Port Lions, Alaska
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Port Lions (Masiqsirraq[3] in Alutiiq) is a city located on Kodiak Island in the Kodiak Island Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska. As of the 2010 census, the population of the city was 194, down from 256 in 2000.
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Port Lions
Masiqsirraq | |
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Coordinates: 57°52′5″N 152°52′48″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Alaska |
Borough | Kodiak Island |
Incorporated | January 24, 1966[1] |
Government | |
• Mayor | Dorinda Kewan |
• State senator | Gary Stevens (R) |
• State rep. | Louise Stutes (R) |
Area | |
• Total | 8.73 sq mi (22.60 km2) |
• Land | 4.99 sq mi (12.91 km2) |
• Water | 3.74 sq mi (9.69 km2) |
Elevation | 98 ft (30 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 170 |
• Density | 34.10/sq mi (13.16/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-9 (Alaska (AKST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-8 (AKDT) |
ZIP code | 99550 |
Area code | 907 |
FIPS code | 02-63610 |
GNIS feature ID | 1408218 |
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Port Lions was built to house the inhabitants of Ag'waneq from the neighboring island of Afognak and Port Wakefield from Raspberry Island, after their villages were destroyed by the Good Friday earthquake in 1964. Port Lions was built with help from the United States government and the Lions Club. It was named in honor of the club.