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Kenny Lake
AlaskaCDP
Kenny Lake
Total population
289
Median home value
$252,800
Bachelor's+
Median income
$76,161
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
Kenny Lake is a farming community - one of the last to be homesteaded in America. Kenny Lake is a census-designated place (CDP) in the Copper River Census Area, Alaska, United States. At the 2020 census the population was 234, down from 355 in 2010.
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Geography
Kenny Lake is located at (61.703384, -144.896546). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it (0.04%) is water.
Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for Kenny Lake, AK from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Yellow-rumped WarblerSetophaga coronata (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves142
- Dark-eyed JuncoJunco hyemalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves133
- American RobinTurdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves128
- Swainson's ThrushCatharus ustulatus (Nuttall, 1840) · Aves124
- Barrow's GoldeneyeBucephala islandica (J.F.Gmelin, 1789) · Aves75
- Common RavenCorvus corax Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves73
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves71
- White-crowned SparrowZonotrichia leucophrys (J.R.Forster, 1772) · Aves70
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Schools
Largest nearby schools
- Kenny Lake SchoolOther · Copper Center · 58 students · 9.7:1 ratio
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 2.7 — 2026-09-2435 km N of Valdez, Alaska
- M 3.5 — 2026-09-1221 km NE of Valdez, Alaska
- M 2.8 — 2026-09-0916 km SSE of Kenny Lake, Alaska
- M 2.8 — 2026-09-0746 km N of Valdez, Alaska
- M 2.6 — 2026-09-0648 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska
- M 2.5 — 2026-09-0149 km N of Valdez, Alaska
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Nearby places in Alaska
- Tonsina11.4 mi away · pop. 47
- Willow Creek19 mi away · pop. 144
- Chitina21.8 mi away · pop. 100
- Copper Center31.6 mi away · pop. 346
- Silver Springs32.6 mi away · pop. 71
- Tazlina35.9 mi away · pop. 365
- Gulkana45.8 mi away · pop. 47
- Glennallen49.5 mi away · pop. 450
- Tolsona52.4 mi away · pop. 76
- Gakona53.9 mi away · pop. 181
- Valdez61.9 mi away
- McCarthy65.5 mi away · pop. 3
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
- Wildfire Mukluk, Southeast Fairbanks, AlaskaWildfires · 2026-08-17 · 131 mi
Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Nearest stream gauge
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • NASA EONET