Bristol Bay Borough, Alaska

Bristol Bay Borough is a borough of the U.S. state of Alaska on Bristol Bay or Iilgayaq Bay. As of the 2010 census the borough population was 997.[2] The borough seat is Naknek.[3] There are no incorporated settlements.

Bristol Bay Borough
Borough
Seal
Location within the U.S. state of Alaska
Alaska's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 58°45′00″N 156°50′00″W
Country United States
State Alaska
IncorporatedOctober 2, 1962[1]
Named forBristol Bay
SeatNaknek
Largest communityNaknek
Area
 • Total888 sq mi (2,300 km2)
 • Land504 sq mi (1,310 km2)
 • Water384 sq mi (990 km2)  43.2%%
Population
 (2010)
 • Total997
 • Estimate 
(2019)
836
 • Density1.1/sq mi (0.43/km2)
Time zoneUTC−9 (Alaska)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−8 (ADT)
Congressional districtAt-large
Websitewww.bristolbayboroughak.us

Incorporated in 1962, Bristol Bay was the first of Alaska's boroughs. It is also among the smallest, consisting of little more than the rectangle of land around Naknek on the coast and King Salmon (which, uniquely, serves as the borough seat for the neighboring Lake and Peninsula Borough) inland.

Geography

The borough has a total area of 888 square miles (2,300 km2), of which 504 square miles (1,310 km2) is land and 384 square miles (990 km2) (43.2%) is water.[4]

Adjacent boroughs and census areas

National protected area

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
19701,147—
19801,094−4.6%
19901,41028.9%
20001,258−10.8%
2010997−20.7%
Est. 2019836[5]−16.1%
U.S. Decennial Census[6]
1900-1990[7] 1990-2000[8]
2010-2018[2]

At the 2000 census there were 1,258 people, 490 households, and 300 families residing in the borough. The population density was 2 people per square mile (1/km²). There were 979 housing units at an average density of 2 per square mile (1/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 52.54% White, 0.56% Black or African American, 43.72% Native American, 0.24% Asian, 0.48% Pacific Islander, 0.08% from other races, and 2.38% from two or more races. 0.56%.[9] were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 490 households 38.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.20% were married couples living together, 6.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.60% were non-families. 31.20% of households were one person and 2.90% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.33.

The age distribution was 31.30% under the age of 18, 5.90% from 18 to 24, 34.80% from 25 to 44, 24.20% from 45 to 64, and 3.80% 65 or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 119.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 125.60 males.

Communities

The Bristol Bay Borough has no incorporated cities. There are three census-designated places, corresponding to the borough's three population centers: King Salmon, Naknek and South Naknek. While these CDPs do not cover the borough's land mass, they contain 100 percent of the borough's population, per the 2010 Census.

See also

References
  1. 1996 Alaska Municipal Officials Directory. Juneau: Alaska Municipal League/Alaska Department of Community and Regional Affairs. January 1996. p. 3.
  2. "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 18, 2014.
  3. "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  4. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  5. "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved May 13, 2019.
  6. "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 18, 2014.
  7. "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 18, 2014.
  8. "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 18, 2014.
  9. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.

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