City of Seward, Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, United States

Overview of Seward

• Name:
  Seward
• Official Name:
  City of Seward
• Place Type:
  Incorporated City
• Located In:
  Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, United States
  
• Description (GNIS):
  population 1,891 on Kenai Peninsula, at NW end of Resurrection Bay, Chugach Mts.
• History (GNIS):
  Named for William Henry Seward, 1801-72, U.S. Secretary of State, 1861-69, who negotiated the purchase of Alaska. "The town was founded in 1902 by surveyors for The Alaska RR. (built 1915-23) as the ocean terminus of the RR. with an airfield and an ice-free harbor, it is an important supply center for the Alaska interior" (Bridgewater and Sherwood, 1950, p. 1799). A post office was established here in 1895, discontinued in 1896, but reestablished in 1903 (Ricks, 1965, p. 57). Its population was 534 in 1910; 652 in 1920; 835 in 1930; 949 in 1939; and 2,114 in 1950.
• Surveys:
  Seward Meridian
  

  Range 1 East
  

  Townships: 1 South

  Range 1 West
  

  Townships: 1 North, 1 South
• Coordinates:
  Latitude:60.104166760° 06' 15.0"N

  Longitude:-149.4422222149° 26' 32.0"W
• Nearby Cities:
  • Lowell Point 2.2 mi. S
  • Bear Creek 4.5 mi. N
  • Woodrow 6.5 mi. N
• Nearby Cemeteries:
  • American Legion (Seward) 0.2 mi. N
  • Jesse Lee Home 0.2 mi. N
  • Seward City 1.7 mi. N
  • Pioneers of Alaska 1.7 mi. N
  • Oddfellows 1.7 mi. N
  • Masonic 1.7 mi. N
  • Seward City 1.7 mi. N
  • Woodlawn 3.7 mi. N
  • Woodlawn 3.7 mi. N
• Population:
  2,900
• Elevation:
  27 m
• Histopolis Place ID:
  971366473
• Updated Apr 24, 2020