Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Southeast Fairbanks Census Area
Borough
Historic Courthouse in Eagle, Alaska.
Location within the U.S. state of Alaska
Alaska's location within the U.S.
Country	United States
State	Alaska
Established	1980
Named for	its location to the southeast of Fairbanks, Alaska
Largest CDP	Deltana
Area
• Total	25,059 sq mi (64,900 km2)
• Land	24,769 sq mi (64,150 km2)
• Water	291 sq mi (750 km2)  1.2%%
Population  (2020)
• Total	7,021
• Density	0.28/sq mi (0.11/km2)
Time zone	UTC−9 (Alaska)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−8 (ADT)
Congressional district	At-large

The Southeast Fairbanks Census Area is a special kind of area in Alaska, a state in the United States. It's called a census area because it helps the government count people. This area was created in 1980.

In 2020, about 6,808 people lived here. This area is part of what's called an "unorganized borough." This means it doesn't have a main city or town that acts as its government center, like other counties might. The biggest communities in this area are Deltana and Tok.

Geography of Southeast Fairbanks

The U.S. Census Bureau says this area is very large. It covers about 25,059 square miles (64,900 square kilometers). Most of this area is land, about 24,769 square miles (64,150 square kilometers). The rest, about 291 square miles (750 square kilometers), is water.

To give you an idea of its size, the Southeast Fairbanks Census Area is a little bit bigger than the entire state of West Virginia!

Neighboring Areas

The Southeast Fairbanks Census Area shares borders with several other areas:

• To the northwest: Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska
• To the north: Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska
• To the south: Copper River Census Area, Alaska
• To the southwest: Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska
• To the west: Denali Borough, Alaska
• To the east: Yukon Territory, which is part of Canada

Protected Natural Places

This area is home to parts of some important natural parks and refuges. These places help protect wildlife and nature.

• Tetlin National Wildlife Refuge (part of it is here)
• Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve (part of it is here)
  • This includes part of the Wrangell-Saint Elias Wilderness
• Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve (part of it is here)

People and Population

Demographics is the study of people in an area, like their age, race, and how many there are.

In the year 2000, there were 6,174 people living in the Southeast Fairbanks Census Area. There were 2,098 households, which are like homes where people live. About 1,506 of these were families.

The population was spread out by age:

• 32.8% were under 18 years old.
• 7.6% were between 18 and 24 years old.
• 27.8% were between 25 and 44 years old.
• 25.7% were between 45 and 64 years old.
• 6.1% were 65 years old or older.

The average age of people living there was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were about 107 males.

2020 Census Information

The 2020 United States Census collected information about the different groups of people living in the Southeast Fairbanks Census Area.

Towns and Villages

The Southeast Fairbanks Census Area has several communities. Some are officially called cities, and others are called census-designated places (CDPs). CDPs are areas that are like towns but are not officially incorporated as cities.

Cities

• Delta Junction
• Eagle

Census-designated places

See also

In Spanish: Área censal de Southeast Fairbanks para niños