Bristol Bay Borough, Alaska

Bristol Bay Borough, Alaska
Seal
Location in the U.S. state of Alaska
Alaska's location in the U.S.
Incorporated	October 2, 1962
Named for	Bristol Bay
Seat	Naknek
Largest community	Naknek
Area
• Total	888 sq mi (2,300 km2)
• Land	504 sq mi (1,305 km2)
• Water	384 sq mi (995 km2), 43.2%
Population
• (2010)	997
• Density	2.0/sq mi (1/km²)
Congressional district	At-large
Time zone	Alaska: UTC-9/-8
Website	www.theborough.com

Bristol Bay Borough is a borough of the U.S. state of Alaska located on Bristol Bay or Iilgayaq Bay. As of the 2010 census the borough population was 997. The borough seat is Naknek. 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 (2,300 km²), of which 504 square miles (1,310 km²) is land and 384 square miles (990 km²) (43.2%) is water.

Adjacent boroughs and census areas

• Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska (east, north and south)
• Dillingham Census Area, Alaska (west)

National protected area

• Katmai National Park and Preserve (part)
  • Katmai Wilderness (part)

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1970	1,147		—
1980	1,094		−4.6%
1990	1,410		28.9%
2000	1,258		−10.8%
2010	997		−20.7%
Est. 2014	957		−4.0%
U.S. Decennial Census 1900-1990 1990-2000 2010-2013

As of the census 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.

Communities

The Bristol Bay Borough has no incorporated cities. There are three census-designated places, corresponding to the borough's three population centers: King Salmon, Naknek and South Naknek. While these three CDPs do not cover the borough's entire land mass, they do contain 100 percent of the borough's population, per the 2010 Census.

See also

• List of airports in the Bristol Bay Borough
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Bristol Bay Borough, Alaska

External links

• Bristol Bay Borough official website
• Borough map: Alaska Department of Labor