Eastern Aleutian Islands or Alliance East ( English Aleutians East Borough ) - one of Alaska's borough ( USA ).
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| Eastern Aleutian Islands | |
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| Aleutians East Borough | |
| A country | USA |
| Included in | Alaska |
| Adm. center | Sand point |
| History and Geography | |
| Date of formation | October 23, 1987 |
| Area | 38 881 km² (10th place ) |
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| Timezone | UTC − 9 |
| The largest city | Akutan |
| Dr. big cities | King cove |
| Population | |
| Population | 3172 people ( 2011 ) ( 12th place ) |
| Density | 0.18 [2] people / km² |
| Nationalities | Eskimos - 37.3% Asians - 26.5% white - 24.0% |
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Content
- 1 Description
- 2 Demographics
- 3 Attractions
- 4 See also
- 5 notes
- 6 References
Description
Boro is located in the southwestern part of the state, 63.9% of it is occupied by the western part of the Alaskan peninsula , the remaining 36.1% are several eastern islands of the Aleutian archipelago , which, in fact, was given the name boro. In the east, it borders on the Lake and Peninsula borough, in the west - on the census zone of the Western Aleutian Islands , in the north it is washed by the waters of the Bering Sea , and in the south - on the Pacific Ocean .
The administrative center is Sand Point . Boro itself was created on October 23, 1987 [3] .
Borough area is 38,881 km², of which 20,782 km² (approx. 53%) are open water areas.
- Large islands
- Shumagina
- Pavlova ( Pavlof Islands )
- Sanak Islands
Demographics
- Large settlements
- Akutan - 1027 inhabitants
- Sand Point - 976 inhabitants
- King Cove - 938 inhabitants
The remaining settlements count for a couple of tens of people or less and / or have an unstable (nomadic) status.
- Population
- 2000 - 2697 people
- 2004 - 2629
- 2010 - 3141
- 2011 - 3172
- Racial composition
- Eskimos - 37.3%
- Asians - 26.5%
- white - 24.0%
- African Americans - 1.7%
- Pacific Islander - 0.3%
- other races - 7.3%
- two or more races - 2.9%
- Hispanics (any race) - 12.6%
22.3% of the population use Tagalog as their home language of communication, 13.0% - Spanish , 2.0% - Ilokan , 1.2% - Aleutian .
Attractions
- Alaska Marine National Reserve - partially.
- Alaska Peninsula National Wildlife Refuge - Partially.
- Izembek National Wildlife Refuge
- Chapel of St. Alexander Nevsky Chapel - Akutan, built in 1918, in 1980 is included in the National Register of Historic Places of the United States .
See also
- Western Aleutian Islands
Notes
- ↑ Eastern Aleutian Islands at geonames.usgs.gov
- ↑ In calculating population density, only the land area of boro
- ↑ Substantial Changes to Counties and County Equivalent Entities - 1980s on census.gov
Links
- Borough official website
- Detailed demographics of the Aleoschians-Ost borough on quickfacts.census.gov
- Aleushians-Ost: economics, demography, crime, healthcare, etc. on the site city-data.com
- Aleushians-Ost at epodunk.com
- Education in Aleushians-Ost at aebsd.org
- Aleushians-Ost: History and Demography at e-referencedesk.com
- Aleutians East Borough Coastal Management Program Enforceable Policies on dnr.alaska.gov
- Borough Map - 2000 United States Census on labor.alaska.gov