Published: July 19th, 2008 12:35 AM
Last Modified: July 19th, 2008 01:06 AM
POPULATION: 284 (2007)
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LOCATION: Northeast of the City of Seldovia, across from Homer on the south shore of Kachemak Bay.
DESCRIPTION: Largely a vacation and seasonal community where commercial fishing and subsistence are an integral part of local culture. About four of every 10 residents are Alaska Native. Almost 100 of the 159 homes are used only seasonally. Nearby Seldovia is a commercial fishing and processing center, primarily shellfish.
HISTORY: Native residents are mixed Dena'ina Indian and Sugpiaq Eskimo (also known as Alutiiq). The name Seldovia is derived from "Seldevoy," a Russian word meaning "herring bay." Between 1869 and 1882, there was a trading post, and by 1898, a post office. The village developed around commercial fishing and fish processing. The City of Seldovia was incorporated in 1945.
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