Everything about Yukon-koyukuk Census Area Alaska totally explained
Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area is a
census area located in the
state of
Alaska,
United States. As of the
2000 census, the population is 6,551. It is part of the
unorganized borough and therefore has no
borough seat. Its largest communities are the cities of
Galena, in the west, and
Fort Yukon, in the northeast.
Geography
The census area has a total area of 147,843
square miles (382,910
km²), of which, 145,900 square miles (377,878 km²) of it's land and 1,943 square miles (5,032 km²) of it (1.31%) is water. The area is roughly the same size as the U.S. state of
Montana. It has the largest area of any
county or county-equivalent in the United States. Its
population density, at 0.0173 inhabitants/km² (0.0449/sq mi), is the lowest in the United States.
Adjacent boroughs and census areas
Also shares eastern border with the
Yukon Territory,
Canada.
Demographics
As of the
census of 2000, there were 6,551 people, 2,309 households, and 1,480 families residing in the census area. The
population density was 0.045 people per square mile (0.017/km²). It is the least densely populated
county-equivalent of all 3,141 county-equivalents of the United States. There were 3,917 housing units at an average density of 0.027/sq mi (0.010/km²). The racial makeup of the census area was 24.27%
White, 0.09%
Black or
African American, 70.89%
Native American, 0.37%
Asian, 0.05%
Pacific Islander, 0.43% from
other races, and 3.91% from two or more races. 1.19% of the population were
Hispanic or
Latino of any race. 12.95% reported speaking an
Athabaskan language at home; of these 35.26% speak
Gwich’in and 10.94% speak
Koyukon (External Link
).
There were 2,309 households out of which 38.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 36.90% were
married couples living together, 16.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.90% were non-families. 30.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.81 and the average family size was 3.53.
In the census area the population was spread out with 35.00% under the age of 18, 8.70% from 18 to 24, 26.90% from 25 to 44, 22.10% from 45 to 64, and 7.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 118.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 122.60 males.
Cities and towns
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