Fox River

Geography

Fox River is located on the western side of the Kenai Peninsula at (59.847372, -150.926178). It is at the head of Kachemak Bay, where the Fox River enters it. The CDP extends north from the bay to high ground north of Caribou Lake. It is bordered to the southwest by Falls Creek, which separates the community from the Fritz Creek CDP. Most of the current population of Fox River is in the southwest part of the CDP, on high ground overlooking Falls Creek, Swift Creek, and Moose Creek. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which are land and , or 2.25%, are water. The populated area is known locally as "The Head of the (Kachemak) Bay". Its population resides for the most part in the three Russian Old Believer villages of Voznesenka, Kachemak Selo, and Razdolna. Most of the remainder of the CDP is inside the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge and has no population.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Golden-crowned Sparrow

  Zonotrichia atricapilla (J.F.Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
  173
• Fox Sparrow

  Passerella iliaca (Merrem, 1786) · Aves
  126
• Orange-crowned Warbler

  Leiothlypis celata (Say, 1822) · Aves
  118
• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  116
• Common Raven

  Corvus corax Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  114
• Hermit Thrush

  Catharus guttatus (Pallas, 1811) · Aves
  94
• Gray Jay

  Perisoreus canadensis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  72
• Black-capped Chickadee

  Poecile atricapillus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  71

Largest nearby schools

• Voznesenka School
  Other · Voznesenka · 119 students · 10.8:1 ratio
• Razdolna School
  Other · Homer · 81 students · 13.5:1 ratio
• Kachemak Selo School
  Other · Kachemak · 30 students · 15:1 ratio

Most recent

• M 3.4 — 2026-10-01
  23 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska
• M 3 — 2026-10-01
  38 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska
• M 2.7 — 2026-09-28
  13 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska
• M 3.6 — 2026-09-28
  42 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska
• M 2.8 — 2026-09-28
  45 km W of Salamatof, Alaska
• M 3.4 — 2026-09-23
  33 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska