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  2. Apr 7, 2024 · Alaska has the fewest administrative divisions among US states, as it does not have counties like most other states. Instead, it is divided into boroughs, which serve as the primary administrative subdivisions.

  3. Mar 3, 2022 · Today, there are 19 boroughs in Alaska, plus what’s known as an unorganized borough — a behemoth swath of land stretching from far Southwest to far Southeast Alaska that contains only a small...

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  4. Apr 7, 2024 · Unlike most US states divided into counties, Alaska carves its vast territory into boroughs. Similar to counties, but like many things in the last frontier, they do things a tad differently. While most of the areas serve as local governments with a focus on public services and infrastructure, Alaska’s boroughs reflect the state’s rugged ...

  5. Boroughs? Census Areas? What are they? What happened to 'county'? A: Alaska is not divided into counties but rather into organized and the so-called unorganized borough. Organized boroughs are similar to counties, however, and each of the such units are supervised by a small assembly.

  6. TIL that Alaska does not have Counties like most US States, or Parishes as in Louisiana, but instead uses a mix of Census Areas and Boroughs. Its largest Borough - the "Unorganized Borough" is 319,852 sq mi (828,413 km2), which is larger than any US State but Alaska itself. : r/todayilearned. r/todayilearned. • 2 yr. ago.

  7. Mar 28, 2024 · Louisiana and Alaska are the only two states in the United States that are not subdivided into counties. Louisiana uses parishes instead of counties, while Alaska uses boroughs.

  8. Alaska is also unusual in that it does not have counties. Instead, it is divided into boroughs in some of the more populated areas, but nearly half the state is in the Unorganized Borough and has no local government or services other than town or village councils.

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