Karluk, Alaska
Karluk (Kal’uq or Kal’ut in Alutiiq; Russian: Карлук) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kodiak Borough, Kodiak Island, Alaska, United States. The population was 37 at the 2010 census, up from 27 in 2000.
Karluk
Kal’uq, Kal’ut | |
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Karluk sandspit in the late 1800s showing cannery and village; the source termed the Karluk River the "River of Life" due to the dense salmon run | |
Karluk Location in Alaska | |
| Coordinates: 57°34′41″N 154°21′45″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Borough | Kodiak Island |
| Government | |
| • Borough mayor | Jerrol Friend |
| • State senator | Gary Stevens (R) |
| • State rep. | Louise Stutes (R) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 57.86 sq mi (149.86 km2) |
| • Land | 55.94 sq mi (144.89 km2) |
| • Water | 1.92 sq mi (4.97 km2) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 27 |
| • Density | 0.48/sq mi (0.19/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-9 (Alaska (AKST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-8 (AKDT) |
| ZIP code | 99608 |
| Area code | 907 |
| FIPS code | 02-37540 |
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