Biohazard and Crime Scene Remediation in Larsen Bay, AK

Larsen Bay (Alutiiq: Uyaqsaq) is a city in Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska, on the northwest side of Kodiak Island, and the 2020 census recorded a population of just 34, with 24 households and 104 housing units, nearly 77 percent of which were vacant.

Larsen Bay was named in honor of local hunter and sailor Peter Adolf Larsen, a Danish immigrant.

Larsen Bay first appeared on the 1940 census as an unincorporated village with 38 residents, and it formally incorporated as a city in 1974.

The city reached its peak population of 168 in the 1980 census, then fell steadily to 87 in 2010 and 34 in 2020, a drop of 60.9 percent in the last decade alone.

In 2020, 79.4 percent of Larsen Bay's residents were American Indian and Alaska Native, the median age was 46.5 years, and 29.4 percent of residents were 65 years of age or older.

Larsen Bay covers about six square miles, of which roughly a third is water, and its ZIP code is 99624.

Larsen Bay Airport, designated 2A3, serves the community.

The Larsen Bay School, a K-12 rural school operated by the Kodiak Island Borough School District, was closed for the 2018-2019 school year.

Larsen Bay's climate is strongly maritime, with average annual precipitation of about 22 inches and average annual snowfall of about 19 inches, and record temperatures ranging from minus 15 degrees Fahrenheit to 83 degrees.

In the 2000 census Larsen Bay had 115 people, 40 households, and a median household income of 40,833 dollars, showing how much the small fishing community has shrunk since then.