Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska

Aleutians West Census Area is a census area located in the U.S. state of Alaska. It contains most of the Aleutian Islands, from Attu Island in the west to Unalaska Island in the east, as well as the Pribilof Islands, which lie north of the Aleutians in the Bering Sea. As of 2010, the population is 5,561. It is part of the Unorganized Borough and therefore has no borough seat. Its largest city is Unalaska.

Geography

The census area has a total area of 14,117 square miles (36,560 km²), of which, 4,397 square miles (11,390 km²) of it is land and 9,720 square miles (25,200 km²) of it (68.85%) is water.

Adjacent boroughs and census areas

• Aleutians East Borough, Alaska - east

		Bering Sea
	Bering Sea		Aleutians East Borough
		Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska
		Pacific Ocean

National protected areas

• Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge (part of the Aleutian Islands and Bering Sea units)
  • Aleutian Islands Wilderness (part)
  • Bogoslof Wilderness
  • Pribilof Islands
• Aleutian World War II National Historic Area

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 5,465 people, 1,270 households, and 736 families residing in the census area. The population density was 1.24 people per square mile (0.48/km²). There were 2,234 housing units at an average density of 0.51/sq mi (0.20/km²). The racial makeup of the census area was 40.04% White, 3.02% Black or African American, 20.95% Native American, 24.59% Asian, 0.62% Pacific Islander, 7.32% from other races, and 3.46% from two or more races. 10.48% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 13.89% reported speaking Tagalog at home, while 11.22% speak Spanish, 5.97% Aleut, and 4.51% Vietnamese [1].

There were 1,270 households out of which 35.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.00% were married couples living together, 7.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.00% were non-families. 32.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 2.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.26.

In the census area the population was spread out with 17.20% under the age of 18, 7.80% from 18 to 24, 47.60% from 25 to 44, 25.10% from 45 to 64, and 2.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 180.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 202.10 males.

Cities and towns

• Adak
• Atka
• Attu Station
• Eareckson Air Station
• Nikolski
• St. George
• St. Paul
• Unalaska

See also

• Aleutian Islands
• List of airports in Alaska
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska

External links

• Census Area map: Alaska Department of Labor

v d e Municipalities and communities of Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska, US Cities Adak Atka St. George St. Paul Unalaska CDPs Attu Station Nikolski

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Coordinates: 52°N 177°W / 52°N 177°W / 52; -177

References

1. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.