Dillingham Census Area is a
census area located in the
state
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**Nation state, a ...
of
Alaska
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,
United States
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. At the
2020 census, the population was 4,857,
slightly up from 4,847 in 2010.
It is part of the
unorganized borough and therefore has no
borough seat. Its largest community by far is the city of
Dillingham, on a small arm of
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 ...
on the
Bering Sea
The Bering Sea ( , ; rus, Бе́рингово мо́ре, r=Béringovo móre, p=ˈbʲerʲɪnɡəvə ˈmorʲe) is a marginal sea of the Northern Pacific Ocean. It forms, along with the Bering Strait, the divide between the two largest landmasse ...
.
Geography
According to the
U.S. Census Bureau, the census area has a total area of , of which is land and (11.2%) is water.
Adjacent boroughs and census areas
*
Bethel Census Area, Alaska - west/north
*
Bristol Bay Borough, Alaska
*
Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska - east
National protected areas
*
Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge (part of the Bering Sea unit)
**
Hagemeister Island
*
Togiak National Wildlife Refuge (part)
**
Togiak Wilderness (part)
Demographics
At the
2000 census there were 4,922 people, 1,529 households, and 1,105 families living in the census area. The population density was . There were 2,332 housing units at an average density of . The
racial makeup of the census area was 21.64% White, 0.37% Black or African American, 70.13% Native American, 0.61% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.55% from other races, and 6.68% from two or more races. 2.26% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 34.6% reported speaking
Yupik or
Eskimo
''Eskimo'' () is a controversial Endonym and exonym, exonym that refers to two closely related Indigenous peoples: Inuit (including the Alaska Native Iñupiat, the Canadian Inuit, and the Greenlandic Inuit) and the Yupik peoples, Yupik (or Sibe ...
at hom
Of the 1,529 households 45.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.10% were married couples living together, 15.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.70% were non-families. 23.30% of households were one person and 3.60% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 3.20 and the average family size was 3.84.
The age distribution was 38.10% under the age of 18, 7.70% from 18 to 24, 28.90% from 25 to 44, 19.50% from 45 to 64, and 5.70% 65 or older. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females, there were 109.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 108.80 males. The per capita income is estimated at 23,500
U.S. dollars per year.
Politics
Dillingham Census Area is quite competitive in presidential elections.
Communities
Cities
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Aleknagik
*
Clark's Point
*
Dillingham
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Ekwok
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Manokotak
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New Stuyahok
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Togiak
Census-designated places
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Koliganek
*
Portage Creek
*
Twin Hills
See also
*
List of mountain peaks of North America
**
List of mountain peaks of the United States
This article comprises three sortable tables of major mountain peaks of the United States of America.
The summit of a mountain or hill may be measured in three main ways:
#The topographic elevation of a summit measures the height of the tip o ...
***
List of mountain peaks of Alaska
*
List of airports in the Dillingham Census Area
References
External links
Census Area map: Alaska Department of Labor
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Alaska census areas
Bering Sea