Editing Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska

{{short description|Borough in Alaska, United States}}
{{use mdy dates|date=May 2021}}
{{Infobox U.S. county
 | county               = Ketchikan Gateway Borough
 | state                = Alaska
 | ex image             = Ketchikan City Hall, Alaska.jpg
 | ex image size        = 250
 | ex image cap         = City (left) and former borough governments
 | founded year         = 1963<ref>{{cite book|title=1996 Alaska Municipal Officials Directory|location=Juneau|publisher=[[Alaska Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development|AK Department of Community and Regional Affairs]]|date=1996|page=9}}</ref>
 | founded date         = September 6
 | founded title        = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]]
 | seat wl              = Ketchikan
 | largest city wl      = Ketchikan
 | area_total_sq_mi     = 6654
 | area_land_sq_mi      = 4858
 | area_water_sq_mi     = 1795
 | area percentage      = 27.0%
 | population_as_of     = 2020
 | population_total     = 13948
 | pop_est_as_of        = 2023
 | population_est       = 13738 {{loss}} 
 | density_sq_mi        = auto
 | web                  = www.kgbak.us
 | district             = At-large
 | time zone            = Alaska
 | image_seal           = Seal of Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska.jpg
 | logo                 = Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska logo.png
 | logo size            = 
}}

'''Ketchikan Gateway Borough''' is a [[Borough (United States)|borough]] located in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Alaska]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]] its population was 13,948, up from 13,477 in 2010.<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/ketchikangatewayboroughalaska/PST045222 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=April 20, 2023}}</ref> The [[borough seat]] is [[Ketchikan, Alaska|Ketchikan]].<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=June 7, 2011 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=May 31, 2011|df=mdy-all}}</ref> The borough is the second most populous borough in [[Southeast Alaska]], the first being [[Juneau Borough]].

Ketchikan Gateway Borough comprises the Ketchikan, AK [[Micropolitan Statistical Area]].

==Geography==
The borough has a total area of {{convert|6654|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|4858|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|1795|sqmi}} (27.0%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url = https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher = [[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date = April 23, 2011|date = February 12, 2011|df = mdy-all|title = US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> On May 19, 2008,<ref>{{cite map|publisher = Ketchikan Gateway Borough GIS Department|title = Ketchikan Gateway Borough Service Areas & Facilities|url = http://www.kgbak.us/DocumentCenter/View/4369|date = January 16, 2012|df = mdy-all|scale = 1:31681|section = "Area"|access-date = May 4, 2012}}</ref> a large part of the former [[Prince of Wales–Hyder Census Area, Alaska|Prince of Wales–Outer Ketchikan Census Area]] was annexed, including the remainder of [[Misty Fjords National Monument]] that was not already in the borough, making the current figures much larger than these. A map of the current area can be seen here:<ref>[http://laborstats.alaska.gov/census/borcamaps/5_13_0map.pdf Map: Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska Department of Labor] {{webarchive|url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120425070941/http://laborstats.alaska.gov/census/borcamaps/5_13_0map.pdf|date = April 25, 2012}}</ref>

===Adjacent boroughs and census areas===
* [[Prince of Wales–Hyder Census Area, Alaska|Prince of Wales–Hyder Census Area]], AK – east, west
* [[City and Borough of Wrangell, Alaska|City and Borough of Wrangell]], AK – north
* [[Regional District of Kitimat–Stikine|Kitimat–Stikine Regional District]], BC – east
* [[Skeena–Queen Charlotte Regional District]], BC – south

===National protected areas===
* [[Tongass National Forest]] – partly
** [[Misty Fjords National Monument]]
*** [[Misty Fjords National Monument Wilderness]]

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1960= 10070
|1970= 10041
|1980= 11316
|1990= 13828
|2000= 14070
|2010= 13477
|2020= 13948
|estyear=2023
|estimate=13738
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2023">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.html|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=March 28, 2024}}</ref>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html |title=U.S. Decennial Census |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=May 17, 2014|df=mdy-all}}</ref><br/>1790–1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu |title=Historical Census Browser |publisher=University of Virginia Library |access-date=May 17, 2014|df=mdy-all}}</ref> 1900–1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/ak190090.txt |title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=May 14, 2014|df=mdy-all}}</ref><br/>1990–2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=May 14, 2014|df=mdy-all}}</ref> 2010–2020<ref name="QF"/>
}}

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]] of 2010, there were 13,477 people, 5,305 households, and 3,369 families residing in the borough. The [[population density]] was {{convert|11|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people}}. There were 6,166 housing units at an average density of {{convert|5|/mi2|/km2}}. The racial makeup of the borough was 68.7% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 0.7% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 14.3% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 7.1% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]] (5.8% Filipino, 0.3% Chinese, 0.2% Japanese), 0.2% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]] (0.1% Hawaiian), 0.7% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 8.3% from two or more races. 4.3% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_DP_DPDP1&prodType=table|archive-url = https://archive.today/20190521214830/https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_DP_DPDP1&prodType=table|url-status = dead|archive-date = May 21, 2019|title = American FactFinder – Results|work = census.gov|df = mdy-all}}</ref> 3.31% reported speaking [[Tagalog language|Tagalog]] at home, while 1.65% speak [[Spanish language|Spanish]].<ref name="mla">[http://www.mla.org/map_data_results&state_id=2&county_id=130&mode=geographic&zip=&place_id=&cty_id=&ll=&a=&ea=&order=r MLA Language Map Data Center.]</ref>

The median income for a household in the city was $61,695, and the median income for a family was $45,417. Males had a median income of $35,139 versus $37,500 for females. The per capita income for the city was $29,520. About 8.3% of the population were below the poverty line.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/02/02130.html |title=Ketchikan Gateway Borough QuickFacts from the U.S. Census Bureau |work=census.gov |access-date=November 13, 2012 |archive-date=October 23, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141023144316/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/02/02130.html |url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 2000, there were 5,399 households, out of which 36.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.50% were married couples living together, 11.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.70% were non-families. 26.10% 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 2.56, and the average family size was 3.10.

In the borough, the population was spread out, with 28.20% under the age of 18, 7.50% from 18 to 24, 31.40% from 25 to 44, 25.10% from 45 to 64, and 7.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.30 males.

==Communities==

===Cities===
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* [[Ketchikan, Alaska|Ketchikan]] (Borough seat)
* [[Saxman, Alaska|Saxman]]{{div col end}}

===Census-designated places===
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* [[Loring, Alaska|Loring]]{{div col end}}
===Unincorporated communities===
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* [[Ward Cove, Alaska|Ward Cove]]
* [[Clover Pass, Alaska|Clover Pass]]{{div col end}}

==Government and politics==
{{PresHead|place=Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska|source=<ref>{{cite web|url=https://rrhelections.com/index.php/2018/02/02/alaska-results-by-county-equivalent-1960-2016/|title=RRH Elections|first=RRH|last=Elections|website=rrhelections.com|access-date=January 12, 2020}}</ref>}}
<!--{{PresRow|Year|Winner|GOP #|Dem #|3rd #|State}} -->
{{PresRow|2024|Republican|3,738|2,496|267|Alaska}}
{{PresRow|2020|Republican|3,985|2,467|326|Alaska}}
{{PresRow|2016|Republican|3,492|1,990|494|Alaska}}
{{PresRow|2012|Republican|3,266|1,754|212|Alaska}}
{{PresRow|2008|Republican|3,833|2,490|195|Alaska}}
{{PresRow|2004|Republican|3,170|1,343|84|Alaska}}
{{PresRow|2000|Republican|4,679|1,285|473|Alaska}}
{{PresRow|1996|Republican|4,178|1,474|681|Alaska}}
{{PresRow|1992|Republican|2,468|2,052|2,106|Alaska}}
{{PresRow|1988|Republican|2,994|2,216|119|Alaska}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|3,509|2,033|137|Alaska}}
{{PresRow|1980|Republican|2,824|1,323|671|Alaska}}
{{PresRow|1976|Republican|2,439|1,324|157|Alaska}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|2,263|1,364|248|Alaska}}
{{PresRow|1968|Republican|1,765|1,342|452|Alaska}}
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|1,365|2,276|0|Alaska}}
{{PresFoot|1960|Republican|1,911|1,729|0|Alaska}}

Ketchikan Gateway Borough is strongly conservative, and has voted Republican all but once since statehood in 1959. Ketchikan Gateway Borough has mirrored Alaska’s choice for the statewide presidential winner in every election since 1960.
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==See also==
{{Portal|Alaska}}
* [[Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District]]
* [[List of airports in the Ketchikan Gateway Borough]]
* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska]]

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Official website|http://www.kgbak.us}}

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