NationMaster - Encyclopedia: List of Alaska boroughs and census areas

The U.S. State of Alaska is not completely divided into counties as other states in the country are. Much of the more densely populated parts of the state are divided into boroughs, which function in a somewhat similiar manner to counties in other states. However, uniquely, boroughs do not cover the entire land area of the state. The area in Alaska not part of any borough is referred to as the unorganized borough. Image File history File links Alaska_boroughs_and_census_areas. ... Image File history File links Alaska_boroughs_and_census_areas. ... A U.S. state is any one of the fifty states (four of which officially favor the term commonwealth) which, together with the District of Columbia and Palmyra Atoll (an uninhabited incorporated unorganized territory), form the United States of America. ... State nickname: The Last Frontier, The Land of the Midnight Sun Other U.S. States Capital Juneau Largest city Anchorage Governor Frank Murkowski (R) Official languages English Area 1,067,653 miÂ² / 1,717,854 kmÂ² (1st) - Land 1,481,347 kmÂ² - Water 236,507 kmÂ² (13. ... Originally, in continental Europe, a county was the land under the jurisdiction of a count. ... Map of Alaska boroughs and census areas The Unorganized Borough is that part of Alaska not contained in any of its 16 boroughs. ...

For the 1970 Census, the U.S. Census Bureau in cooperation with the state, divided the unorganized borough into census areas, each area roughly corresponding to an election district. However, these areas exist solely for the purposes of statistical analysis and presentation. They have no government of their own. 1970 was a common year starting on Thursday. ... A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ... The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. ... A census tract, census area, or census district is a particular community defined for the purpose of taking a census. ...

Some areas in the unorganized borough receive limited public services directly from the Alaska state government, usually law enforcement from the Alaska State Troopers and funding from the State Legislature for local school districts and primary-level education. The Alaska State Troopers are a division of the State of Alaska Department of Public Safety. ... School Districts are a form of Special-purpose district in the United States which serves to operate the local public primary, middle, and secondary schools. ...

In addition, the Municipality of Anchorage is independent of any borough or census area. These three different types of divisions—boroughs, census areas, and municipality—are treated as county-level equivalents by the Census Bureau.

Aleutians East Borough
Anchorage Municipality
Bristol Bay Borough
Denali Borough
Fairbanks North Star Borough
Haines Borough
Juneau City and Borough
Kenai Peninsula Borough
Ketchikan Gateway Borough
Kodiak Island Borough
Lake and Peninsula Borough
Matanuska-Susitna Borough
North Slope Borough
Northwest Arctic Borough
Sitka City and Borough
Yakutat City and Borough
The unorganized borough:
- Aleutians West Census Area
- Bethel Census Area
- Dillingham Census Area
- Nome Census Area
- Prince of Wales - Outer Ketchikan Census Area
- Skagway-Hoonah-Angoon Census Area
- Southeast Fairbanks Census Area
- Valdez-Cordova Census Area
- Wade Hampton Census Area
- Wrangell-Petersburg Census Area
- Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area

class="preview" id="pv13"> Aleutians East Borough is a borough located in the U.S. state of Alaska. ... Note: an anchorage is a place where a ship lays anchor. ... Bristol Bay Borough is a borough located in the U.S. state of Alaska on Bristol Bay or Iilgayaq Bay. ... Denali Borough is a borough located in the state of Alaska. ... Fairbanks North Star Borough is a borough located in the state of Alaska. ... Haines Borough is a borough located in the state of Alaska. ... Juneau City and Borough is a borough located on the Gastineau Channel in the Alexander Archipelago in the State of Alaska. ... Kenai Peninsula Borough is a borough located in the state of Alaska. ... Ketchikan Gateway Borough is a borough located in the state of Alaska. ... Kodiak Island Borough is a borough located in the state of Alaska. ... Lake and Peninsula Borough is a borough located in the state of Alaska. ... Matanuska-Susitna Borough is a borough located in the state of Alaska. ... North Slope Borough is a borough located largely in the North Slope region of the state of Alaska. ... Northwest Arctic Borough is a borough located in the state of Alaska. ... Sitka City and Borough is a borough located on the west side of Baranof Island in the Alexander Archipelago of the Pacific Ocean (part of the Alaska Panhandle), in the state of Alaska. ... Yakutat City and Borough is a borough and a city located in Alaska. ... Map of Alaska boroughs and census areas The Unorganized Borough is that part of Alaska not contained in any of its 16 boroughs. ... Aleutians West Census Area is a census area located in the U.S. state of Alaska. ... Bethel Census Area is a census area located in the U.S. state of Alaska. ... Dillingham Census Area is a census area located in the state of Alaska. ... Nome Census Area is a census area located in the state of Alaska. ... Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan Census Area is a census area located in the state of Alaska. ... Skagway-Hoonah-Angoon Census Area is a census area located in the state of Alaska. ... Southeast Fairbanks Census Area is a census area located in the state of Alaska. ... Valdez-Cordova Census Area is a census area located in the state of Alaska. ... Wade Hampton Census Area is a census area located in the state of Alaska. ... Wrangell-Petersburg Census Area is a census area located in the state of Alaska. ... Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area is a census area located in the state of Alaska. ...