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Kasilof (/ k ə ˈ s iː l ɒ f / kə-SEE-lof; Dena'ina: Ggasilat, Russian: Касилов) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, United States. At the 2020 census the population was 525, [ 2 ] down from 549 in 2010.
The Kasilof River (/ k ə ˈ s iː l ɒ f / kə-SEE-lof) or Ggasilatnu in the Dena'ina language is a river on the western Kenai Peninsula in southern Alaska. The name is an anglicization of Reka Kasilova, the name given to the river by early Russian settlers in the area. [1] It begins at Tustumena Lake and flows northwest to Cook Inlet near ...
Tustumena Lake (Dena'ina: Dusdu Bena) is a lake on the west side of the Kenai Peninsula in southcentral Alaska, within Kenai National Wildlife Refuge and near the town of Kasilof. Access is only via the Kasilof River , as there are no roads that lead directly to the lake.
The Kenai Peninsula (Dena'ina: Yaghenen) is a large peninsula jutting from the coast of Southcentral Alaska.The name Kenai (/ ˈ k iː n aɪ /, KEE-ny) is derived from the word "Kenaitze" or "Kenaitze Indian Tribe", the name of the Native Athabascan Alaskan tribe, the Kahtnuht’ana Dena’ina ("People along the Kahtnu (Kenai River)"), who historically inhabited the area. [1]
Map of the United States with Alaska highlighted. Alaska is a state of the United States in the northwest extremity of the North American continent.According to the 2020 United States Census, Alaska is the 3rd least populous state with 733,391 inhabitants [1] but is the largest by land area spanning 570,640.95 square miles (1,477,953.3 km 2). [2]
Kenai Peninsula Borough is a borough of the U.S. state of Alaska.As of the 2020 census, the population was 58,799, up from 55,400 in 2010. [3] The borough seat is Soldotna, [4] the largest city is Kenai, and the most populated community is the census-designated place of Kalifornsky.
Location mi [1] km Destinations Notes; Homer: 0: 0.0: AK-1 south (Lake Street) / Health Street: Continues south to Alaska Marine Highway terminal: Soldotna: 75: 121: Kenai Spur Highway north – Kenai: Chugach National Forest: 132: 212: AK-1 north / AK-9 south (Seward Highway) – Anchorage, Seward: Tern Lake Junction; northern terminus of AK-9
It is bordered to the south by the CDPs of Cohoe and Kasilof. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 69.8 square miles (180.7 km 2), of which 68.9 square miles (178.4 km 2) are land and 0.89 square miles (2.3 km 2), or 1.27%, are water. [3] Kalifornsky is on the eastern shore of Cook Inlet on the Kenai Peninsula.