Chugach Census Area is a census area located in the

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. It is part of the Unorganized Borough and therefore has no

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. On January 2, 2019, it was split from the Valdez–Cordova Census Area (of which it claims to be the successor), along with neighboring Copper River Census Area. As of the 2020 census, the census area had a population of 7,102; its largest communities are the cities of Valdez and Cordova.

Demographics

According to the 2010 United States Census (in which it was reported as the "Chugach Census Subarea"), the census area had a population of 6,684; 5,059 (75.7%) of whom were over the age of 18, and 798 (11.9%) of whom were over the age of 65. 5,095 residents (76.2%) were reported as

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alone (4,929/73.7%

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), 35 (0.5%) as

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, 637 (9.5%) as American Indian or

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, 343 (5.1%) as Asian, 41 (0.6%) as

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or other

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, 41 (0.6%) as some other race, and 492 (7.4%) as two or more races. 296 people (4.4%) were Hispanic or Latino (they may be of any of the above racial categories).

Communities

Cities

* Cordova * Valdez * Whittier

Census-designated places

* Chenega * Tatitlek

Unincorporated community

* Eyak (within Cordova)

Politics

Chugach Census Area is a Republican stronghold, having backed

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in both 2020 and 2024, the only two elections it has voted in since its creation.

References

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