Bristol Bay Borough, Alaska

Infobox U.S. County
county = Bristol Bay Borough
state = Alaska


map size = 250
founded year = 1962
seat = Naknek | area_total_sq_mi =888
area_land_sq_mi =505
area_water_sq_mi =383
area percentage = 43.12%
census yr = 2000
pop = 1258
density_km2 =1
web = www.theborough.com/
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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 settlements.

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.

Geography

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

Adjacent boroughs and census areas

* Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska

National protected area

* Katmai National Park and Preserve (part)

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, 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% 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.

Cities and towns

*King Salmon
*Naknek
*South Naknek

See also

References

External links

* [http://www.theborough.com/ Bristol Bay Borough official website]