Aleutians East Borough, Alaska

Aleutians East Borough is a borough located in the U.S. state of Alaska. The borough seat is Sand Point. As of 2000 the borough had a population of 2,697.

Geography

The borough has a total area of 38,880 km² (15,012 mi²). 18,099 km² (6,988 mi²) of it is land and 20,781 km² (8,023 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 53.45% water.

Adjacent boroughs and census areas

Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska - east
Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska - west
Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there are 2,697 people, 526 households, and 344 families residing in the borough. The population density is 0/km² (0/mi²). There are 724 housing units at an average density of 0/km² (0/mi²). The racial makeup of the borough is 23.95% White, 1.67% Black or African American, 37.26% Native American, 26.51% Asian, 0.30% Pacific Islander, 7.38% from other races, and 2.93% from two or more races. 12.57% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There are 526 households out of which 39.20% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.10% are married couples living together, 14.40% have a female householder with no husband present, and 34.60% are non-families. 27.40% of all households are made up of individuals and 3.40% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.69 and the average family size is 3.30.

In the borough the population is spread out with 16.80% under the age of 18, 10.20% from 18 to 24, 42.30% from 25 to 44, 28.10% from 45 to 64, and 2.60% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 37 years. For every 100 females there are 184.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 207.70 males.

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