Kasilof, Alaska
Census-designated place in the United States in Kenai Peninsula Borough · Not an incorporated municipality
About Kasilof
Kasilof ( kə-SEE-lof; Dena'ina: Ggasilat, Russian: Касилов) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, United States. At the 2020 census the population was 525, down from 549 in 2010.
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How Kasilof is governed
Kasilof appears to be an unincorporated community or a census-designated place, so it may have no city government of its own — services usually come from Kenai Peninsula Borough and its elected officials. The chart below is a generic template; readers can correct it if Kasilof does have local officials.
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Residents of Kasilof
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Police Chief
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City Clerk
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City Attorney
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Population over time
From 549 in 2010 to 525 in 2020 (−4.4%).
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| Year | Population |
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| 2020 | 525 |
| 2010 | 549 |
History
In 1786 a detachment of Russians employed by the Lebedev-Lastochkin Company built an artel at the location of modern Kasilof for fishing operations. While it likely received expansions, it "never played a significant role in the history of the Russian colonies." An agricultural settlement of Dena'ina people grew up around the stockade. During the establishment of the Russian-American Company, a fur monopoly in Russian America, the assets of the LLC were liquidated. The area became known as Kasilof after the Kasilof River in the 1800s. A partial excavation of the area in 1937 found 31 well-preserved houses from the settlement. As of 2011 most residents are non-Native.
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