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Alaska Boroughs
& Census Areas Selection List
If you know the town, but not the borough,
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Alaska is unique among the states. It's extremely large,
much of the state is sparsely populated, and much of the state has not
been divided into local governing units in the manner of counties. Instead
of local divisions of government established as counties, Alaska is
divided into a group of boroughs and geographical census areas.
Each borough has a borough seat which
serves a purpose similar to the county seat in
other U.S. states. However, most of the land area of the state is not under any
borough-level government. The United States Census Bureau has divided the remainder of Alaska into census areas
for statistical purposes.
The following areas have completely merged the City and
Borough into a single entity:
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City and Borough of Juneau |
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City and Borough of Sitka |
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City and Borough of Yakutat |
A census area is similar to a
borough in the U.S. state of Alaska, with the following exceptions:
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Its name and boundaries are defined by
the
United States Census Bureau,
not by the State of Alaska.
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It contains no area-wide government;
therefore, it does not contain a capital (borough seat) city.
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Obtain vital records directly from the State of Alaska.
Click on the borough/census area name to access its page.
IMPORTANT: Changes to County Equivalent Entities in
Alaska
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The boundaries of the Alaska county-level
entities changed significantly during the 1970s.
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The county equivalent entities in Alaska
changed from Census Divisions in 1970 to Boroughs and Census Areas in 1980.
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New entities created in Alaska were: Dillingham Census
Area, North Slope Borough, and Valdez-Cordova Census Area.
Discontinued county equivalent entities in Alaska
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Angoon Division
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Barrow Division
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Cordova-McCarthy Division
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Kenai-Cook Inlet Division
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Kuskokwim Division
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Outer Ketchikan Division
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Prince of Wales Division
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Skagway-Yakutat Division
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Upper Yukon Division
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Valdez-Chitina-Whittier Division
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