Alaska The community of Kodiak is located on the northeast corner of Kodiak Island. It lies approximately 250 air miles southwest of Anchorage. Total population is around 15,500.
Access is by air or sea only.
The first settlement on Kodiak Island was established by the Russians at Three Saints Bay, on the southeastern shore of the island in 1784. The purpose of the settlement was to serve as a fur trading center for the Shelikof-Golikof Fur Company. Three Saints Bay remained headquarters of the company on Kodiak for eight years. Alexander Baranof moved the village to the present site of Kodiak in 1792, making Kodiak the oldest permanent settlement in Alaska. Kodiak remained the company headquarters until 1804.