Valdez–Cordova Census Area was a

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located in the state of

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. As of the 2010 census, the population was 9,636. It was part of the

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and therefore has no borough seat. On January 2, 2019, it was abolished and replaced by the Chugach Census Area and the Copper River Census Area.

Geography

According to the

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, the census area has a total area of , of which is land and (15.1%) is water.

Adjacent boroughs and census areas

* Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska – north * Yakutat City and Borough, Alaska – southeast * Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska – west *

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– west * Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska – west *

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, Canada – east

National protected areas

* Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge (part of Gulf of Alaska unit) ** Middleton Island *

Chugach National Forest The Chugach National Forest is a United States National Forest in south central Alaska. Covering portions of Prince William Sound, the Kenai Peninsula and the Copper River Delta, it was formed in 1907 from part of a larger forest reserve. The C ...

(part) *

Tetlin National Wildlife Refuge Tetlin National Wildlife Refuge is a dynamic landscape made up of forests, wetlands, tundra, lakes, mountains and glacial rivers bounded by the snowy peaks of the Alaska Range. This upper Tanana River valley has been called the "Tetlin Passage," be ...

(part) * Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve (part) ** Wrangell-Saint Elias Wilderness (part)

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 10,195 people, 3,884 households, and 2,559 families residing in the census area. The

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was less than 1 person per square mile (less than 1/km²). There were 5,148 housing units at an average density of less than 1/sq mi (less than 1/km²). The racial makeup of the census area was 75.90%

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, 0.32%

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, 13.25% Native American, 3.55% Asian, 0.26%

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, 1.13% from other races, and 5.58% from two or more races. 2.81% of the population were

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or Latino of any race. 2.33% reported speaking Spanish at home, while 2.26% speak

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.Language Map Data Center
Mla.org (April 3, 2013). Retrieved August 2, 2013. There were 3,884 households, out of which 37.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.10% were

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living together, 8.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.10% were non-families. 27.00% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.18. In the census area, the population was spread out, with 29.60% under the age of 18, 7.00% from 18 to 24, 30.90% from 25 to 44, 26.50% from 45 to 64, and 6.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 113.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 115.90 males.

Communities

Cities

* Cordova * Valdez * Whittier

Census-designated places

* Chenega * Chisana * Chistochina *

Chitina Chitina ( Ahtna Athabascan Tsedi Na < ''tsedi'' " copper" + ''na'' "

river ...

* Copper Center * Gakona * Glennallen * Gulkana * Kenny Lake * McCarthy * Mendeltna * Mentasta Lake * Nabesna * Nelchina * Paxson * Silver Springs * Slana *

Tatitlek Tatitlek (Alutiiq: ''Taatiilaaq''; russian: Татитлек) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Chugach Census Area, United States. The population was 88 at the 2010 census, down from 107 in 2000. Tatitlek is in the Chugach School District ...

* Tazlina * Tolsona * Tonsina * Willow Creek

Other places

* Copperville (former CDP) *

Eyak The Eyak ( Eyak: ʔi·ya·ɢdəlahɢəyu·, literally "inhabitants of Eyak Village at Mile 6"Krauss, Michael E. 1970. ''Eyak dictionary''. University of Alaska and Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1963-1970) are a Native American indigenous ...

(within Cordova)

References

External links

Census Area map, 2000 census: Alaska Department of Labor

Census Area map, 2010 census: Alaska Department of Labor
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