Soldotna, Alaska
Soldotna is a city in Alaska, United States. The town is popular for fishing. The largest King Salmon was caught in Soldotna.[4] The fish weighed 97 lb 4 oz.
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 Location of Soldotna, Alaska | |
| Coordinates: 60°29′12″N 151°4′31″W / 60.48667°N 151.07528°WCoordinates: 60°29′12″N 151°4′31″W / 60.48667°N 151.07528°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Borough | Kenai Peninsula |
| Incorporated | July 1967[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7.41 sq mi (19.19 km2) |
| • Land | 6.96 sq mi (18.01 km2) |
| • Water | 0.45 sq mi (1.18 km2) |
| Elevation | 105 ft (32 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 4,342 |
| • Density | 624.30/sq mi (241.05/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-9 (Alaska (AKST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-8 (AKDT) |
| ZIP code | 99669 |
| FIPS code | 02-71640 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1414025 |
| Website | www |
The Soldotna Airport is a city-owned, public use airport.
History
In 1947, after World War II, the United States let people have land on the Kenai Peninsula. This was done by the Homestead Act. A road was made from Cooper Landing to Kenai. Soldotna was the place for a bridge over the Kenai River.
Oil was discovered in the Swanson River area in 1957. More people came to the area because of this.
Soldotna, Alaska Media
Dedication ceremony for the Sterling Highway on September 6, 1950, at the original bridge crossing the Kenai River. The highway's opening provided for large-scale settlement of the area.
Kenai Watershed Forum in the historic Ralph Soberg House
Shopping mall at Binkley Street and the Sterling Highway
Soldotna Creek Park Amphitheater in Downtown Soldotna
Soldotna, Alaska City Hall
References
- ↑ 1996 Alaska Municipal Officials Directory (January 1996). Juneau: Alaska Municipal League/Alaska Department of Community and Regional Affairs. p. 145.
- ↑ 2020 U.S. Gazetteer FilesUnited States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
- ↑ Soldotna city, AlaskaUnited States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
- ↑ Anderson catches 'whopper' his way Archived 2013-06-01 at the Wayback Machine, Peninsula Clarion, May 20, 1985.
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