Haines Borough, Alaska | |
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Location in the U.S. state of Alaska |
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Alaska's location in the U.S. |
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Founded | 29 August 1968 |
Area | |
• Total | 2,726 sq mi (7,060 km2) |
• Land | 2,319 sq mi (6,006 km2) |
• Water | 407 sq mi (1,054 km2), 14.9% |
Population (est.) | |
• (2015) | 2,534 |
• Density | 1.1/sq mi (0/km²) |
Congressional district | At-large |
Time zone | Alaska: UTC-9/-8 |
Website | www |
Haines Borough is a home-rule borough located in the state of Alaska. As of the 2010 census, the population was 2,508.
The borough has a total area of 2,726 square miles (7,060 km2), of which 2,319 square miles (6,010 km2) is land and 407 square miles (1,050 km2) (14.9%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,392 people, 991 households, and 654 families residing in the borough. The population density was 0.88 people per square mile (0,34/km²). There were 1,419 housing units at an average density of 0.52 per square mile (0,20/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 82.53% White, 0.13% Black or African American, 11.50% Native American, 0.71% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 0.42% from other races, and 4.64% from two or more races. 1.38% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 991 households out of which 31.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.00% were married couples living together, 7.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.00% were non-families. 27.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.94.