Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska

Fairbanks North Star Borough is a located in the  of,. It is part of the ' ' which encompasses all of the Fairbanks North Star Borough, and is slightly smaller in size than the state of New Jersey. As of 2000 the population was 82,840. The census showed a population of 85,930. The is.

Government
The borough assembly consists of nine members elected at large for each seat. Members serve three-year terms. A borough mayor is the chief administrative officer and is elected for a three-year term.

The borough operates a public library system; the main library is the.

Geography
The borough has a total area of 19,280 (7,444 ). 19,078 km² (7,366 sq mi) of it is land and 201 km² (78 sq mi) of it (1.04%) is water.

Adjacent boroughs and census areas

 * - north
 * - southeast
 * - southwest

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 82,840 people, 29,777 households, and 20,516 families residing in the borough. The was 4/km² (11/sq mi). There were 33,291 housing units at an average density of 2/km² (4/sq mi). The racial makeup of the borough was 77.79%, 5.85% or , 6.90% , 2.08% , 0.30% , 1.71% from , and 5.39% from two or more races. 4.15% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 29,777 households out of which 41.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.70% were living together, 9.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.10% were non-families. 23.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.20.

In the borough the population was spread out with 30.10% under the age of 18, 12.20% from 18 to 24, 33.30% from 25 to 44, 19.80% from 45 to 64, and 4.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 109.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 110.90 males.