Portlock, Alaska

Establishment Portlock was established in the Kenai Peninsula in the early 20th century as a cannery, It is thought to have been named after Captain Nathaniel Portlock, The population largely consisted of Russian-Aleuts. Official records indicate that the town's post office closed between 1950 and 1951, marking its formal abandonment. Post abandonment Most of the people who left Portlock in the 1940s moved to the nearby Native Alaskan villages of Nanwalek and Port Graham. The village of Nanwalek still maintains private ownership of Portlock today. In recent years, the community has considered the possibility of re-establishing Portlock as a village. ==Nearby communities==

Portlock was located adjacent to another community known as Port Chatham (which takes its name from Port Chatham bay). was also located near Portlock, which operated in the early-twentieth century. ==Demographics==

Portlock first appeared on the 1940 U.S. Census as an unincorporated village of 31 residents. It would not report again on the census until 1980, when it was made a census-designated place (CDP), again reporting 31 residents. It was dissolved as a CDP by the 1990 census and has not reported again. ==In popular culture==

In the spring of 2021, Discovery+ filmed a reality television series in Portlock. The series, Alaskan Killer Bigfoot, follows a scout team exploring the ruins of the abandoned village. Alaskan Killer Bigfoot premiered on Discovery+ on December 7, 2021. It made its linear cable television debut on Travel Channel on June 26, 2022. ==References==