Nikishka
Kenai Peninsula · USGS GNIS name record 1419651
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These Census tracts have reference points near Nikishka. Their figures describe the entire named tract, not this locality. Open a tract to inspect its map, sources and demographic percentages.
Census tract 6 ↗
Kenai Peninsula Borough · AK
- Population
- 7,641
- Median home value
- $283,900
Census tract 7.02 ↗
Kenai Peninsula Borough · AK
- Population
- 5,029
- Median home value
- $334,100
Census tract 5 ↗
Kenai Peninsula Borough · AK
- Population
- 6,604
- Median home value
- $311,200
Census tract 2 ↗
Kenai Peninsula Borough · AK
- Population
- 6,040
- Median home value
- $314,500
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 Nikishka ↗Dataset snapshot 2026-09-02 · Source record edited 06/07/2022 · NAD83 · approximate source location
USGS description & history
on the W coast of Kenai Peninsula 10 mi. NNW of Kenai; Alaska.
Former Tanaina Indian village and boat landing reported as "Nikishka No. 1" in 1912 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS). The village is now utilized primarily as a wharf and petroleum handling facility, according to the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) Coast Pilot (1964, p. 78). See Nikishka No. 3.
Source notes may describe earlier conditions.Source files & checksums
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