Alaska Population
On Increase
Directory Reveals
Figures gleaned from the
*,e£gue of Alaskan Cities’ Alaska
City Officials Directory reveal the
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fact that most cities in the terri
tory have shown a steady and
some of them a rapid increase in
population since the last census
was taken in 1950.
Anchorage, of course, is the
largest city. Population given for
this fast growing community is
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81,000. In 1950 it was 11,254. Fair
banks, second largest has a popu
lation of but 10,050. In 1950, the
population was 5,771.
Some of the figures given for
Kodiak are as follows: Population
jumped from 1,710 in 1950 to 3,100
in 1957. You might be interested
in some of the other figures con
tained therein. The 1957 assessed
valuations as given in the Direct
ory are as follows: Real property,
$8,019,315.20 and personal prop
erty, $2,156,187.00.
The major annual revenues for
the fiscal year ending 3/31/57 are
given as follows: Property taxes,
$205,342.47; Sales taxes $31,022.27;
other, $53,693.18; municipal
wharf, $126,804.67 and water and
sewer, $71,366. The City is in debt
to the extent of $777,050.00. This
includes APW indebtedness, the
major debt, and is up to Septem
ber 30, 1957.
Returning now to .populations
Ketchikan is the third largest City
with 7,500 people. This is an in
crease since 1950 when the figure
was 5,305. Juneau is next in size
with 7,100, which is an increase
from the 1950 figure of 5,818.
Seward trails Kodiak in size,
showing a population of 3,000. In
1950 it was 2,114. Sitka is shown
with 2,300. in 1950 the figure was
1,985. The far north City of Nome
had a slight increase over the
years. In 1950 the population was
1,855. In 1957 it was 2,000.
Other towns and their popula
tion are listed as follows: Cordo
va, in 1950, 1,165. In 1957 1,100;
Petersburg in 1950, 1,605. 1957,
1,550, a slight decrease. Palmer, in
1950, 878. In 1957, 1,500; Wrangell,
in 1950 had 1,263 people, and in
1957 showed a gain of only 12.
Many other towns are listed which
are less than 1,000, each showing
a small gain since 1950. Of inter
est to note, the town of North
Pole showed none listed in 1950,
and now enjoys a population of
500; King Salmon in 1950 had a
population of 162 and in 1957 ex
actly the same.
Another fact brought out in the
Directory is that most cities in
Alaska have a sales tax. Most of
them are 2%. Of all the major
cities and most of the smaller
communities, Anchorage is the
only one that doesn’t have a sales
tax at all.
The majority of the cities and
communities in Alaska own their
own utilities—some to a greater
or less degree. In many cases this
includes light, telephone and
steam.
Local Man Honored
It was announced this week by
Phillip Dinglasa, Commander of
the local Veterans of Foreign
Wars Katmai Post 7056, that
Charles Christofferson of Kodiak
has been named National Aide-de
Camp for the Veterans of Foreign
Wars of the United States. The an
nouncement was received here by
Dinglasa from Headquarters, De
partment of Alaska, VFW, in
Juneau.
The official announcement stat
ed that Chiristoffierson was the
first resident in Kodiak to receive
this outstanding award, which is
given for his endeavors and par
tkipation in recruiting new mere
born and reinstatements for the
local Poet.
W.C.T.U. TO MEET
There will be a business meet
ing of the Kodiak W.C.T.U. Tues
day, January 14 at the home of
Mrs. Nina Gilbreath beginning at
7:30p.m.
NOTICE
Annual stockholders meeting of
Kodiak Exploration Company at
Emil Knudsen’s home January 22,
1998.
NOTICE
The Christian Science Society
of Kodiak holds services Sc Sun
day School every Sunday at 11 a.m.
in the Chapel Annex on the Base.
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