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History · Clam Gulch

Clam Gulch’s post office opened in 1950

Most of Clam Gulch was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1995. Below: maps from 1951 on and the census since 1970.

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Quick answers

How Clam Gulch began

When was Clam Gulch founded?

1950

The Clam Gulch post office opened in 1950, the earliest record of the town by name.

First census: 47 in 19702020 census: 20776 years
Founding year: the first Clam Gulch post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Clam Gulch’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Clam Gulch are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Clam Gulch’s history is told.

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The story so far

Clam Gulch, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Clam Gulch yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Clam Gulch (Dena'ina: Qałnigi D’nazludt) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, United States. At the 2020 census, the population was 207.

Its first post office opened in 1950. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 176 to 207 (+18%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

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Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the map

Clam Gulch on the map, 1951 to 1987

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Clam Gulch. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Clam Gulch on the 1951 USGS mapClam Gulch on the 1987 USGS map1951Kenai A-4 sheet · 1:63,360

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Clam Gulch.

People over time

Clam Gulch, census by census

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Grew from 47 people in 1970 to 207 in 2020, 4 times over.

6 censuses, 1970–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Clam Gulch’s Wikipedia page.

Famous people

Famous people close to Clam Gulch

Nobody well known was born in Clam Gulch itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Jay HakkinenAmerican biathlete · b. 1977
Allie OstranderAmerican long-distance runner · b. 1996
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Travis HallAmerican football player · b. 1972
C. E. MurphyAmerican writer · b. 1973
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Emily JohnsonAmerican dancer · b. 1976
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Peter KalifornskyAlaska Native writer · b. 1911
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Ninilchik1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townCohoe1 historic placeD

Questions about Clam Gulch’s history

What year was Clam Gulch founded?

The Clam Gulch post office opened in 1950, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.