Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska

Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska
Location in the state of Alaska
Alaska's location in the U.S.
Founded	24 April 1989
Seat	King Salmon (which is located in adjacent Bristol Bay Borough)
Area  - Total  - Land  - Water	30,907 sq mi (80,049 km²) 23,782 sq mi (61,595 km²) 7,125 sq mi (18,454 km²), 23.05%
Population  - (2010)  - Density	1,631 0.0767/sq mi (0.0296/km²)
Website	www.lakeandpen.com

Lake and Peninsula Borough is a borough located in the state of Alaska, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 1,631. The borough seat of King Salmon is actually located in neighboring Bristol Bay Borough, although is not the seat of that borough; this is a unique arrangement within the United States. The most populous community that actually lies within 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 Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, which is unorganized, has a lower density.

Geography

The borough has a total area of 30,907 square miles (80,048.8 km²), of which 23,782 square miles (61,595.1 km²) is land and 7,125 square miles (18,453.7 km²) (23.05%) is water. 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 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 [1].

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.

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

• List of airports in the Lake and Peninsula Borough

External links

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

• Borough map: Alaska Department of Labor