Homer
Kenai Peninsula · USGS GNIS name record 1413141
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These Census tracts have reference points near Homer. Their figures describe the entire named tract, not this locality. Open a tract to inspect its map, sources and demographic percentages.
Census tract 10 ↗
Kenai Peninsula Borough · AK
- Population
- 4,623
- Median home value
- $377,700
Census tract 9 ↗
Kenai Peninsula Borough · AK
- Population
- 2,603
- Median home value
- $387,100
Census tract 11 ↗
Kenai Peninsula Borough · AK
- Population
- 3,909
- Median home value
- $370,700
Census tract 8 ↗
Kenai Peninsula Borough · AK
- Population
- 4,228
- Median home value
- $246,800
The source behind the name
USGS GNIS Populated Place names in all 50 states and DC. Features in the historical extract or explicitly named historical are excluded; duplicate decision records with identical identities and coordinates are collapsed. GNIS points identify names, not legal or neighborhood boundaries, current occupancy, school attendance or a statistical population. Nearby Census places and tracts remain separately named geographies. Name completeness and currency vary; this is not a claim to include every locally used neighborhood name.
Original USGS record for Homer ↗Dataset snapshot 2026-09-02 · Source record edited 06/07/2022 · NAD83 · approximate source location
USGS description & history
population 1,247, on Kenai Peninsula, on N shore of Kachemak Bay, 16 mi. NE of Seldovia; Cook Inlet Low.
this town appears to have been established on or near Homer Spit in November 1895. Homer Pennock, a prospector who worked in the Cook Inlet area. A post office was established in the town in 1896.
Source notes may describe earlier conditions.Source files & checksums
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SHA-256 45ad8d56b3bb4990ad8105cdda15ee7d2f07afd6941afe75b783f29b02723697
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