Bethel Census Area, Alaska facts for kids
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Bethel Census Area
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St. Sergius Chapel, Chuathbaluk
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Location within the U.S. state of Alaska
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| Country |  United States |
| State |  Alaska |
| Established | 1980 |
| Largest city | Bethel |
| Area | |
| • Total | 45,504 sq mi (117,850 km2) |
| • Land | 40,570 sq mi (105,100 km2) |
| • Water | 4,934 sq mi (12,780 km2) 10.8%% |
| Population
(2020)
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| • Total | 18,666 |
| • Estimate
(2023)
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18,224  |
| • Density | 0.42/sq mi (0.16/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−9 (Alaska) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−8 (ADT) |
| Congressional district | At-large |
Bethel Census Area is a census area in the U.S. state of Alaska. As of the 2020 census, the population is 18,666, up from 17,013 in 2010. It is part of the unorganized borough and therefore has no borough seat. Its largest community is the city of Bethel, which is also the largest city in the unorganized borough.
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Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the census area has an area of 45,504 square miles (117,850 km2), of which 40,570 square miles (105,100 km2) is land and 4,934 square miles (12,780 km2) (10.8%) is water. Its territory includes the large Nunivak Island in the Bering Sea.
Its land area is comparable to that of Kentucky, which has an area of slightly under forty thousand square miles.
Adjacent boroughs and census areas
- Kusilvak Census Area, Alaska - northwest
- Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska - north
- Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska - east
- Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska - southeast
- Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska - south
- Dillingham Census Area, Alaska - south
National protected areas
- Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge (part of the Bering Sea unit)
- Bering Sea Wilderness
- Lake Clark National Park and Preserve (part)
- Lake Clark Wilderness (part)
- Togiak National Wildlife Refuge (part)
- Togiak Wilderness (part)
- Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge (part)
- Nunivak Wilderness
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1960 | 5,537 | — | |
| 1970 | 7,579 | 36.9% | |
| 1980 | 10,999 | 45.1% | |
| 1990 | 13,656 | 24.2% | |
| 2000 | 16,006 | 17.2% | |
| 2010 | 17,013 | 6.3% | |
| 2020 | 18,666 | 9.7% | |
| 2023 (est.) | 18,224 | 7.1% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census 1790-1960 1900-1990 1990-2000 2010-2020 |
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Communities
Cities
Census-designated places
Unincorporated communities
Education
School districts include:
- Iditarod Area School District
- Kuspuk School District
- Lower Kuskokwim School District
- Lower Yukon School District
- Yupiit School District
See also
In Spanish: Área censal de Bethel para niños
