Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska

Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska

Infobox U.S. County
county = Lake and Peninsula Borough
state = Alaska




map size = 250
founded =
seat = King Salmon (which is located in adjacent Bristol Bay Borough) | area_total_sq_mi =30907
area_water_sq_mi =7125
area percentage = 23.05%
census yr = 2000
pop = 1823
density_sq_mi = 0.0767
web=www.lakeandpen.com
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Lake and Peninsula Borough is a borough located in the state of Alaska, United States. As of the 2000 census, the population was 1,823. The borough seat is King Salmon, which is actually located in neighboring Bristol Bay Borough. This is a unique arrangement for the United States in that not only is the borough seat in a different borough but it also is not the borough seat of the other borough. The largest community that actually lies within the borough is the city of Nondalton. With an average of 0.0296 inhabitants/km² (0.0767/sq mi), it is the second least densely populated organized county-equivalent in the United States; only the Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, which is unorganized, has a lower density.

Geography

The borough has a total area of 30,907 square miles (80,049 km²), of which, 23,782 square miles (61,595 km²) of it is land and 7,125 square miles (18,454 km²) of it (23.05%) is water.

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 Peninsula National Wildlife Refuge (part)
* Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve
* Becharof National Wildlife Refuge (part)
* Katmai National Park and Preserve (part)
* Lake Clark National Park and Preserve (part)

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 1,823 people, 588 households, and 418 families residing in the borough. The population density was 0 people per square mile (0/km²). There were 1,557 housing units at an average density of 0 per square mile (0/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. 5.41% reported speaking a Yupik language at home, while 3.87% speak Aleut and 1.23% an Athabaskan language [http://www.mla.org/map_data_results&state_id=2&county_id=164&mode=geographic&zip=&place_id=&cty_id=&ll=&a=&ea=&order=r] .

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. 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 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.

Cities and towns

*Chignik
*Chignik Lagoon
*Chignik Lake
*Egegik
*Igiugig
*Iliamna
*Ivanof Bay
*Kokhanok
*Levelock
*Newhalen
*Nondalton
*Pedro Bay
*Perryville
*Pilot Point
*Pope-Vannoy Landing
*Port Alsworth
*Port Heiden
*Ugashik

See also

References


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