Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska

Ketchikan Gateway Borough is a borough located in the U.S. state of Alaska. As of the 2020 census its population was 13,948, up from 13,477 in 2010. The borough seat is Ketchikan. The borough is the second most populous borough in Southeast Alaska, the first being Juneau Borough.

Ketchikan Gateway Borough
City (left) and former borough governments
Location within the U.S. state of Alaska
Alaska's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 55°33′00″N 131°05′00″W
Country United States
State Alaska
IncorporatedSeptember 6, 1963
SeatKetchikan
Largest cityKetchikan
Area
  Total6,654 sq mi (17,230 km2)
  Land4,858 sq mi (12,580 km2)
  Water1,795 sq mi (4,650 km2)  27.0%
Population
 (2020)
  Total13,948
  Estimate 
(2022)
13,741
  Density2.1/sq mi (0.81/km2)
Time zoneUTC−9 (Alaska)
  Summer (DST)UTC−8 (ADT)
Congressional districtAt-large
Websitewww.kgbak.us

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

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