Homer ( Dena'ina: ''Tuggeght'') is a

city A city is a human settlement of notable size.Goodall, B. (1987) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography''. London: Penguin.Kuper, A. and Kuper, J., eds (1996) ''The Social Science Encyclopedia''. 2nd edition. London: Routledge. It can be def ...

Kenai Peninsula Borough Kenai Peninsula Borough is a borough of the U.S. state of Alaska. As of the 2020 census, the population was 58,799, up from 55,400 in 2010. The borough seat is Soldotna, the largest city is Kenai, and the most populated community is the ce ...

in the

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Alaska Alaska ( ; russian: Аляска, Alyaska; ale, Alax̂sxax̂; ; ems, Alas'kaaq; Yup'ik: ''Alaskaq''; tli, Anáaski) is a state located in the Western United States on the northwest extremity of North America. A semi-exclave of the U.S., ...

. It is southwest of

Anchorage Anchorage () is the largest city in the U.S. state of Alaska by population. With a population of 291,247 in 2020, it contains nearly 40% of the state's population. The Anchorage metropolitan area, which includes Anchorage and the neighboring Ma ...

. According to the 2020 Census, the population is 5,522, up from 5,003 in 2010. Long known as the "

Halibut Halibut is the common name for three flatfish in the genera '' Hippoglossus'' and ''Reinhardtius'' from the family of right-eye flounders and, in some regions, and less commonly, other species of large flatfish. The word is derived from ''h ...

Fishing Capital of the World", Homer is also nicknamed "the end of the road", and more recently, "the cosmic hamlet by the sea".

Geography

Homer is located at 59°38'35" North, 151°31'33" West (59.643059, −151.525900). The only road into Homer is the Sterling Highway. Homer is on the shore of

Kachemak Bay Kachemak Bay ( Dena'ina: ''Tika Kaq’'') is a 40-mi-long (64 km) arm of Cook Inlet in the U.S. state of Alaska, located on the southwest side of the Kenai Peninsula. The communities of Homer, Halibut Cove, Seldovia, Nanwalek, Port Graham, ...

on the southwest side of the

Kenai Peninsula The Kenai Peninsula ( Dena'ina: ''Yaghenen'') is a large peninsula jutting from the coast of Southcentral Alaska. The name Kenai (, ) is derived from the word "Kenaitze" or "Kenaitze Indian Tribe", the name of the Native Athabascan Alaskan trib ...

. Its distinguishing feature is the

Homer Spit The Homer Spit ( Dena'ina: ''Uzintun'') is a geographical landmark located in Homer, Alaska on the southern tip of the Kenai Peninsula. The spit is a long piece of land jutting out into Kachemak Bay. The spit is also home to the Homer Boat Harbo ...

, a narrow long

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that extends into the bay, on which is located the Homer Harbor. Much of the coastline, as well as the Homer Spit, sank dramatically during the

Good Friday earthquake The 1964 Alaskan earthquake, also known as the Great Alaskan earthquake and Good Friday earthquake, occurred at 5:36 PM AKST on Good Friday, March 27.

in March 1964. After the earthquake, very little vegetation was able to survive on the Homer Spit. The town has a total area of , of which are land and are covered by water.

Climate

As with much of South-central Alaska, Homer has a moderate subarctic coastal climate (

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''Dsc''), which causes its weather to be moderate compared to interior Alaska. Winters are snowy and long, but not particularly cold, considering the latitude, with the average January high only slightly below freezing. The annual snowfall averages per season, falling primarily from November through March, with some accumulation in October and April but rarely in May. Homer receives only about 25 inches of rainfall annually due to the influence of the Chugach Mountains to the southeast, which shelter it from the Gulf of Alaska. Seven days have a minimum or below annually, and Homer falls in

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s 6a. Summers are cool due to the marine influence, with maxima or minima remaining at or above being extremely rare. Extreme temperatures have ranged from on January 28–29, 1989, up to on July 10, 1993. ;Notes:

History

Tiller digs indicate that early

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people probably camped in the Homer area, although their villages were on the far side of Kachemak Bay.

Coal Coal is a combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock, formed as rock strata called coal seams. Coal is mostly carbon with variable amounts of other elements, chiefly hydrogen, sulfur, oxygen, and nitrogen. Coal is formed when dea ...

was discovered in the area in the 1890s. The Cook Inlet Coal Fields Company built a town, dock, coal mine, and railroad at Homer. Coalmining in the area continued until

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. It is estimated that 400 million tons of coal deposits are still present in the area. Homer was named for Homer Pennock, a goldmining company promoter, who arrived in 1896 on the Homer Spit and built living quarters for his crew of 50 men. However, goldmining was never profitable in the area. Another earlier settlement, Miller's Landing, was named after a Charles Miller, who homesteaded in the area around 1915. According to local historian Janet Klein, he was an employee of the

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and had wintered company horses on the beach grasses on the Homer Spit. He built a landing site in a small bight in Kachemak Bay, where supply barges from

Seldovia Seldovia (Alutiiq: ; Dena'ina: ''Angidahtnu''; russian: Селдовия) is a city in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, United States. Its population was 255 at the 2010 census, down from 286 in 2000. It is located along Kachemak Bay southw ...

could land and offload their cargos. Miller's landing was legally considered a

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separate from Homer until it was annexed in 2002, but has always been locally considered part of Homer. Halibut and salmon sport fishing, along with tourism and commercial fishing are the dominant industries. Homer co-hosted the 2006

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. The

Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge The Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge (often shortened to Alaska Maritime or AMNWR) is a United States National Wildlife Refuge comprising 2,400 islands, headlands, rocks, islets, spires and reefs in Alaska, with a total area of , of whic ...

and the Kachemak Bay Research Reserve co-host a visitor center with interpretive displays known as the Alaska Islands and Ocean Visitor Center, and a cultural and historical museum there is called the

Pratt Museum The Pratt Museum is a regional natural history museum located in Homer, Alaska, with exhibits exploring life around Kachemak Bay in South Central Alaska. The museum's mission is to preserve "the stories of the Kachemak Bay region", through "coll ...

Demographics

Homer first appeared on the 1940 U.S. Census as an unincorporated village. It formally incorporated in 1964. As of the

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, there were 5,003 people, 2,235 households, and 1,296 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 2,692 housing units at an average density of . The

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of the city was 89.3%

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, 4.1% American Indian and

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, 1.0%

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, 0.4%

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, 0.1%

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, 0.6% from other races, and 4.5% from two or more races. Hispanics and Latinos of any race were 2.1% of the population. There were 2,235 households, of which 27.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.3% were married couples living together, 9.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 42.0% were non-families. 33.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.21, and the average family size was 2.83. The median age in the city was 44.0 years. 21.9% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.2% were from 25 to 44; 34.5% were from 45 to 64; and 14.5% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.5% male and 50.5% female. The median income for a household was $52,057, and the median income for a family was $68,455. Males had a median income of $41,581 versus $37,679 for females. The

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for the city was $32,035. About 3.8% of families and 7.9% of the population were below the

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, including 11.2% of those under age 18 and 1.4% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Formal Education

The

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provides primary and secondary education to the community of Homer. These schools are: * Homer High School (9-12) * Homer Flex High School (9-12) * Homer Middle School (7-8) * West Homer Elementary (3-6) * Paul Banks Elementary (K-2) * McNeil Canyon Elementary (K-6) * Fireweed Academy (K-6) * Connections Homeschool Program (K-12) The

Kachemak Bay Campus Kachemak Bay Campus (KBC) is a campus of Kenai Peninsula College, which is a unit of the University of Alaska Anchorage. Located in Homer Homer (; grc, Ὅμηρος , ''Hómēros'') (born ) was a Greek poet who is credited as the author ...

of Kenai Peninsula College provides post-secondary education, as well as

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and

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training to the community of Homer. The Homer Public Library has enthusiastic support from the Friends of the Homer Library, established in 1948, which raised funds and support for a new library building, opened on September 16, 2006.

Science Education

Because of the city of Homer's location on the Kenai Peninsula and its abundance of natural resources and marine habitats, there are many public education programs focused on the environment. Some of these educational endeavors include the

Visitor Center (also known as the Alaska Island and Ocean Center) and the ''Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies''. Both organizations encourage science education and sponsor many events aimed to teach people of all ages about the ecosystem and conservation. Some of these events include the Kachemak Crane Watch and the ''Kachemak Bay Science Conference'', both sponsored by the Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies.

Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival

One of the biggest educational events in Homer is the

Shorebird festival. The Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival was first established in 1993 by a group of Homer residents who wished to educate the public about shorebirds and the wetlands the birds inhabit. Today, the festival is sponsored by

and the Friends of Alaska National Wildlife Refuges. The festival is held annually in early May when more than 13,000

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(also called waders) from 25 different species visit the Kachemak Bay area during spring migration. Tourists and Alaskans alike attend the festival and are encouraged to watch the shorebird migration through a variety of land and boat tours in collaboration with the festival. The Homer and Kachemak Bay areas consist of a variety of different habitats and are rich in food and resources that attract migrating birds. The abundance of diverse habitats such as

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, rocky isles, and

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enable many different species to thrive in the area. Some of the birds that can be seen during the spring migration and the festival include

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sandhill crane The sandhill crane (''Antigone canadensis'') is a species of large crane of North America and extreme northeastern Siberia. The common name of this bird refers to habitat like that at the Platte River, on the edge of Nebraska's Sandhills on t ...

s, and arctic terns. Arctic Terns are famous for flying the longest distance of any migrating bird. Many of the birds seen during the festival can be identified with the help of published guides that categorize distinguishable features such as, topography, silhouette, size, and color. One of the special events held at the festival is the Shorebirds Sing: Bird Call Contest. The contest takes place at the

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. The contest is a lighthearted competition to see who can best mimic the calls of various bird species. In 2020, the festival was held entirely virtually due to the

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pandemic and all presentations, speeches, and events were conducted online. The 2021 festival was held both in person and virtually, with events taking place online and face-to-face. The year 2022 will mark the 30th anniversary of the festival.

Media

Homer has one newspaper, the ''

Homer News The ''Homer News'' is a weekly newspaper published in Homer, Alaska since 1964. The newspaper began circulation in January 1964. Founders Hall and Marion Thorn had moved a few years earlier to Homer, where Hal's parents were longtime residents. ...

'', a weekly founded in 1964 and bought in 2000 by

Morris Communications Morris Communications, headquartered in Augusta, Georgia, is a privately held media company with diversified holdings that include magazine publishing, outdoor advertising, book publishing and distribution, visitor publications, and online serv ...

. Homer has a number of radio stations including commercial stations KWVV-FM at 103.5 FM, KGTL at 620 AM, and

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KBBI KBBI (890 AM) is a National Public Radio member radio station in Homer, Alaska. KBBI is a Class A, clear-channel station which broadcasts with a power of 10,000 watts. References External links FCC History Cards for KBBIKBBI official website ...

at 890 AM. Homer receives 7

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stations: Because the stations are rebroadcast into Homer using

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s, their channel numbers are not the same in Homer and they were not required to participate in the transition to digital television. *

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Channel 2 -

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KTBY KTBY, virtual channel 4 ( UHF digital channel 20), is a Fox- affiliated television station licensed to Anchorage, Alaska, United States. The station is owned by Cumming, Georgia-based Coastal Television Broadcasting Company LLC, which also op ...

Channel 4 -

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Channel 7 -

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Channel 9 -

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KTVA KTVA (channel 11) is a television station in Anchorage, Alaska, United States, affiliated with the digital multicast network Rewind TV. The station is owned by Denali Media Holdings, a subsidiary of local cable provider GCI. KTVA's transmitter ...

Channel 11 -

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KYUR KYUR, virtual channel 13 ( VHF digital channel 12), is a dual ABC/The CW Plus- affiliated television station licensed to Anchorage, Alaska, United States. The station is owned by Vision Alaska LLC; Coastal Television Broadcasting Company LLC, whi ...

Channel 13 -

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Transportation

Homer is the southernmost town on the contiguous Alaska highway system. It is also part of the

Alaska Marine Highway The Alaska Marine Highway (AMH) or the Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS) is a ferry service operated by the U.S. state of Alaska. It has its headquarters in Ketchikan, Alaska. The Alaska Marine Highway System operates along the south-central ...

(the Alaskan

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system). The regional airport lies near the coast as well, with local air taxis and regular scheduled commercial flights to Anchorage. Homer erected its first

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in 2005. The

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currently stations six

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s in Alaska, including one in Homer. From February 7, 1992, to June 4, 2015, the USCGC ''Roanoke Island'' was assigned to Homer. She was retired early, and was replaced by the ''Sapelo''. The ''Sapelo'' is scheduled to be replaced by a more modern

Sentinel-class cutter The Sentinel-class cutter, also known as Fast Response Cutter due to its program name, is part of the United States Coast Guard's Deepwater program. At it is similar to, but larger than the lengthened 1980s-era s that it replaces. Up to 58 ves ...

. The Coast Guard leases an anchorage on the

. The Coast Guard renewed its lease for 20 years in 2015.

Government

Homer uses a city council consisting of seven members. As of April 2020, the current mayor of Homer is Ken Castner.Gross, Renee
Mayor Castner and City Council clash over authority and mayoral proclamations

, 10/23/2018

Notable people

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(born 1955), spokesperson, known for the

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"We'll leave the light on for you" advertisements; and writer, known for the whimsical book about Homer, '' As Far as You Can go Without a Passport'' *

Lincoln Brewster Lincoln Brewster (born July 30, 1971) is an American contemporary Christian musician and worship pastor. As a guitarist, singer, and songwriter, Brewster became a sought-after session guitarist in the early 90s. Brewster is the former senior wo ...

(born 1971),

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worship musician *

Kristen Faulkner Kristen Faulkner (born December 18, 1992) is an American professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's Continental Team . Her first year cycling professionally, she was also working full-time as an investment associate at Th ...

(born 1992), professional cyclist * Hazel P. Heath (1909–1998), businesswoman; mayor of Homer, 1968–1976 * Jewel (Jewel Kilcher) (born 1974), singer/songwriter * Jean Keene (1923–2009), the "Eagle Lady" of Homer, known for her decades-long history of feeding

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s on

Andre Marrou Andre Verne Marrou (; born December 4, 1938) is an American politician who was the third Libertarian elected to a state legislature with his election to the Alaska House of Representatives in 1984. He later served as the Libertarian Party's vice ...

(born 1938), was a resident of Homer when he was elected as a

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member to the

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in 1984 *

Shannyn Moore Shannyn Moore (born June 12, 1970) is an American political blogger based in Alaska. Moore is a writer for ''The Huffington Post'' and has been a prominent critic of former Alaska governor Sarah Palin. She has appeared on such television shows as ...

(born 1970), political writer based in Alaska * Tela O'Donnell (born 1982), Olympic wrestler * Ambrose Olsen (1985–2010), male fashion model

References

External links

City of Homer official home page
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Homer Chamber of Commerce Webpage
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