Chugach Census Area is a

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located in the

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. It is part of the

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and therefore has no

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. On January 2, 2019, it was split from the Valdez–Cordova Census Area (of which it claims to be the successor), along with neighboring Copper River Census Area. As of the 2020 census, the census area had a population of 7,102; its largest communities are the cities of Valdez and Cordova.

Demographics

According to the 2010 United States Census (in which it was reported as the "Chugach Census Subarea"), the census area had a population of 6,684; 5,059 (75.7%) of whom were over the age of 18, and 798 (11.9%) of whom were over the age of 65. 5,095 residents (76.2%) were reported as

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alone (4,929/73.7%

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), 35 (0.5%) as

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, 637 (9.5%) as American Indian or Alaska Native, 343 (5.1%) as Asian, 41 (0.6%) as

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or other

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, 41 (0.6%) as some other race, and 492 (7.4%) as two or more races. 296 people (4.4%) were Hispanic or Latino (they may be of any of the above racial categories).

Communities

Cities

* Cordova * Valdez * Whittier

Census-designated places

* Chenega * Tatitlek

Other places

* Eyak (within Cordova)

References