Bristol Bay Borough, Alaska

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Bristol Bay Borough, Alaska
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Location in the state of Alaska
Alaska's location in the USA
Statistics
Founded	1962
Seat	Naknek
Area  - Total  - Land  - Water	2,299 km² (888 mi²) 1,308 km² (505 mi²) 991 km² (383 mi²), 43.12%
Population  - (2000)  - Density	1,258 1/km²
Website: www.theborough.com/

Bristol Bay Borough is a borough of the U.S. state of Alaska located on Bristol Bay or Iilgayaq Bay. The borough seat is Naknek. As of the 2000 census the borough population was 1,258. There are no incorporated places.

Incorporated in 1962, Bristol Bay was the first of Alaska's boroughs to be created. 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.

Contents 1 Geography 1.1 Adjacent boroughs and census areas 2 Demographics 3 Cities and towns 4 External link

[edit] Geography

The borough has a total area of 2,299 km² (888 mi²). 1,308 km² (505 mi²) of it is land and 991 km² (383 mi²) of it (43.12%) is water.

[edit] Adjacent boroughs and census areas

• Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska

[edit] Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 1,258 people, 490 households, and 300 families residing in the borough. The population density was 1/km² (2/mi²). There were 979 housing units at an average density of 1/km² (2/mi²). 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% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 490 households out of which 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 all households were made up of individuals and 2.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.33.

In the borough the population was spread out with 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% who were 65 years of age 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.

[edit] Cities and towns

• King Salmon
• Naknek
• South Naknek

[edit] External link

• Bristol Bay Borough official website