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The United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data...

has defined two Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) and three Micropolitan Statistical Areas (μSAs) for the State of Alaska. The following table describes these areas with the following information:

The name of the Core Based Statistical Area
Core based statistical area
A Core Based Statistical Area is a U.S. geographic area defined by the Office of Management and Budget based around an urban center of at least 10,000 people and adjacent areas that are socioeconomically tied to the urban center by commuting. Areas defined on the basis of these standards applied...

(CBSA).
The population of the CBSA as of 2006-07-01, as estimated by the United States Census Bureau.
The name of the borough or census area
Census tract
A census tract, census area, or census district is a geographic region defined for the purpose of taking a census. Usually these coincide with the limits of cities, towns or other administrative areas and several tracts commonly exist within a county...

.
The population of the borough or census area as of 2006-07-01, as estimated by the United States Census Bureau.

**United States Census Bureau Core Based Statistical Areas in the State of Alaska**
Core Based Statistical Area	2010 Population	Borough	2010 Population
Anchorage, AK MSA	380,821	Municipality of Anchorage, Alaska	291,826
Anchorage, AK MSA	380,821	Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska -National protected areas:* Chugach National Forest * Denali National Park and Preserve ** Denali Wilderness * Lake Clark National Park and Preserve ** Lake Clark Wilderness -Demographics:...	88,995
Fairbanks, AK MSA	97,581	Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska -Demographics:As of the 2000 census, 82,840 people, 29,777 households, and 20,516 families were residing in the borough. The population density was 11 people per square mile . There were 33,291 housing units at an average density of 4 per square mile...	97,581
Juneau, AK μSA	31,275	City and Borough of Juneau, Alaska	31,275
Kodiak, AK μSA	13,592	Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska -National protected areas:* Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge Barren Islands Semidi Wilderness* Semidi Islands Trinity Islands* Sitkinak Island* Tugidak Island...	13,592
Ketchikan, AK μSA	13,477	Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska As of the census of 2000, there were 14,070 people, 5,399 households, and 3,633 families residing in the borough. The population density was 11 people per square mile . There were 6,218 housing units at an average density of 5 per square mile...	13,477
none		Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska -National protected areas:* Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge Chiswell Islands Tuxedni Wilderness* Chugach National Forest * Katmai National Park and Preserve ** Katmai Wilderness...	55,400
		Bethel Census Area, Alaska Bethel Census Area, Alaska Bethel Census Area is a census area located in the U.S. state of Alaska. As of 2000, the population is 16,006. It is part of the unorganized borough and therefore has no borough seat...	17,013
		Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska Valdez-Cordova Census Area is a census area located in the state of Alaska, United States. As of the 2000 census, the population was 10,195. It is part of the unorganized borough and therefore has no borough seat...	9,636
		Nome Census Area, Alaska Nome Census Area, Alaska Nome Census Area is a census area located in the state of Alaska, United States. As of the 2000 census, the population was 9,196. It is part of the unorganized borough and therefore has no borough seat. Its largest community by far is the city of Nome....	9,492
		North Slope Borough, Alaska North Slope Borough, Alaska -National protected areas:* Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge Cape Lisburne Cape Thompson* Arctic National Wildlife Refuge ** Mollie Beattie Wilderness * Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve...	9,430
		City and Borough of Sitka, Alaska	8,881
		Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska -National protected areas:* Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge ** Chamisso Wilderness* Bering Land Bridge National Preserve * Cape Krusenstern National Monument* Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve...	7,523
		Wade Hampton Census Area, Alaska Wade Hampton Census Area, Alaska Wade Hampton Census Area is a census area located in the U.S. state of Alaska. As of the 2000 census, the population was 7,028. It is part of the unorganized borough and therefore has no borough seat...	7,459
		Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska Southeast Fairbanks Census Area is a census area located in the state of Alaska, United States. As of the 2000 census, the population was 6,174. It is part of the unorganized borough and therefore has no borough seat...	7,029
		Petersburg Census Area, Alaska	6,096
		Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area is a census area located in the state of Alaska, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 5,588. It is part of the unorganized borough and therefore has no borough seat...	5,588
		Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska Aleutians West Census Area is a census area located in the U.S. state of Alaska. It contains most of the Aleutian Islands, from Attu Island in the west to Unalaska Island in the east, as well as the Pribilof Islands, which lie north of the Aleutians in the Bering Sea. As of 2010, the population is...	5,561
		Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska	5,559
		Dillingham Census Area, Alaska Dillingham Census Area, Alaska Dillingham Census Area is a census area located in the state of Alaska, United States. As of the 2000 census, the population was 4,922. It is part of the unorganized borough and therefore has no borough seat...	4,847
		Aleutians East Borough, Alaska Aleutians East Borough, Alaska - See also :List of airports in the Aleutians East BoroughNational Register of Historic Places listings in Aleutians East Borough, Alaska-External links:*-References:...	3,141
		Haines Borough, Alaska Haines Borough, Alaska -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 2,392 people, 991 households, and 654 families residing in the borough. The population density was 0,88 people per square mile . There were 1,419 housing units at an average density of 0,52 per square mile...	2,508
		City and Borough of Wrangell, Alaska Wrangell, Alaska Wrangell is a city and borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. At the 2000 census the population was 2,308.Its Tlingit name is Ḵaachx̱aana.áakʼw . The Tlingit people residing in the Wrangell area, who were there centuries before Europeans, call themselves the Shtaxʼhéen Ḵwáan after the nearby Stikine...	2,369
		Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, Alaska	2,150
		Denali Borough, Alaska Denali Borough, Alaska -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 1,893 people, 785 households, and 452 families residing in the borough. The population density was 0 people per square mile . There were 1,351 housing units at an average density of 0 per square mile...	1,826
		Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska -National protected areas:* Alagnak Wild River* Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge ** Sutwik Island* Alaska Peninsula National Wildlife Refuge * Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve...	1,631
		Bristol Bay Borough, Alaska Bristol Bay Borough, Alaska As of the census of 2000, there were 1,258 people, 490 households, and 300 families residing in the borough. The population density was 2 people per square mile . There were 979 housing units at an average density of 2 per square mile...	997
		Municipality of Skagway, Alaska Skagway, Alaska Skagway is a first-class borough in Alaska, on the Alaska Panhandle. It was formerly a city first incorporated in 1900 that was re-incorporated as a borough on June 25, 2007. As of the 2000 census, the population of the city was 862...	968
		Yakutat City and Borough, Alaska Yakutat City and Borough, Alaska Yakutat City and Borough is a unified city-borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. As of the 2010 census, the population was 4035. The name is Tlingit, Yaakwdáat, meaning "the place where canoes rest", but it originally derives from an Eyak name diyaʼqudaʼt and was influenced by the Tlingit word...	662

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