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- Section 3 of Article X of the Constitution of Alaska divides the state, at the first level, into organized and unorganized boroughs. These boroughs are functionally equivalent to counties found in most other states.
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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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Apr 7, 2024 · Generally, counties have more power than boroughs, which can be incorporated (having their own government) or unincorporated (run by the state or county). Alaska is the only state that has boroughs instead of Counties, although Louisiana has parishes instead of counties.
Section 3 of Article X of the Constitution of Alaska divides the state, at the first level, into organized and unorganized boroughs. [1] These boroughs are functionally equivalent to counties found in most other states . Areas of Alaska which are not within the boundaries of an organized borough are, by default, part of a single unorganized ...
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.
In Alaska, the word "borough" is used instead of "county". Like counties, boroughs are administrative divisions of the state. Each borough in Alaska has a borough seat, which is the administrative center for the borough. The Municipality of Anchorage is a consolidated city-borough, as are Sitka, Juneau, Haines and Yakutat .
Aug 16, 2021 · But Anchorage lost 579 residents. It currently has 16 House districts and a third of another — it will have at least one fewer district located entirely in the municipality. Southeast Alaska added several hundred residents, but its share of the state’s population shrank slightly.
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.
