Cordova, Alaska

• Winter has come back, but for how long?
  

  A few snow totals from around the region. Rabbit Creek 2.9'' Soldotna 2.5'' KTVA Studio Spenard 1.0'' NWS Sand Lake 0.4'' Several weather warning are in effect for southcentral Alaska on Friday.

• Marine Advisory Program facing cuts
  

  AK Six coastal communities could lose their local connection to the University of Alaska's Marine advisory program.

• Legislature seeks public input on budget
  

  The House Finance Committee is taking public testimony on the state's operating and mental health budgets at 3 to 4 p.m. Wednesday, March 3, from the communities of Dillingham, Cordova, Sitka, Wrangell and Petersburg.

• Two councilmen compete for mayor
  

  The March 2 election has two councilmen going head to head for mayor. From left: James Kallander and Robert Henrichs at the council meeting last week in the library meeting room.

• Global Rivers Brings Environ. Awareness to Canvas
  

  Barton Gallery on MMC Campus Will Continue Through the Month of February The third exhibit to grace the Barton Art Gallery, which opened as part of the Gault Fine Arts Center in September, features art from four continents that addresses the state of the world's rivers.

• Overdue hunter picked up by Guard
  

  Alaska Army National Guard aviators based out of Juneau were on their way home from Anchorage after a drill weekend when they had the opportunity to help with a search and rescue on Jan.

• Video Hatch: 'Alaska Shark Fly Fishing'
  

  This clip is from the original pilot episode on fly fishing for salmon sharks near Cordova, Alaska in Prince William Sound.

• Fish board to address Chitina dip netting during March meeting
  

  The issue of whether Chitina dip-netters should be classified as personal-use or subsistence fishermen is still flopping around like a Copper River red salmon that's been scooped out of the river and is waiting to be clubbed in the head.

• New E-Stop designed to make winches safer
  

  The most common piece of equipment on a fishing boat is also the most dangerous: the winch.

• Mixed forecast for Copper River salmon
  

  This year's Copper River salmon projections for sockeye and king salmon are a mixed bag for fishermen.

• Device makes fishing deck winch less lethal
  

  The most common piece of equipment on a fishing boat is also the most dangerous: the deck winch.

• Groups seek citizen oversight of trans-Alaska pipeline
  

  CITIZENS: Advocates fear spill in salmon-rich copper river tributaries. Published: January 24th, 2010 11:22 PM Last Modified: January 24th, 2010 11:22 PM Environmentalists, fishermen and others in the Copper River region are spearheading a new effort to boost citizen monitoring of the trans-Alaska oil pipeline.

• Riki Ott: Singing Praises of Unsung Heroes: The Big One That Didn't Happen
  

  Cordova, Alaska. Early Sunday morning the Kodiak , an Exxon tanker carrying 25 million gallons of crude oil, lost power in the notorious Hinchinbrook Entrance just as it was leaving Prince William Sound.

• Alaska's largest glacier is once again surging
  

  "What in the world is Bering doing?" a woman said when she looked at Chris Larsen's photograph of the buckled back of Alaska's largest glacier.

• Capital projects top Kookesh session list
  

  JUNEAU, ALASKA Funding for local construction projects is on Senator Albert Kookesh's list for the legislative session.

• Get your fill of fresh groundfish fillets
  

  Dannon Southall at 10th & M Seafoods says this is "the week of the groundfish." At 10th & M, they'll have fresh cod, rockfish and sole fillets available all week.

• Hungry for some fresh fish? Try cod
  

  I spent last weekend smoking up some of my freezer stock of salmon and halibut. While a little smoked fish is tasty in the middle of winter, maybe it's time to start thinking about fresh fish.

• Alaska's seafood industry in 2009
  

  As we look back at Alaska's seafood industry over the past year, consider this: 62 percent of our nation's seafood landings come from Alaska, as does 96 percent of all U.S. wild salmon.

• Barack Obama and the Miracle on K Street
  

  Lobbying expenditures, the Center for Responsive Politics told us this week, will probably shatter records in 2009.

City Description

Cordova English pronunciation: /kɔrˈdoʊvə/ is a small city located near the mouth of the Copper River in the Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, United States, at the head of Orca Inlet on the east side of Prince William Sound. According to 2005 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 2,327. Cordova is located within the Chugach National Forest at 60°32′34.1″N 145°45′36.59″W / 60.542806°N 145.7601639°W / 60.542806; -145.7601639 (60.542805, -145.760164). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 75.6 square miles (195.9 km²), of which, 61.4 square miles (158.9 km²) of it is land and 14.3 square miles (37.0 km²) of it is water. The total area is 18.87% water. As of the census of 2000, there were 2,454 people, 958 households, and 597 families residing in the city. The population density was 40.0/sq mi (15.4/km²). There are 1,099 housing units at an average density of 17.9/sq mi (6.9/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 71.11% White, 23.6% Native American, 10.07% Asian, 0.41% Black or African American, 1.34% from other races, and 6.72% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.06% of the population. There were

City Contained By:

• Alaska
• Valdez-Cordova Census Area
• United States of America

City Contains:

• Million Dollar Bridge
• Mount Eyak
• St. Michael the Archangel Church
• Red Dragon Historic District

Timezones:

• Alaska Time Zone

Size:

• 195.803101141 km squared

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