Denali Borough, Alaska
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| Denali Borough, Alaska | |
| Image:Denali borough seal.jpg | |
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 Location in the state of Alaska | |
| Statistics | |
| Formed | 1990 |
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| Seat | Healy |
| Area - Total - Land - Water | 33,086 km² (12,775 mi²) 32,021 km² (12,750 mi²) 64 km² (25 mi²), 0.19% |
| Population - (2000) - Density | 1,893 >1/km² |
| Website: www.denaliborough.com | |
Denali Borough is a borough located in the U.S. state of Alaska and was formed in 1990. As of 2000 the population of the borough was 1,893. The borough seat is Healy. The only incorporated place is Anderson.
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[edit] Geography
The borough has a total area of 33,086 km² (12,775 mi²). 33,021 km² (12,750 mi²) of it is land and 64 km² (25 mi²) of it (0.19%) is water.
The borough contains North America's highest point: Denali (Mount McKinley), from which it derives its name, at 6,194 m (20,320 ft).
[edit] Adjacent boroughs and census areas
- Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska - west/north
- Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska - northeast
- Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska - east
- Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska - south
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 1,893 people, 785 households, and 452 families residing in the borough. The population density was 0/km² (0/mi²). There were 1,351 housing units at an average density of 0/km² (0/mi²). The racial makeup of the borough was 85.74% White, 1.43% Black or African American, 4.75% Native American, 1.53% Asian, 0.37% Pacific Islander, 0.95% from other races, and 5.23% from two or more races. 2.48% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 785 households out of which 31.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.40% were married couples living together, 4.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.30% were non-families. 35.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 1.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 3.03.
In the borough the population was spread out with 23.80% under the age of 18, 6.70% from 18 to 24, 36.80% from 25 to 44, 29.70% from 45 to 64, and 3.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 139.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 147.10 males.
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| Image:Flag of Alaska.svg | State of Alaska
Juneau (capital) |
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| Regions |
Aleutian Islands | Arctic Alaska | Bush Alaska | Interior | Kenai Peninsula | Mat-Su Valley | North Slope | Panhandle | Seward Peninsula | Southcentral | Southwest | Tanana Valley | Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta |
| Largest cities |
Anchorage | Barrow | Bethel | Fairbanks | Homer | Juneau | Kenai | Ketchikan | Kodiak | Kotzebue | Nome | Palmer | Petersburg | Seward | Sitka | Unalaska | Valdez | Wasilla |
| Boroughs |
Aleutians East | Anchorage | Bristol Bay | Denali | Fairbanks North Star | Haines | Juneau | Kenai Peninsula | Ketchikan Gateway | Kodiak Island | Lake and Peninsula | Matanuska-Susitna | North Slope | Northwest Arctic | Sitka | Yakutat |
| Census areas |
Aleutians West | Bethel | Dillingham | Nome | Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan | Skagway-Hoonah-Angoon | Southeast Fairbanks | Valdez-Cordova | Wade Hampton | Wrangell-Petersburg | Yukon-Koyukuk | (see also) Unorganized Borough |
