Ketchikan Gateway Borough is a

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located in the

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Alaska Alaska ( ; russian: Аляска, Alyaska; ale, Alax̂sxax̂; ; ems, Alas'kaaq; Yup'ik: ''Alaskaq''; tli, Anáaski) is a state located in the Western United States on the northwest extremity of North America. A semi-exclave of the U ...

. As of the 2020 census its population was 13,948, up from 13,477 in 2010. The borough seat is

Ketchikan Ketchikan ( ; tli, Kichx̱áan) is a city in and the borough seat of the Ketchikan Gateway Borough of Alaska. It is the state's southeasternmost major settlement. Downtown Ketchikan is a National Historic District. With a population at the 20 ...

. The borough is the second most populous borough in

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, the first being

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

Geography

The borough has a total area of , of which is land and (27.0%) is water. On May 19, 2008, 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:

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 The Tongass National Forest () in Southeast Alaska is the largest U.S. National Forest at . Most of its area is temperate rain forest and is remote enough to be home to many species of endangered and rare flora and fauna. The Tongass, which is ...

– partly ** Misty Fjords National Monument ***

Misty Fjords National Monument Wilderness Misty Fjords National Monument (or Misty Fiords National Monument) is a national monument and wilderness area administered by the U.S. Forest Service as part of the Tongass National Forest. Misty Fiords is about east of Ketchikan, Alaska, along ...

Demographics

According to the 2010 census, there were 13,477 people, 5,305 households, and 3,369 families residing in the borough. The

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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%

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, 0.7%

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, 14.3% Native American, 7.1% Asian (5.8% Filipino, 0.3% Chinese, 0.2% Japanese), 0.2%

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(0.1% Hawaiian), 0.7% from other races, and 8.3% from two or more races. 4.3% of the population were

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or Latino of any race. 3.31% reported speaking

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at home, while 1.65% speak Spanish.MLA Language Map Data Center.
/ref> 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. 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

(Borough seat) * Saxman

Unincorporated communities

* Loring * Ward Cove

References

External links

* {{Coord, 55, 33, N, 131, 05, W, display=title 1963 establishments in Alaska Populated places established in 1963