in 1912. The 1964 Good Friday earthquake generated a tsunami which destroyed the village. With help from the Lions Club and the federal government, a new community was constructed on the northeast coast of Kodiak Island, called Port Lions in honor of the Lions Club who helped relocate the village. The former residents of Afognak moved permanently in December 1964, though 11 residents were still residing there as late as 1980. Demographics Afognak first appeared on the 1880 U.S. Census as an unincorporated village of 339 residents with a "Creole" (mixed Russian and native) majority of 195 and 144 Inuit minority. In 1890, the population also included Little Afognak, Cattanee and two Canneries. It continued to report until the 1960 census. With the 1964 Good Friday earthquake, most of the population departed. It did not appear on the 1970 census, but did in 1980 as an Alaskan Native Village designation. It has not reported separately since, but as of 2000, the original area that included Afognak is now mostly within the CDP of Aleneva. Geography Afognak was located on the southwestern shore of Afognak Island in Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska, United States. It is located three miles north of Kodiak Island. References External links Afognak at the Community Database Online from the Alaska Division of Community and Regional Affairs 1964 disestablishments in Alaska Ghost towns in Alaska Populated coastal places in Alaska on the Pacific Ocean Populated places in Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska Road-inaccessible communities of Alaska Ghost towns in the United States Ghost towns in North America Towns in the United States Populated places disestablished in 1964 Natural disaster ghost towns