Bristol Bay Borough, Alaska

Bristol Bay Borough
Brooks Falls at Katmai National Park and Preserve.
Official seal of Bristol Bay Borough
Map of Alaska highlighting Bristol Bay Borough
Location within the U.S. state of Alaska
Map of the United States highlighting Alaska
Alaska's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 58°45′00″N 156°50′00″W / 58.75°N 156.83333333333°W / 58.75; -156.83333333333
Country United States
State Alaska
IncorporatedOctober 2, 1962[1]
Named forBristol Bay
SeatNaknek
Largest communityNaknek
Government
 • MayorDavid R. Lax[2]
Area
 • Total888 sq mi (2,300 km2)
 • Land504 sq mi (1,310 km2)
 • Water384 sq mi (990 km2)  43.2%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total843
 • Density0.95/sq mi (0.37/km2)
Time zoneUTC−9 (Alaska)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−8 (ADT)
Congressional districtAt-large
Websitewww.bristolbayboroughak.us

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,[3] down from 997 in 2010,[4] the second-least populated borough in Alaska. The borough seat is Naknek.[5] There are no incorporated settlements.

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.[citation needed]

  1. ^ 1996 Alaska Municipal Officials Directory. Juneau: Alaska Municipal League/Alaska Department of Community and Regional Affairs. January 1996. p. 3.
  2. ^ 2023 Alaska Municipal Officials Directory (PDF). Juneau: Alaska Municipal League. January 2023. p. 17. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
  3. ^ "2020 Census Data - Cities and Census Designated Places" (Web). State of Alaska, Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
  4. ^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved May 18, 2014.
  5. ^ "NaCO County Explorer - Bristol Bay Borough, AK". National Association of Counties. Retrieved November 20, 2021.