| Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska | |
Location in the state of Alaska |
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Alaska's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | information needed |
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| Seat | Ketchikan |
| Area - Total - Land - Water |
1,754 sq mi (4,543 km²) 521 sq mi (1,349 km²), 29.69% |
| Population - (2000) - Density |
14,070 10/sq mi (4/km²) |
| Website | www.borough.ketchikan.ak.us |
Ketchikan Gateway Borough is a borough located in the U.S. state of Alaska. As of the 2000 census, the population was 14,070. The borough seat is Ketchikan.
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The borough has a total area of 1,754 square miles (4,542.8 km2), of which 1,233 square miles (3,193.5 km2) is land and 521 square miles (1,349.4 km2) (29.69%) is water. In 2008 a large part of the former Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan Census Area was annexed, including the remainder of Misty Fjords National Monument that was not already in the borough, making the current figures much larger than these. A map of the current area can be seen here:[1]
Also shares border with British Columbia, Canada.
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1970 | 10,041 |
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| 1980 | 11,316 | 12.7% | |
| 1990 | 13,828 | 22.2% | |
| 2000 | 14,070 | 1.8% | |
| 2010 | 13,477 | −4.2% | |
As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 14,070 people, 5,399 households, and 3,633 families residing in the borough. The population density was 11 people per square mile (4/km²). There were 6,218 housing units at an average density of 5 per square mile (2/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 74.34% White, 0.50% Black or African American, 14.99% Native American, 4.29% Asian, 0.16% Pacific Islander, 0.44% from other races, and 5.29% from two or more races. 2.64% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 3.31% reported speaking Tagalog at home, while 1.65% speak Spanish [1].
There were 5,399 households out of which 36.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.50% were married couples living together, 11.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.70% were non-families. 26.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.10.
In the borough the population was spread out with 28.20% under the age of 18, 7.50% from 18 to 24, 31.40% from 25 to 44, 25.10% from 45 to 64, and 7.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 104.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.30 males.
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