Port Lions, Alaska

Port Lions
Masiqsirraq
A radio scientist from Stanford University at the Port Lions post office.
A radio scientist from Stanford University at the Port Lions post office.
Port Lions is located in Alaska
Port Lions
Port Lions
Location in Alaska
Coordinates: 57°52′5″N 152°52′48″W / 57.86806°N 152.88000°W / 57.86806; -152.88000
CountryUnited States
StateAlaska
BoroughKodiak Island
IncorporatedJanuary 24, 1966[1]
Government
 • MayorDorinda Kewan
 • State senatorGary Stevens (R)
 • State rep.Louise Stutes (R)
Area
 • Total8.73 sq mi (22.60 km2)
 • Land4.99 sq mi (12.91 km2)
 • Water3.74 sq mi (9.69 km2)
Elevation
98 ft (30 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total170
 • Density34.10/sq mi (13.16/km2)
Time zoneUTC-9 (Alaska (AKST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-8 (AKDT)
ZIP code
99550
Area code907
FIPS code02-63610
GNIS feature ID1408218

Port Lions (Masiqsirraq[3] in Alutiiq) is a city located on Kodiak Island in the Kodiak Island Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska. As of the 2010 census, the population of the city was 194, down from 256 in 2000.

Port Lions was built to house the inhabitants of Ag'waneq from the neighboring island of Afognak and Port Wakefield from Raspberry Island, after their villages were destroyed by the Good Friday earthquake in 1964. Port Lions was built with help from the United States government and the Lions Club. It was named in honor of the club.

  1. ^ 1996 Alaska Municipal Officials Directory. Juneau: Alaska Municipal League/Alaska Department of Community and Regional Affairs. January 1996. p. 124.
  2. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  3. ^ ANLC : Alaska Native Place Names