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Bethel Census Area
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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)
 • Total 18,666
 • 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.

Geography

According to the U.S. 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.

Adjacent boroughs and census areas

National protected areas

Demographics

Historical population
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%
U.S. Decennial Census
1790-1960 1900-1990
1990-2000 2010-2020

At the 2000 census there were 16,006 people, 4,226 households, and 3,173 families living in the census area. The population density was 0 people per square mile (0/km2). There were 5,188 housing units at an average density of 0/sq mi (0/km2). The racial makeup of the census area was 12.53% White, 0.38% Black or African American, 81.93% Native American, 1.05% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.19% from other races, and 3.85% from two or more races. 0.87% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. Of the 4,226 households, 51.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.20% were married couples living together, 15.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.90% were non-families. 19.90% of households were one person, and 2.80% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 3.73 and the average family size was 4.41.

In the census area the population was spread out, with 39.80% under the age of 18, 9.70% from 18 to 24, 28.90% from 25 to 44, 16.40% from 45 to 64, and 5.20% 65 or older. The median age was 25 years. For every 100 females, there were 113.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 112.80 males.

Bethel Census Area is one of only 38 county-level census divisions of the United States where the most spoken language is not English and one of only 3 where it is neither English nor Spanish. 63.14% of the population speak a Yupik language at home, followed by English at 34.71%.

Communities

Cities

Census-designated places

Unincorporated communities

See also

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