Bethel Census Area, Alaska

Bethel Census Area is a census area located in the U.S. state of Alaska. As of the 2010 census, the population is 17,013.^[1] It is part of the unorganized borough and therefore has no borough seat. Its largest community by far is the city of Bethel, which is also the largest city in the entire Unorganized Borough.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the census area has a total area of 45,504 square miles (117,850 km²), of which 40,570 square miles (105,100 km²) is land and 4,934 square miles (12,780 km²) (10.8%) is water.^[2] Its territory includes the large offshore Nunivak Island in the Bering Sea.

Adjacent boroughs and census areas

• Kusilvak Census Area, Alaska - northwest
• Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska - north
• Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska - east
• Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska - southeast
• Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska - south
• Dillingham Census Area, Alaska - south

National protected areas

• Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge (part of the Bering Sea unit)
  • Bering Sea Wilderness
• Lake Clark National Park and Preserve (part)
  • Lake Clark Wilderness (part)
• Togiak National Wildlife Refuge (part)
  • Togiak Wilderness (part)
• Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge (part)
  • Nunivak Wilderness

Demographics

As of the census^[8] of 2000, there were 16,006 people, 4,226 households, and 3,173 families residing in the census area. The population density was 0 people per square mile (0/km²). There were 5,188 housing units at an average density of 0/sq mi (0/km²). The racial makeup of the census area was 12.53% White, 0.38% Black or African American, 81.93% Native American, 1.05% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.19% from other races, and 3.85% from two or more races. 0.87% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 4,226 households out of which 51.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.20% were married couples living together, 15.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.90% were non-families. 19.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 2.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.73 and the average family size was 4.41.

In the census area the population was spread out with 39.80% under the age of 18, 9.70% from 18 to 24, 28.90% from 25 to 44, 16.40% from 45 to 64, and 5.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 25 years. For every 100 females there were 113.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 112.80 males.

Bethel Census Area is one of only 38 county-level census divisions of the United States where the most spoken language is not English and one of only 3 where it is neither English nor Spanish. 63.14% of the population speak a Yupik language at home, followed by English at 34.71%.^[9]

Communities

Cities

Census-designated places

Unincorporated communities

• Crow Village
• Georgetown
• Napaimute
• Umkumiute

See also

• List of Airports in the Bethel Census Area

References

1. 1 2 "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 18, 2014. 
2. ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23. 
3. ↑ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2014". Retrieved June 4, 2015. 
4. ↑ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 18, 2014. 
5. ↑ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved May 18, 2014. 
6. ↑ "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 18, 2014. 
7. ↑ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 18, 2014. 
8. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-05-14. 
9. ↑ Language Map Data Center. Mla.org (2013-04-03). Retrieved on 2013-08-02.

External links

• Census Area map, 2000 census: Alaska Department of Labor
• Census Area map, 2010 census: Alaska Department of Labor

	Kusilvak Census Area	Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area
	Bering Sea		Matanuska-Susitna Borough
		Bethel Census Area, Alaska
		Lake and Peninsula Borough and Dillingham Census Area	Kenai Peninsula Borough

Municipalities and communities of Bethel Census Area, Alaska, United States Cities Akiak Aniak Bethel Chefornak Chuathbaluk Eek Goodnews Bay Kwethluk Lower Kalskag Mekoryuk Napakiak Napaskiak Nightmute Nunapitchuk Platinum Quinhagak Toksook Bay Upper Kalskag CDPs Akiachak Atmautluak Crooked Creek Kasigluk Kipnuk Kongiganak Kwigillingok Lime Village Mertarvik Newtok Oscarville Red Devil Sleetmute Stony River Tuluksak Tuntutuliak Tununak Unincorporated communities Crow Village Georgetown Napaimute Nash Harbor Paimiut Ghost towns Kwigiumpainukamiut Ohagamiut Neighborhoods Umkumiut

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Coordinates: 60°45′N 160°30′W / 60.750°N 160.500°W / 60.750; -160.500