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Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska
Ketchikan City Hall, Alaska
City (left) and former borough governments
Logo of Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska
Logo
Map of Alaska highlighting Ketchikan Gateway Borough
Location in the state of Alaska
Map of the U.S
Alaska's location in the U.S.
Incorporated September 6, 1963[1]
Seat Ketchikan
Largest city Ketchikan
Area
 - Total
 - Land
 - Water

6,654 sq mi (17,234 km²)
4,858 sq mi (12,582 km²)
1,795 sq mi (4,649 km²), 27.0%
Population
 - (2020)
 - Density

13,948
Congressional district At-large
Time zone Alaska: UTC-9/-8
Website www.kgbak.us

Ketchikan Gateway Borough is a borough located in the U.S. state of Alaska. As of the 2020 census its population was 13,948,[2] up from 13,477 in 2010.[3] The borough seat is Ketchikan.[4] The borough is the second most populous borough in Southeast Alaska, the first being Juneau Borough.

Ketchikan Gateway Borough comprises the Ketchikan, AK Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography[]

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.[5] On May 19, 2008,[6] 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:[7]

Adjacent boroughs and census areas[]

  • Prince of Wales–Hyder Census Area, AK – east, west
  • City and Borough of Wrangell, AK – north
  • Kitimat–Stikine Regional District, BC – east
  • Skeena–Queen Charlotte Regional District, BC – south

National protected areas[]

  • Tongass National Forest – partly
    • Misty Fjords National Monument
      • Misty Fjords National Monument Wilderness

Demographics[]

Historical populations
Census Pop.
1960 10,070
1970 10,041 −0.3%
1980 11,316 12.7%
1990 13,828 22.2%
2000 14,070 1.8%
2010 13,477 −4.2%
U.S. Decennial Census[8]
1790–1960[9] 1900–1990[10]
1990–2000[11] 2010–2020[2][3]

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.[12] 3.31% reported speaking Tagalog at home, while 1.65% speak Spanish.[13]

The median income for a household in the city was $61,695, and the median income for a family was $45,417. Males had a median income of $35,139 versus $37,500 for females. The per capita income for the city was $29,520. About 8.3% of the population were below the poverty line.[14]

In 2000, there were 5,399 households, out of which 36.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.50% were married couples living together, 11.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.70% were non-families. 26.10% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56, and the average family size was 3.10.

In the borough, the population was spread out, with 28.20% under the age of 18, 7.50% from 18 to 24, 31.40% from 25 to 44, 25.10% from 45 to 64, and 7.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.30 males.

Communities[]

Cities[]

Unincorporated communities[]

  • Loring
  • Ward Cove

See also[]

  • Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District
  • List of airports in the Ketchikan Gateway Borough
  • National Register of Historic Places listings in Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska

References[]

  1. ^ 1996 Alaska Municipal Officials Directory. Juneau: AK Department of Community and Regional Affairs. 1996. p. 9. 
  2. ^ a b "2020 Census Data - Cities and Census Designated Places" (Web). State of Alaska, Department of Labor and Workforce Development. https://live.laborstats.alaska.gov/cen/2020-census-data.html. 
  3. ^ a b "State & County QuickFacts". U.S. Census Bureau. http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/02/02130.html. 
  4. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx. 
  5. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html. 
  6. ^ Ketchikan Gateway Borough GIS Department (January 16, 2012). Ketchikan Gateway Borough Service Areas & Facilities (Map). 1:31681. Section "Area". http://www.kgbak.us/DocumentCenter/View/4369. 
  7. ^ Map: Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska Department of Labor Archived April 25, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". U.S. Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html. 
  9. ^ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu. 
  10. ^ "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". U.S. Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/ak190090.txt. 
  11. ^ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000". U.S. Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf. 
  12. ^ "American FactFinder – Results". census.gov. http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_DP_DPDP1&prodType=table. 
  13. ^ MLA Language Map Data Center.
  14. ^ "Ketchikan Gateway Borough QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau". census.gov. http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/02/02130.html. 

External links[]

Template:Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska

Coordinates: 55°33′N 131°05′W / 55.55, -131.083


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