Haines Borough, Alaska

Haines Borough is a located in the  of,. As of the the population is 2,392. The is. Haines is the only incorporated place.

Geography
The borough has a total area of 7,060 (2,726 ). 6,070 km² (2,344 sq mi) of it is land and 990 km² (382 sq mi) of it (14.02%) is water.

Adjacent boroughs and census areas

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Also shares eastern border with,.

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 2,392 people, 991 households, and 654 families residing in the borough. The was 0,34/km² (0,88/sq mi). There were 1,419 housing units at an average density of 0,20/km² (0,52/sq mi). The racial makeup of the borough was 82.53%, 0.13% or , 11.50% , 0.71% , 0.08% , 0.42% from , and 4.64% from two or more races. 1.38% of the population were or  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 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.

In the borough the population was spread out with 25.60% under the age of 18, 5.30% from 18 to 24, 28.20% from 25 to 44, 30.40% from 45 to 64, and 10.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 102.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.10 males.

Transportation "hub"
Haines Alaska is one of the northern stops on the. Many people who travel in winter travel to Haines by ferry to avert travelling the (Alaska Highway).

is just north of Haines, Alaska.

Items of interest
Around November of each year, eagles descend in mass to feast on one of the salmon runs. Many photographers come to attain easily-accessible photos of eagles.