Bristol Bay Borough is a

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of the

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Bristol Bay Bristol Bay (, ) is the easternmost arm of the Bering Sea, at 57° to 59° North 157° to 162° West in Southwest Alaska. Bristol Bay is 400 km (250 mi) long and 290 km (180 mi) wide at its mouth. A number of rivers flow in ...

. As of the 2020 census the borough population was 844, down from 997 in 2010, the second-least populated borough in Alaska. The borough seat is Naknek. There are no incorporated settlements. Incorporated in 1962, Bristol Bay was the first of Alaska's boroughs. 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 , of which is land and (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 Katmai National Park and Preserve is a List of national parks of the United States, United States national park and National preserve, preserve in southwest Alaska, notable for the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes and for its Alaska Peninsula brown ...

(part) ** Katmai Wilderness (part)

Demographics

At the 2000 census there were 1,258 people, 490 households, and 300 families residing in the borough. The population density was . There were 979 housing units at an average density of . 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%. were Hispanic or Latino of any race. Of the 490 households 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 households were one person and 2.90% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.33. The age distribution was 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% 65 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

Census-designated places

* King Salmon * Naknek (Borough seat) * South Naknek

Politics

Bristol Bay Borough only voted for the Democratic candidate twice, in 1960 and 1964, and sided with Republicans ever since. File:The Bering Sea at Pederson Point, AK.jpg, The Bering Sea and Kvichak Bay, at Pederson Point File:The road to Pederson Point, AK.jpg, Tundra outside Naknek File:Bristol Bay Borough Fire & EMS.jpg, Bristol Bay Borough Fire and EMS File:Kvichak Bay at low tide.png, Kvichak Bay at low tide, with fishermen in the distance. Fishing is a major industry in the Bristol Bay Borough.

References

External links

* {{Coord, 58, 45, N, 156, 50, W, display=title, type:adm2nd_region:US-AK_source:UScensus1990_scale:500000 1962 establishments in Alaska Populated places established in 1962