King Cove, Alaska
Location of King Cove, Alaska
Coordinates: 55°4′20″N 162°19′5″W / 55.07222, -162.31806
Country	United States
State	Alaska
Borough	Aleutians East
Area
- Total	29.8 sq mi (77.2 km²)
- Land	25.3 sq mi (65.4 km²)
- Water	4.5 sq mi (11.7 km²)
Elevation	92 ft (28 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	792
- Density	31.3/sq mi (12.1/km²)
Time zone	Alaska (AKST) (UTC-9)
- Summer (DST)	AKDT (UTC-8)
Area code(s)	907
FIPS code	02-39410
GNIS feature ID	1418792

King Cove (Agdaa�ux̂^[1] in Aleut) is a city in Aleutians East Borough, Alaska, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 792. A former 40,000 square feet school building was for sale at eBay for commercial purposes in July 2006. The auction ended without meeting the reserve.^[2]

Geography

King Cove is located at 55°4′20″N, 162°19′5″W (55.072125, -162.318040).^[3]

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 29.8 square miles (77.2 km²), of which, 25.3 square miles (65.4 km²) of it is land and 4.5 square miles (11.8 km²) of it (15.23%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census^[4] of 2000, there were 792 people, 170 households, and 116 families residing in the city. The population density was 31.3 people per square mile (12.1/km²). There were 207 housing units at an average density of 8.2/sq mi (3.2/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 15.03% White, 1.64% Black or African American, 46.72% [[Race (United States Census)|Native a family was $47,188. Males had a median income of $30,714 versus $19,125 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,791. About 3.3% of families and 11.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.7% of those under age 18 and 27.3% of those age 65 or over.

Employment

King Cove, located 600 air miles SW of Anchorage at the end of the Alaska Peninsula is home to Peter Pan’s largest processing facility. King Crab, bairdi and opilio tanner crab, pollock, cod, Salmon, halibut and black cod harvested in both the Bering Sea and the Gulf of Alaska are processed throughout the year. The plant, with origins back to the early 1900’s, has the largest salmon canning capacity of any plant in Alaska. All five species of salmon are abundant in the waters nearby King Cove. Salmon still remains a major part of the annual operation but in recent years the plant has expanded and streamlined whitefish operations. The plant produces several different product forms including pollock fillet block, shatterpack fillets, mince and surimi. Cod shatterpack fillets and salt cod are mainstays. At peak seasons, both winter and summer, nearly 500 employees man the operation.[1]

External links

• King Cove, Alaska is at coordinates 55°04′20″N 162°19′05″W / 55.072125, -162.31804 (King Cove, Alaska)Coordinates: 55°04′20″N 162°19′05″W / 55.072125, -162.31804 (King Cove, Alaska)

References

1. ^ Bergsland, K Aleut Dictionary Fairbanks: Alaska Native Language Center, 1994
2. ^ , e-bay, 2 July 2006
3. ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
4. ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.

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Borough seat: Sand Point
Cities	Akutan | Cold Bay | False Pass | King Cove | Sand Point
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