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Alaska and the state of Louisiana are the only states that do not call their first-order administrative subdivisions counties (Louisiana uses parishes instead). Delegates to the Alaska Constitutional Convention wanted to avoid the traditional county system and adopted their own unique model with different classes of boroughs varying in powers ...
Apr 7, 2024 · There are currently 19 organized boroughs in Alaska, and 1 unorganized borough. The 19 organized boroughs in Alaska encompass roughly half the state’s landmass, around 46%. The remaining territory falling under the unorganized borough status, is overseen by the state government and divided into 10 census areas, for statistical purposes.
Alaska Counties, Counties in Alaska. There are 29 Counties in the State of Alaska. Juneau, the state Capital is located in Juneau City and Borough.
The city of Dillingham, the largest settlement in the area, which was itself named after United States Senator Paul Dillingham (1843-1923), who had toured Alaska extensively with his Senate subcommittee in 1903. 0.26. 4,857. 18,334 sq mi. ( 47,485 km 2) Hoonah–Angoon Census Area.
BoroughFips Code [2]Borough Seat [3]Class [4] [5] [6]SecondUnified Home RuleSecondHome RuleFairbanks North Star Borough. The city of Fairbanks, Alaska. With a total land area that’s slightly smaller than the state of New Jersey, Fairbanks North Star Borough had a population of 97,149 in 2021, making it the third most populous borough in Alaska. It is located in Interior Alaska in the central-eastern part of the state.
Census areas are statistical entities. In Alaska, there are twelve boroughs, four city and boroughs, and two municipalities (borough equivalent). There are four consolidated governments, Anchorage, Juneau, Sitka, and Wrangell, which are classified as municipal governments. Alaska has 11 statistical entities called "census areas."
List of All Counties in Alaska ; Map Key Name Population; Aleutians East Borough: 3,420: Aleutians West Census Area: 5,232
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