Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska

Information about Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska

Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska
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Map of Alaska highlighting Lake and Peninsula Borough

Location in the state of Alaska
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Statistics
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SeatKing Salmon (which is located in adjacent Bristol Bay Borough)
Area
 - Total
 - Land
 - Water
80,049 km² (30,907 mi²)
 sq mi ( km)
18,454 km² (7,125 mi²), 23.05%
Population
 - (2000)
 - Density
1,823
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Website: www.lakeandpen.com


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.

Geography

The borough has a total area of 80,049 km² (30,907 mi²). 61,595 km² (23,782 mi²) of it is land and 18,454 km² (7,125 mi²) of it (23.05%) is water.

Adjacent boroughs and census areas

Demographics

As of the census2 of 2000, there were 1,823 people, 588 households, and 418 families residing in the borough. The population density was 0/km² (0/mi²). There were 1,557 housing units at an average density of 0/km² (0/mi²). 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 [1].

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

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State of Alaska
Juneau (capital)
Geography | Climate | Wildlife | History | Demographics | Transportation | Government | Music | Economy | Culture
Regions Aleutian Islands | Arctic Alaska | Bush Alaska | Interior | Kenai Peninsula | Mat‑Su Valley | North Slope | Panhandle | Seward Peninsula | Southcentral | Southwest | Tanana Valley | Yukon‑Kuskokwim Delta
Largest cities Anchorage | Barrow | Bethel | Dillingham | Fairbanks | Homer | Juneau | Kenai | Ketchikan | Kodiak | Kotzebue | Nome | Palmer | Petersburg | Seward | Sitka | Unalaska | Valdez | Wasilla
Boroughs Aleutians East | Anchorage | Bristol Bay | Denali | Fairbanks North Star | Haines | Juneau | Kenai Peninsula | Ketchikan Gateway | Kodiak Island | Lake and Peninsula | Matanuska‑Susitna | North Slope | Northwest Arctic | Sitka | Yakutat
Census Areas Aleutians West | Bethel | Dillingham | Nome | Prince of Wales‑Outer Ketchikan | Skagway‑Hoonah‑Angoon | Southeast Fairbanks | Valdez‑Cordova | Wade Hampton | Wrangell‑Petersburg | Yukon‑Koyukuk


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Alaska

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Nickname(s): The Last Frontier
Motto(s): "North to the Future"

Official language(s) None[1]
Spoken language(s) English 85.7%,
Native North American 5.
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Motto
"In God We Trust"   (since 1956)
"E Pluribus Unum"   ("From Many, One"; Latin, traditional)
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King Salmon, Alaska

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Location of King Salmon, Alaska
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Country United States
State Alaska
Borough Bristol Bay
Area
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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 places.
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Units

Units for measuring surface area include:
square metre = SI derived unit

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Square kilometre (U.S. spelling: square kilometer), symbol km², is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of surface area, the square metre, one of the SI derived units. 1 km² is equal to:
  • 1,000,000 m²
  • 100 ha (hectare)
Conversely:
  • 1 m² = 0.

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The Twenty-Second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census.
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Alaska

Flag of Alaska Seal
Nickname(s): The Last Frontier
Motto(s): "North to the Future"

Official language(s) None[1]
Spoken language(s) English 85.7%,
Native North American 5.
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Motto
"In God We Trust"   (since 1956)
"E Pluribus Unum"   ("From Many, One"; Latin, traditional)
Anthem
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The Twenty-Second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census.
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borough seat is a city which acts as the center of government for a borough in Alaska, in the United States. It serves a purpose similar to a county seat in much of the rest of the country.

See also

  • List of Alaska borough seats

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King Salmon, Alaska

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Location of King Salmon, Alaska
Coordinates:
Country United States
State Alaska
Borough Bristol Bay
Area
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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 places.
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Square kilometre (U.S. spelling: square kilometer), symbol km², is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of surface area, the square metre, one of the SI derived units. 1 km² is equal to:
  • 1,000,000 m²
  • 100 ha (hectare)
Conversely:
  • 1 m² = 0.

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square mile is an imperial and US unit of area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. It should not be confused with the archaic miles square, which refers to the number of miles on each side squared.
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Bethel Census Area is a census area located in the U.S. state of Alaska. As of 2000, the population is 16,006. It is part of the unorganized borough and therefore has no borough seat.

Geography

The census area has a total area of 117,866 km² (45,508 mi²).
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Kenai Peninsula Borough is a borough of the U.S. state of Alaska with a population of 49,700 at the 2000 census. The borough seat is Soldotna. The borough includes the Kenai Peninsula and adjacent areas of the mainland of Alaska.
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Kodiak Island Borough is a borough located in the state of Alaska, United States. As of the 2000 census, the population is 13,913. The borough seat is Kodiak.

Geography

The borough has a total area of 31,141 km² (12,024 mi²).
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Aleutians East Borough (IPA pronunciation: [ə'luʃəns]) is a 2nd class borough located in the U.S. state of Alaska. The borough seat is Sand Point.
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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 places.
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Dillingham Census Area is a census area located in the state of Alaska, United States. As of the 2000 census, the population is 4,922. It is part of the unorganized borough and therefore has no borough seat.
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