Prince of Wales–Hyder Census Area, Alaska
| Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, 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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| Established | 2008 |
| Largest city | Craig |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7,683 sq mi (19,899 km2) |
| • Land | 3,923 sq mi (10,161 km2) |
| • Water | 3,760 sq mi (9,738 km2), 48.9% |
| Population (est.) | |
| • (2016) | 6,347 |
| • Density | 1.42/sq mi (1/km²) |
| Congressional district | At-large |
| Time zone | Alaska: UTC-9/-8 |
Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area is a census area located in the U.S. state of Alaska. As of the 2010 census, the population was 5,559. It is part of the unorganized borough and therefore has no borough seat. Its largest communities are Craig and Metlakatla. It was formerly part of the Census Bureau's Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan Census Area, but the name was changed in 2008 after most of the Outer Ketchikan (except the parts near the community of Hyder, and Annette Island) was lost to annexation by the Ketchikan Gateway Borough.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the census area has a total area of 7,683 square miles (19,900 km2), of which 3,923 square miles (10,160 km2) is land and 3,760 square miles (9,700 km2) (48.9%) is water. The present-day Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area includes the Hyder area as an exclave, and Annette Island, which is mostly surrounded by territory of Ketchikan Gateway Borough. Before the transfer of territory, Ketchikan Gateway Borough was enclaved within (surrounded by) the census area.
As of the census of 2000, there were 6,146 people, 2,262 households, and 1,535 families residing in the then-census area. The population density was 1 people per square mile (0/km²). There were 3,055 housing units at an average density of 0 persons/km² (0 persons/sq mi). The racial makeup of the census area was 53.12% White, 0.15% African American, 38.68% Native American, 0.36% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.50% from other races, and 7.14% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.74% of any race.
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