How do you pronounce Kasilof?
The town of Kasilof (pronounced kuh-SEE-loff) has a lot of the great activities that other Kenai Peninsula towns do—fishing, camping and wildlife viewing.
What county is Kasilof Alaska in?
Kenai Peninsula Borough
Kasilof/Counties
Where can I fish on the Kasilof River?
Most fishing on the Kasilof is done with the aid of a drift boat from one of only a few boat launches like the Kasilof River State Recreation Site. Bank angling for salmon is common, especially near the confluence with Crooked Creek state recreation site.
What is the zip code for Kasilof Alaska?
99610
Kasilof/Zip codes
How do you pronounce Kasilof River?
Kasilof. The correct pronunciation is Ka-seal-off.
Where is the Kasilof River in Alaska?
Kenai Peninsula
The Kasilof River is located just south of the Kenai River by 11 miles and is slightly smaller in size. It begins at Tustamena Lake, the largest Lake on the Kenai Peninsula and flows northwest for 17 miles before dumping into Cook Inlet.
How big is Kasilof Alaska?
27.52 km²
Kasilof/Area
According to the United States Census Bureau, the Kasilof CDP has a total area of 10.6 square miles (27.5 km2), of which 10.4 square miles (27.0 km2) are land and 0.2 square miles (0.5 km2), or 1.89%, are water.
What kind of fish are in the Kasilof River?
The Fish. Four species of salmon—sockeye, king, pink and coho salmon—and rainbow trout, steelhead, char and whitefish spawn in the Kasilof River drainage.
How do you pronounce Tok Alaska?
It’s not Talk, it’s Toke. If I remember my history correctly, this town was known as Little Tokyo when the AlCan Highway was being built in 1942. It was shortened to Tok, hence the pronunciation, Toke.
How many people live in Kasilof, Alaska?
It appeared again in 1890, and in 1900 its name was shortened to the current spelling, Kasilof. It did not appear again on the census until 1930. In 1980, it was made a census-designated place (CDP). As of the census of 2000, there were 471 people, 180 households, and 124 families residing in the CDP.
How did Kasilof, Alaska get its name?
During the establishment of the Russian-American Company, a fur monopoly in Russian America, the assets of the LLC were liquidated. The area became known as Kasilof after the Kasilof River in the 1800s. A partial excavation of the area in 1937 found 31 well-preserved houses from the settlement.
When did Kasilof first appear on the US Census?
Kasilof first appeared on the 1880 U.S. Census as an unincorporated village named “Kassilof.” It appeared again in 1890, and in 1900 its name was shortened to the current spelling, Kasilof. It did not appear again on the census until 1930.
Where is Kasilof on the Cook Inlet Alaska?
It is on the east side of the Cook Inlet on the Kenai Peninsula, on the Sterling Highway, 19 km (12 mi) south Kenai and 62 miles (100 km) north of Homer. It is bordered to the southwest by the Kasilof River, across which is the community of Cohoe. To the north, across Coal Creek, is the community of Kalifornsky .