Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska
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National protected areas
- Alagnak Wild River
- Alaska Maritime National Wildlife RefugeAlaska Maritime National Wildlife RefugeThe Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge is a United States National Wildlife Refuge comprising 2,400 islands, headlands, rocks, islets, spires and reefs in Alaska, with a total area of , of which is wilderness)...
(part of the Alaska Peninsula unit)- Sutwik IslandSutwik IslandSutwik Island is a 14-mile-long island in the U.S. state of Alaska, located at off the Alaska Peninsula, east of Chignik Bay. It is part of Lake and Peninsula Borough and the Alaska Peninsula unit of the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge....
- Sutwik Island
- Alaska Peninsula National Wildlife RefugeAlaska Peninsula National Wildlife RefugeThe Alaska Peninsula National Wildlife Refuge is a United States National Wildlife Refuge in southwestern Alaska whose use is regulated as an ecological-protection measure. It stretches along the southern coast of the Alaska Peninsula, between the Becharof National Wildlife Refuge on its east and...
(part) - Aniakchak National Monument and PreserveAniakchak National Monument and PreserveAniakchak National Monument and Preserve is a U.S. National Monument and National Preserve, consisting of the region around the Aniakchak volcano on the Aleutian Range of south-western Alaska....
- Becharof National Wildlife RefugeBecharof National Wildlife RefugeBecharof National Wildlife Refuge is a National Wildlife Refuge in the Aleutian Range of the Alaska Peninsula of southwestern Alaska. Becharof National Wildlife Refuge, which covers an area of , was established in 1980 to conserve major brown bears, salmon, migratory birds, caribou, marine birds,...
(part)- Becharof WildernessBecharof WildernessBecharof Wilderness is a wilderness area in the U.S. state of Alaska. Located within the Becharof National Wildlife Refuge, it comprises approximately 500,000 acres and is bordered by the Katmai Wilderness on the north. It was designated Wilderness by the United States Congress in 1980.-External...
(part)
- Becharof Wilderness
- Katmai National Park and PreserveKatmai National Park and PreserveKatmai National Park and Preserve is a United States National Park in southern Alaska, notable for the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes and for its brown bears. The park covers , being roughly the size of Wales. Most of this is a designated wilderness area, including of the park...
(part)- Katmai WildernessKatmai WildernessThe Katmai Wilderness is a wilderness area in Alaska, United States. It is part of the Katmai National Park and Preserve. Today 15 active volcanoes line Shelikof Strait, which separates Katmai National Park and Preserve from Kodiak Island. Katmai protects this volcanic "laboratory" and, equally...
(part)
- Katmai Wilderness
- Lake Clark National Park and PreserveLake Clark National Park and PreserveEstablished in 1980 by the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act, Lake Clark National Park and Preserve is a United States National Park in southwestern Alaska. The park includes many streams and lakes vital to the Bristol Bay salmon fishery...
(part)- Lake Clark Wilderness (part)
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 1,823 people, 588 households, and 418 families residing in the borough. The population density
Population density
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was 0.059 people per square mile (0.023/km²). There were 1,557 housing units at an average density of 0.05 per square mile (0.02/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 18.76% White
Race (United States Census)
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, 0.05% Black
Race (United States Census)
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or African American
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, 73.51% Native American
Race (United States Census)
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, 0.22% Asian
Race (United States Census)
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, 0.16% Pacific Islander
Race (United States Census)
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, 0.33% from other races
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, and 6.97% from two or more races. 1.15% of the population were Hispanic
Race (United States Census)
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or Latino
Race (United States Census)
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of any race. About 5.41% reported speaking a Yupik language
Yupik language
The Yupik languages are the several distinct languages of the several Yupik peoples of western and southcentral Alaska and northeastern Siberia. The Yupik languages differ enough from one another that speakers of different ones cannot understand each other, although they may understand the general...
at home, while 3.87% speak Alutiiq
Alutiiq language
The Alutiiq language is a close relative to the Central Alaskan Yup'ik language spoken in the western and southwestern Alaska, but is considered a distinct language...
and 1.23% an Athabaskan language
Athabaskan languages
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Some 44.70% of households had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.50% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 9.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.90% were non-families. About 24.70% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.90% consisted of a sole occupant 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.10 and the average family size was 3.74.
In the borough, the age of the population was spread out with 37.80% under the age of 18, 8.50% from 18 to 24, 28.00% from 25 to 44, 20.20% from 45 to 64, and 5.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females there were 113.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 124.10 males.
Cities and towns
- ChignikChignik, Alaska-External links:* / by Mark A. Stichert. Hosted by the ....
- Chignik LagoonChignik Lagoon, AlaskaChignik Lagoon is a census-designated place in Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 103.-Geography:Chignik Lagoon is located at ....
- Chignik LakeChignik Lake, AlaskaChignik Lake is a census-designated place in Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 145.-Geography:Chignik Lake is located at ....
- EgegikEgegik, AlaskaEgegik is a city in Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska, United States. As of the 2000 census, the population of the city is 116.-Geography:...
- IgiugigIgiugig, AlaskaIgiugig is a census-designated place in Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska, United States. The population was 53 at the 2000 census. The village is at the mouth of the Kvichak River, on Lake Iliamna, in the U.S...
- IliamnaIliamna, AlaskaIliamna is a census-designated place in Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska, United States. The population was 102 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Iliamna is located at ....
- Ivanof BayIvanof Bay, AlaskaIvanof Bay is a census-designated place in Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska, United States. The population was seven at the 2010 Census.- Geography :Ivanof Bay is located at ....
- KokhanokKokhanok, AlaskaKokhanok is a census-designated place in Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 174.-Geography:Kokhanok is located at ....
- LevelockLevelock, AlaskaLevelock is a census-designated place in Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 122.-Geography:Levelock is located at ....
- NewhalenNewhalen, AlaskaNewhalen is a city in Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 160.-Geography:Newhalen is located at ....
- NondaltonNondalton, AlaskaNondalton is a city located on the west shore of Six Mile Lake in the Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska, United States. At the 2000 census, the population was 221.-Geography:Nondalton is located at ....
- Pedro BayPedro Bay, AlaskaPedro Bay is a census-designated place in Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska, United States. The population was 50 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Pedro Bay is located at ....
- PerryvillePerryville, AlaskaPerryville is a census-designated place in Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska, United States. The population was 107 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Perryville is located at ....
- Pilot PointPilot Point, AlaskaPilot Point is a city in Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska, United States, on the Alaska Peninsula. As of the 2000 census, the population of the city is 100.-Geography:Pilot Point is located at...
- Pope-Vannoy LandingPope-Vannoy Landing, AlaskaPope-Vannoy Landing is a census-designated place in the Lake and Peninsula Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. The population was six at the 2010 census.-Geography:Pope-Vannoy Landing is located at ....
- Port AlsworthPort Alsworth, AlaskaPort Alsworth is a census-designated place in Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska, United States. The population was 104 at the 2000 census....
- Port HeidenPort Heiden, AlaskaPort Heiden is a city in Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska, United States. As of the 2000 census, the population of the city is 119.-Geography:Port Heiden is located at ....
- UgashikUgashik, AlaskaUgashik is a census-designated place in Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska, United States. The population was 11 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Ugashik is located at ....