 miles; SELDOVIA, AK; ID: SOV)
  • PORT GRAHAM (about 11 miles; PORT GRAHAM, AK; ID: PGM)

Local government website: seldovia.com

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Seldovia:
  • UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE (about 179 miles; ANCHORAGE, AK; Full-time enrollment: 9,453)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS (about 460 miles; FAIRBANKS, AK; FT enrollment: 5,034)
  • PENINSULA COLLEGE (about 2108 miles; PORT ANGELES, WA; FT enrollment: 2,374)
  • WHATCOM COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 2151 miles; BELLINGHAM, WA; FT enrollment: 2,656)
  • WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 2151 miles; BELLINGHAM, WA; FT enrollment: 11,889)
  • EVERGREEN STATE COLLEGE (about 2162 miles; OLYMPIA, WA; FT enrollment: 3,749)
  • SOUTH PUGET SOUND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 2162 miles; OLYMPIA, WA; FT enrollment: 2,908)
Public elementary/middle school in Seldovia:
  • SUSAN B ENGLISH SCHOOL (Students: 73; Location: BOX 171; Grades: PK - 12)
Library in Seldovia:
  • SELDOVIA PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $7,000; Location: 260 SELDOVIA STREET; 11,371 books; 273 audio materials; 1,089 video materials; 22 serial subscriptions)

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Hotels: Seldovia Bayview Suites (281 Main Street), Boardwalk Hotel (243 Main Street), Seldovia Rowing Club Bed & Breakfast (343 Bay Street).

 

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

SELDOVIA WATER SYSTEM (Population served: 461, Surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Unfilt) - In OCT-2005
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2004 and SEP-23-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (SEP-23-2004)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2003 and SEP-23-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (2 times from AUG-25-2004 to SEP-23-2004)
  • Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Unfilt) - In JAN-2002. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-25-2002)
  • Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Unfilt) - In SEP-2001
  • 3 routine major monitoring violations
  • One minor monitoring violation
  • One regular monitoring violation
  • 12 other older monitoring violations

Average household size:
This city:  2.1 people
Alaska:  2.7 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  53.0%
Whole state:  68.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  6.0%
Whole state:  7.5%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  7.9%
Whole state:  9.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  3.1%
Whole state:  4.0%

Seldovia compared to Alaska state average:
  • Median house value below 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 significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.


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Seldovia government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - All Other: $187,000
    Sewerage: $56,000
    Solid Waste Management: $13,000
  • Construction - General: $232,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $277,000
    Sea and Inland Port Facilities: $160,000
    Police Protection: $130,000
    Water Utilities: $88,000
    Sewerage: $49,000
    Financial Administration: $47,000
    Fire Protection: $23,000
    Central Staff Services: $19,000
    Solid Waste Management: $10,000
    Health Services - Other: $8,000
    Libraries: $4,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $18,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $5,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $90,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $70,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $20,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $6,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $83,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $266,000
    All Other: $19,000
  • Tax - Total General Sales: $250,000
    NEC: $2,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $419,000

Strongest AM radio stations in Seldovia:
  • 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.)
  • KTZN (550 AM; 5 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KHAR (590 AM; 5 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
  • KJNP (1170 AM; 50 kW; NORTH POLE, AK; Owner: EVAN. ALASKA MISSIONARY FELLOWSHIP)
  • KVOK (560 AM; 1 kW; KODIAK, AK; Owner: KODIAK ISLAND BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • KIAM (630 AM; 10 kW; NENANA, AK; Owner: VOICE OF CHRIST MINISTRIES, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Seldovia:
  • K220FW (91.9 FM; SELDOVIA, AK; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Seldovia:
  • K02IB (Channel 2; HOMER/SELDOVIA, AK; Owner: STATE OF ALASKA)
  • K07PF (Channel 7; HOMER, AK; Owner: ALASKA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • K04JH (Channel 4; HOMER, ETC., AK; Owner: STATE OF ALASKA)
  • K13TR (Channel 13; HOMER, ETC., AK; Owner: STATE OF ALASKA)
  • K11RK (Channel 11; HOMER, ETC., AK; Owner: STATE OF ALASKA)

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