THE HALIBUT COVE LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Coastal Western Hemlock-Sitka Spruce Forests setting.
Halibut Cove CDP has 8.32 square miles of land in Kenai Peninsula Borough. Its Census reference point is in Coastal Western Hemlock-Sitka Spruce Forests.
Deep bays, steep valley walls and an irregular shoreline reveal intense past glaciation. Wet maritime forests of hemlock and Sitka spruce characterize southeastern and south-central coastal Alaska.
Regional context: Coastal Western Hemlock-Sitka Spruce Forests ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Halibut Cove and Kenai Peninsula Borough
Halibut Cove is associated with Kenai Peninsula Borough in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Halibut Cove by land and water
The Census records 3.18 square miles of water within Halibut Cove, or 27.7% of its total area. It is 7.5 percentage points lower than the 35.2% recorded for Kenai Peninsula Borough. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Halibut Cove CDP has 5 times the land area of nearby Kachemak city (1.67 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.