Bristol Bay Borough, Alaska

{{Infobox U.S. county

| county = Bristol Bay Borough

| state = Alaska

| ex image = Katmai National Park and Preserve Brooks Falls.jpg

| ex image size = 220px

| ex image cap = Brooks Falls at Katmai National Park and Preserve.

| seal = Bristol Bay Borough, Alaska seal.png

| founded year = 1962{{cite book|title=1996 Alaska Municipal Officials Directory|location=Juneau|publisher=Alaska Municipal League/Alaska Department of Community and Regional Affairs|date=January 1996|page=3}}

| founded date = October 2

| founded title = Incorporated

| leader_title = Mayor

| leader_name = David R. Lax{{Cite book|title=2023 Alaska Municipal Officials Directory|date=January 2023|publisher=Alaska Municipal League|location=Juneau|page=17|url=https://www.akml.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Bristol-Bay-Borough.pdf|access-date=November 12, 2023}}

| seat wl = Naknek

| largest city wl = Naknek

| city type = community

| area_total_sq_mi = 888

| area_land_sq_mi = 504

| area_water_sq_mi = 384

| area percentage = 43.2%

| population_as_of = 2020

| population_total = 843

| pop_est_as_of = 2023

| population_est = 844 {{gain}}

| density_sq_mi = auto

| web = http://www.bristolbayboroughak.us/

| district = At-large

| time zone = Alaska

| named for = Bristol Bay

}}

Bristol Bay Borough is a borough of the U.S. state of Alaska on Bristol Bay. As of the 2020 census the borough population was 843,{{cite web | url = https://live.laborstats.alaska.gov/cen/2020-census-data.html | title = 2020 Census Data - Cities and Census Designated Places | format = Web | publisher = State of Alaska, Department of Labor and Workforce Development | access-date = October 31, 2021}} down from 997 in 2010,{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/02/02060.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=May 18, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606142404/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/02/02060.html|archive-date=June 6, 2011|url-status=dead}} the second-least populated borough in Alaska. The borough seat is Naknek.{{cite web|url=https://ce.naco.org/?county_info=02060 |access-date=November 20, 2021 |title=NaCO County Explorer - Bristol Bay Borough, AK |publisher=National Association of Counties}} 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.{{Citation needed|date=January 2023}}

Geography

The borough has a total area of {{convert|888|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|504|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|384|sqmi}} (43.2%) is water.

{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}

=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 (part)
Katmai Wilderness (part)

Demographics

{{US Census population

| 1970 = 1147

| 1980 = 1094

| 1990 = 1410

| 2000 = 1258

| 2010 = 997

| 2020 = 843

|estyear=2023

|estimate=844

|estref={{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.html|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=March 28, 2024}}

| align-fn = center

| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=May 18, 2014}}
1900-1990{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/ak190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=May 18, 2014}} 1990-2000{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=October 9, 2022 |url-status=live|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=May 18, 2014}}
2010-2018

}}

At the 2000 census there were 1,258 people, 490 households, and 300 families residing in the borough. The population density was {{convert|2|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people |people}}. There were 979 housing units at an average density of {{convert|2|/mi2|/km2}}. 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%.{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=May 14, 2011 |title=U.S. Census website }} 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=

Politics

Bristol Bay Borough only voted for the Democratic candidate twice, in 1960 and 1964, and sided with Republicans ever since.

{{PresHead|place=Bristol Bay Borough, Alaska|source1={{cite web|url=https://rrhelections.com/index.php/2018/02/02/alaska-results-by-county-equivalent-1960-2016/|title=RRH Elections|first=RRH|last=Elections|website=rrhelections.com|access-date=January 12, 2020}}}}

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

{{official website|http://www.bristolbayboroughak.us/}}

{{Coord|58|45|N|156|50|W|display=title|type:adm2nd_region:US-AK_source:UScensus1990_scale:500000}}

Category:1962 establishments in Alaska

Category:Populated places established in 1962