Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska
Lake and Peninsula Borough (Russian: Лейк-энд-Пенинсула, Leyk-end-Peninsula) is a borough in the state of Alaska. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,476, down from 1,631 in 2010. The borough seat of King Salmon is located in neighboring Bristol Bay Borough, although is not the seat of that borough. The most populous community in the borough is the census-designated place of Port Alsworth. With an average of 0.017 inhabitants per square kilometre (0.044 inhabitants/sq mi), the Lake and Peninsula Borough is the second least densely populated organized county-equivalent in the United States; only the unorganized Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area has a lower density.
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Left to right, from top: Wassillie Trefon Dena'ina Fish Cache in Port Alsworth, Alagnak River rapids, shore at Nondalton, the Aleutian Express in Chignik Bay, view of Mount Peulik in Becharof National Wildlife Refuge, view of the Twin Lakes | |
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Location within the U.S. state of Alaska | |
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| Coordinates: 58°24′N 156°11′W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Incorporated | April 24, 1989 |
| Named for | Iliamna Lake, Becharof Lake and Alaska Peninsula |
| Seat | King Salmon |
| Largest CDP | Port Alsworth |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Glen R. Alsworth, Sr. |
| Area | |
| • Total | 32,922 sq mi (85,270 km2) |
| • Land | 23,652 sq mi (61,260 km2) |
| • Water | 9,270 sq mi (24,000 km2) 28.2% |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 1,381 |
| • Density | 0.042/sq mi (0.016/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−9 (Alaska) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−8 (ADT) |
| Congressional district | At-large |
| Website | www |
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