Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska
| Ketchikan Gateway 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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| Incorporated | September 6, 1963 |
| Seat | Ketchikan |
| Largest city | Ketchikan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6,654 sq mi (17,234 km2) |
| • Land | 4,858 sq mi (12,582 km2) |
| • Water | 1,795 sq mi (4,649 km2), 27.0% |
| Population (est.) | |
| • (2015) | 13,709 |
| • Density | 2.8/sq mi (1/km²) |
| Congressional district | At-large |
| Time zone | Alaska: UTC-9/-8 |
| Website | www |
Ketchikan Gateway Borough is a borough located in the U.S. state of Alaska. As of the 2010 census, the population was 13,477. The borough seat is Ketchikan.
Ketchikan Gateway Borough comprises the Ketchikan, AK Micropolitan Statistical Area.
The borough has a total area of 6,654 square miles (17,230 km2), of which 4,858 square miles (12,580 km2) is land and 1,795 square miles (4,650 km2) (27.0%) is water. On May 19, 2008 a large part of the former Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan Census Area was annexed, including the remainder of Misty Fjords National Monument that was not already in the borough, making the current figures much larger than these. A map of the current area can be seen here:
According to the 2010 census, there were 13,477 people, 5,305 households, and 3,369 families residing in the borough. The population density was 11 people per square mile (4/km²). There were 6,166 housing units at an average density of 5 per square mile (2/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 68.7% White, 0.7% Black or African American, 14.3% Native American, 7.1% Asian (5.8% Filipino, 0.3% Chinese, 0.2% Japanese), 0.2% Pacific Islander (0.1% Hawaiian), 0.7% from other races, and 8.3% from two or more races. 4.3% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 3.31% reported speaking Tagalog at home, while 1.65% speak Spanish [1].
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