Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska

Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska
Location in the U.S. state of Alaska
Alaska's location in the U.S.
Incorporated	April 26, 1989[1][2]
Seat	King Salmon
Largest city	Kokhanok
Area
• Total	32,922 sq mi (85,268 km2)
• Land	23,652 sq mi (61,258 km2)
• Water	9,270 sq mi (24,009 km2), 28.2%
Population (est.)
• (2016)	1,562
• Density	0.1/sq mi (0/km²)
Congressional district	At-large
Time zone	Alaska: UTC-9/-8
Website	www.lakeandpen.com

Lake and Peninsula Borough is a borough in the state of Alaska. As of the 2010 census, the population was 1,631.^[3] The borough seat of King Salmon^[4] is located in neighboring Bristol Bay Borough, although is not the seat of that borough. The most populous community in the borough is the city of Nondalton. With an average of 0.0296 inhabitants/km² (0.0767/sq mi), the Lake and Peninsula Borough is the second least densely populated organized county-equivalent in the United States; only the unorganized Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area has a lower density.

Geography

The borough has an area of 32,922 square miles (85,270 km²), of which 23,652 square miles (61,260 km²) is land and 9,270 square miles (24,000 km²) (28.2%) is water.^[5] Its land area is larger than that of San Bernardino County, California, the largest county in the contiguous Lower 48 states, and almost as large as the state of West Virginia.

Adjacent boroughs and census areas

• Bethel Census Area, Alaska – north
• Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska – east
• Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska – southeast
• Aleutians East Borough, Alaska – west
• Bristol Bay Borough, Alaska – west
• Dillingham Census Area, Alaska – west

National protected areas

• Alagnak Wild River
• Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge (part of the Alaska Peninsula unit)
  • Sutwik Island
• Alaska Peninsula National Wildlife Refuge (part)
• Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve
• Becharof National Wildlife Refuge (part)
  • Becharof Wilderness (part)
• Katmai National Park and Preserve (part)
  • Katmai Wilderness (part)
• Lake Clark National Park and Preserve (part)
  • Lake Clark Wilderness (part)

Demographics

As of the census^[9] of 2000, there were 1,823 people, 588 households, and 418 families residing in the borough. The population density was 0.059 people per square mile (0.023/km²). There were 1,557 housing units at an average density of 0.05 per square mile (0.02/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 18.76% White, 0.05% Black or African American, 73.51% Native American, 0.22% Asian, 0.16% Pacific Islander, 0.33% from other races, and 6.97% from two or more races. 1.15% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. About 5.41% reported speaking a Yupik language at home, while 3.87% speak Alutiiq and 1.23% an Athabaskan language .

Some 44.70% of households had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.50% were married couples living together, 9.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.90% were non-families. About 24.70% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.90% consisted of a sole occupant 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.10 and the average family size was 3.74.

In the borough, the age of the population was spread out with 37.80% under the age of 18, 8.50% from 18 to 24, 28.00% from 25 to 44, 20.20% from 45 to 64, and 5.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females there were 113.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 124.10 males.

Communities

Cities

• Chignik
• Egegik
• Newhalen
• Nondalton
• Pilot Point
• Port Heiden

Census-designated places

See also

• List of airports in the Lake and Peninsula Borough

References

External links

Media related to Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska at Wikimedia Commons

• Borough map: Alaska Department of Labor

Coordinates: 58°24′N 156°11′W / 58.40°N 156.18°W / 58.40; -156.18