Bristol Bay Borough, Alaska
Bristol Bay Borough is a borough of the U.S. state of Alaska on Bristol Bay. As of the 2020 census the borough population was 843, down from 997 in 2010, the second-least populated borough in Alaska. The borough seat is Naknek. There are no incorporated settlements.
Bristol Bay Borough | |
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Location within the U.S. state of Alaska | |
Alaska's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 58°45′00″N 156°50′00″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Incorporated | October 2, 1962 |
| Named for | Bristol Bay |
| Seat | Naknek |
| Largest community | Naknek |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | David R. Lax |
| Area | |
| • Total | 888 sq mi (2,300 km2) |
| • Land | 504 sq mi (1,310 km2) |
| • Water | 384 sq mi (990 km2) 43.2% |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 843 |
| • Density | 0.95/sq mi (0.37/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−9 (Alaska) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−8 (ADT) |
| Congressional district | At-large |
| Website | www |
Incorporated in 1962, Bristol Bay was the first of Alaska's boroughs. It is also among the smallest, consisting of little more than the rectangle of land around Naknek on the coast and King Salmon (which, uniquely, serves as the borough seat for the neighboring Lake and Peninsula Borough) inland.
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