Kenai, Alaska

Kenai, Alaska
Kenai
Shk'ituk't
Aerial view of part of downtown Kenai. The intersection of Willow Street and Barnacle Way is in the center of the foreground. Cook Inlet and Mount Redoubt are in the background.
Aerial view of part of downtown Kenai. The intersection of Willow Street and Barnacle Way is in the center of the foreground. Cook Inlet and Mount Redoubt are in the background.
Official seal of Kenai, Alaska
Motto: 
"Village with a Past - City with a Future"
Location of Kenai, Alaska
Location of Kenai, Alaska
Coordinates: 60°33′31″N 151°13′47″W / 60.55861°N 151.22972°W / 60.55861; -151.22972[1]
Country United States
State Alaska
BoroughKenai Peninsula
IncorporatedMay 10, 1960[2]
Government
 • MayorBrian Gabriel[3]
 • State senatorJesse Bjorkman (R)
 • State rep.Justin Ruffridge (R)
Area
 • Total
35.96 sq mi (93.15 km2)
 • Land29.14 sq mi (75.47 km2)
 • Water6.82 sq mi (17.67 km2)
Elevation
72 ft (22 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
7,424
 • Density254.77/sq mi (98.37/km2)
Time zoneUTC−9 (Alaska (AKST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−8 (AKDT)
ZIP codes
99611, 99635
Area code907
FIPS code02-38420
GNIS feature ID1413299, 2419407
Websitewww.kenai.city

Kenai (/ˈkn/, KEE-ny) (Dena'ina: Shk'ituk't; Russian: Кенай, Kenay) is a city in the Kenai Peninsula Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska.[5][6] By road, it is 158 miles southwest of Anchorage. The population was 7,424 as of the 2020 census, up from 7,100 in 2010,[7] the fifteenth-most populated city in the state.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference GR1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Directory of Borough and City Officials 1974". Alaska Local Government. XIII (2). Juneau: Alaska Department of Community and Regional Affairs: 45. January 1974.
  3. ^ 2015 Alaska Municipal Officials Directory. Juneau: Alaska Municipal League. 2015. p. 83.
  4. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  5. ^ "Kenai city, Alaska". Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data. United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved January 22, 2013.
  6. ^ "Kenai". Division of Community and Regional Affairs, Alaska Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development. Archived from the original on October 18, 2012. Retrieved January 24, 2013.
  7. ^ "2020 Census Data - Cities and Census Designated Places" (Web). State of Alaska, Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Retrieved October 31, 2021.

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