User:Weedsandherbsandflowers/Homer, Alaska
City in south-central Alaska, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Homer is a city in Kenai Peninsula Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. It is 218 mi (351 km) southwest of Anchorage. According to the 2010 Census, the population is 5,003, up from 3,946 in 2000. Long known as the "Halibut Fishing Capital of the World", Homer is also nicknamed "the end of the road", and more recently, "the cosmic hamlet by the sea".
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Homer | |
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Motto(s): Where the land ends and the sea begins | |
Coordinates: 59°38′35″N 151°31′33″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Alaska |
Borough | Kenai Peninsula |
Incorporated | March 31, 1964[1] |
Government | |
• Mayor | Ken Castner |
• State senator | Gary Stevens (R) |
• State rep. | Sarah Vance (R) |
Area | |
• Total | 25.25 sq mi (65.41 km2) |
• Land | 13.79 sq mi (35.71 km2) |
• Water | 11.47 sq mi (29.70 km2) |
Elevation | 95 ft (29 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 5,003 |
• Estimate (2019)[3] | 5,922 |
• Density | 429.54/sq mi (165.84/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−9 (Alaska (AKST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−8 (AKDT) |
ZIP code | 99603 |
Area code | 907 |
FIPS code | 02-33140 |
GNIS feature ID | 1413141 |
Website | www.ci.homer.ak.us |
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