Map of Alaska boroughs and census areas

The Unorganized Borough is that part of Alaska not contained in any of its 16 organized boroughs. It encompasses over half of Alaska's area, 970,500 km² (374,712 square miles), an area larger than France and Germany combined, yet as of the 2000 United States census only 13% of Alaskans (81,803 people) reside in it. Image File history File links Alaska_boroughs_and_census_areas. ... Image File history File links Alaska_boroughs_and_census_areas. ... State nickname: The Last Frontier, The Land of the Midnight Sun Other U.S. States Capital Juneau Largest city Anchorage Governor Frank Murkowski (R) Senators Ted Stevens (R) Lisa Murkowski (R) Official languages English Area 1,067,653 mi² / 1,717,854 km² (1st)  - Land 1,481,347 km²  - Water... A borough is a political division originally used in England. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ...

Unique among the U.S. states, Alaska is not entirely subdivided into organized county equivalents. To facilitate census taking in the vast unorganized area, the United States Census Bureau in cooperation with the state divided the unorganized borough into 11 census areas beginning with the 1970 census: 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. ... Originally, in continental Europe, a county was the land under the jurisdiction of a count. ... 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. ... 1970 was a common year starting on Thursday. ...

• 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

This vast area has no local government other than that of school districts and municipalities within its limits. Except within the limits of the unorganized borough's cities, all necessary services including law enforcement are provided by the state. 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. ...

Alaska adopted the borough structure in 1961 and envisioned boroughs to serve as an "all-purpose" form of local government to avoid the perceived problems of county government in the lower 48. According to Article X of the Alaska constitution, areas of the state unable to support borough government were to be served by several unorganized boroughs - mechanisms for the state to regionalize services; however, separate unorganized boroughs were never erected. The entire state was defined as one vast unorganized borough with the Borough Act of 1961 and over the ensuing years Alaska's organized boroughs were carved out of it. 1961 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... The continental United States refers (except sometimes in U.S. federal law and regulations) to the largest part of the U.S. that is delimited by a continuous border. ...

The unorganized status of this vast area is not without controversy. Many Alaskans residing in organized boroughs feel that they unfairly subsidize residents of the unorganized borough, especially for education. The Alaska Division of Community Advocacy in 2003 identified four areas within the unorganized borough meeting standards for incorporation and as of 2004 legislators have introduced bills to compel these areas to incorporate as boroughs, though as of 2005 these areas remain part of the unorganized borough. 2003(MMIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...