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List of boroughs and census areas in Alaska
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The U.S. state of Alaska is not divided into counties, as are 48 other states, but it is divided into boroughs (Louisiana is divided into parishes). Many of the more densely populated parts of the state are part of Alaska's sixteen boroughs, which function somewhat similarly to counties in other states. However, unlike county-equivalents in the other 49 states, the boroughs do not cover the entire land area of the state. The area not part of any borough is referred to as the unorganized borough.
For the 1970 census, the U.S. Census Bureau, in cooperation with the state, divided the unorganized borough into 11 census areas, each roughly corresponding to an election district. However, these areas exist solely for the purposes of statistical analysis and presentation. They have no government of their own. Boroughs and census areas are both treated as county-level equivalents by the Census Bureau.
Some areas in the unorganized borough receive limited public services directly from the Alaska state government, usually law enforcement from the Alaska State Troopers and educational funding.
Five consolidated city-county governments exist—Juneau City and Borough, City and Borough of Haines, Sitka City and Borough, Yakutat City and Borough as well as the state's largest city, Anchorage. Though its legal name is the Municipality of Anchorage, it is considered a consolidated city-borough under state law.
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The Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) code, which is used by the United States government to uniquely identify states and counties, is provided with each entry.[1] Alaska's code is 02, which when combined with any county code would be written as 02XXX. The FIPS code for each county links to census data for that county.
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FIPS Code[2] | Borough Seat [3] |
Founded [3] |
Origin |
Etymology |
Population [4] |
Area [4] |
Map |
| Aleutians East Borough | 013 | Sand Point | 1987 | Its location in the east Aleutian Islands, possibly from Chuckchi aliat, "island" | 2,697 | 15,012 sq mi (38,881 km²) |
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| Municipality of Anchorage | 020 | (Consolidated city-borough) |
1986 | Derived from the fact that ships often had to dock here and transfer cargo | 275,043 | 1,961.1 sq mi (5,079 km²) |
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| Bristol Bay Borough | 060 | Naknek | 1962 | Bristol Bay, eastern-most arm of the Bering Sea. | 1,258 | 888 sq mi (2,300 km²) |
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| Denali Borough | 068 | Healy | 1990 | From Denali, the tallest North American mountain, from Dena'ina for "great one" | 1,893 | 12,775 sq mi (33,087 km²) |
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| Fairbanks North Star Borough | 090 | Fairbanks | 1964 | Fairbanks and Polaris, the North Star | 85,930 | 7,444 sq mi (19,280 km²) |
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| Haines Borough | 100 | Haines | 1968 | After Haines, from Mrs. F. E. Haines | 2,392 | 2,344 sq mi (6,071 km²) |
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| City and Borough of Juneau | 110 | (Consolidated city-borough) |
1970 | The City of Juneau merged with the City of Douglas and the surrounding borough to form the municipality | Joseph "Joe" Juneau, co-founder of the city | 30,711 | 3,255 sq mi (8,430 km²) |
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| Kenai Peninsula Borough | 122 | Soldotna | 1964 | The Kenai Peninsula, which may be from Kenayskaya, the Russian name for Cook Inlet | 49,700 | 16,013 sq mi (41,473 km²) |
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| Ketchikan Gateway Borough | 130 | Ketchikan | 1963 | Ketchikan, and for its gateway location on the Alaska-Canadian border | 14,070 | 1,754 sq mi (4,543 km²) |
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| Kodiak Island Borough | 150 | Kodiak | 1963 | Kodiak Island, which may be named for the Koniagmiut, or Koniag, people | 13,913 | 12,024 sq mi (31,142 km²) |
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| Lake and Peninsula Borough | 164 | King Salmon | 1989 | The borough's many large lakes, and the Alaska Peninsula | 1,823 | 30,907 sq mi (80,049 km²) |
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| Matanuska-Susitna Borough | 170 | Palmer | 1964 | Named for the valley that the Matanuska and Susitna form | 59,322 | 25,260 sq mi (65,423 km²) |
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| North Slope Borough | 185 | Barrow | 1972 | The Alaska North Slope | 7,385 | 94,763 sq mi (245,435 km²) |
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| Northwest Arctic Borough | 188 | Kotzebue | 1986 | Its geographic location | 7,208 | 40,762 sq mi (105,573 km²) |
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| City and Borough of Sitka | 220 | (Consolidated city-borough) |
1971 | Derived from Tlingit Shee At'iká, meaning "People on the outside of Shee (Baranof Island)." | 8,986 | 12,461.8 sq mi (32,276 km²) |
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| City and Borough of Yakutat | 282 | (Consolidated city-borough) |
1992 | Yakutat Bay and the Yakutat Alaska Native people | 808 | 103.1 sq mi (267 km²) |
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The Unorganized Borough is that part of the U.S. state of Alaska not contained in any of its 16 organized boroughs. It encompasses over half of Alaska's area, 970,500 km² (374,712 mi²), an area larger than France and Germany combined. As of the 2000 census 13% of Alaskans (81,803 people) reside in it.
Unique among the United States, Alaska is not entirely subdivided into organized county equivalents. In 1970, the United States Census Bureau divided the unorganized borough into 11 census areas to facilitate census taking in the vast unorganized area.
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FIPS Code[2] | Largest town/city (as of 2000) |
Etymology |
Population [4] |
Area [4] |
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| Aleutians West Census Area | 016 | Unalaska | Location in the western Aleutian Islands | 5,465 | 14,117 sq mi (36,563 km²) |
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| Bethel Census Area | 050 | Bethel | City of Bethel, the largest settlement in the census area | 16,006 | 45,508 sq mi (117,865 km²) |
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| Dillingham Census Area | 070 | Dillingham | The city of Dillingham, the largest settlement in the area. The city was named after United States Senator Paul Dillingham (1843-1923), who had toured Alaska extensively with his Senate subcommittee in 1903. | 4,922 | 20,928 sq mi (54,203 km²) |
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| Nome Census Area | 180 | Nome | City of Nome, the largest settlement in the census area. | 9,196 | 28,283 sq mi (73,253 km²) |
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| Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan Census Area | 201 | Craig | Prince of Wales Island and the city of Ketchikan | 6,146 | 12,706 sq mi (32,908 km²) |
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| Skagway-Hoonah-Angoon Census Area | 232 | Skagway | The cities of Skagway, Hoonah, and Angoon | 3,436 | 11,377 sq mi (29,466 km²) |
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| Southeast Fairbanks Census Area | 240 | Tok | Its location, southeast of Fairbanks | 6,174 | 25,061 sq mi (64,908 km²) |
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| Valdez-Cordova Census Area | 261 | Valdez | Cities of Valdez and Cordova | 10,915 | 34,319 sq mi (88,886 km²) |
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| Wade Hampton Census Area | 270 | Hooper Bay | Wade Hampton III (1818–1902), a Confederate cavalry leader during the American Civil War | 7,028 | 19,669 sq mi (50,942 km²) |
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| Wrangell-Petersburg Census Area | 280 | Petersburg | The cities of Wrangell and Petersburg, the largest settlements in the census area | 6,684 | 9,021 sq mi (23,364 km²) |
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| Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area | 290 | Galena | Yukon River ("great river" in Gwich’in), which flows through the census area; and the city of Koyukuk | 6,551 | 147,843 sq mi (382,912 km²) |
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- CountyState.info Alaska. Official Borough Websites. Retrieved on 2007-09-13. - official sites
- ^ FIPS Publish 6-4. National Institute of Standards and Technology. Retrieved on 2007-04-11.
- ^ a b EPA County FIPS Code Listing. EPA. Retrieved on 2007-04-09.
- ^ a b National Association of Counties. NACo - Find a county. Retrieved on 2007-07-22.
- ^ a b c d Alaska QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau. State & County QuickFacts. Retrieved on 2007-04-18.
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