List of Boroughs and census areas in Alaska - wikipedia List of Boroughs and census areas in Alaska See also : List of United States counties and county equivalents Boroughs and Census Areas of Alaska Borough City - borough Census area Location State of Alaska Number 19 Organized boroughs 10 Census areas Populations ( Organized boroughs ) : 452 ( Yakutat ) -- 291,826 ( Anchorage ) ( Census areas ) : 2,150 ( Hoonah - Angoon ) -- 17,013 ( Bethel ) Areas ( Organized boroughs ) : 452 square miles ( 1,170 km ) ( Skagway ) -- 88,817 square miles ( 230,030 km ) ( North Slope ) ( Census Areas ) : 3,760 square miles ( 9,700 km ) ( Prince of Wales - Hyder ) -- 145,900 square miles ( 378,000 km ) ( Yukon - Koyukuk ) Government Borough government Subdivisions Communities, consolidated city - county The U.S. state of Alaska is divided into 19 organized boroughs and one `` Unorganized Borough ''. Alaska and Louisiana are the only states that do not call their first - order administrative subdivisions counties ( Louisiana uses parishes instead ). Many of the most densely populated regions of the state are part of Alaska 's boroughs, which function similarly to counties in other states. However, unlike county equivalents in the other 49 states, the organized boroughs do not cover the entire land area of the state. The area not part of any organized borough is referred to as the Unorganized Borough. The U.S. Census Bureau, in cooperation with the state, divides the Unorganized Borough into 10 census areas, each roughly corresponding to an election district, thus totaling 29 county equivalents. However, these areas exist solely for the purposes of statistical analysis and presentation. They have no government of their own. Boroughs and census areas are both treated as county - level equivalents by the Census Bureau. Some areas in the unorganized borough receive limited public services directly from the Alaska state government, usually law enforcement from the Alaska State Troopers and educational funding. Six consolidated city - county governments exist -- Juneau City and Borough, Skagway Municipality, Sitka City and Borough, Yakutat City and Borough, Wrangell City and Borough, as well as the state 's largest city, Anchorage. Though its legal name is the Municipality of Anchorage, it is considered a consolidated city - borough under state law. The Federal Information Processing Standard ( FIPS ) 55 - 2, 3, 4 codes, which are used by the United States Census Bureau to uniquely identify states and counties, is provided with each entry. Alaska 's code is 02, so each code is of the format 02XXX. The FIPS code for each county links to census data for that county. Contents 1 List of boroughs 2 Census areas in the Unorganized Borough 3 Notes 4 References 4.1 Other sources 5 See also List of Boroughs Borough FIPS County Code Borough seat Class Established Origin Etymology Density Population Area Map Aleutians East Borough 013 Sand Point Second - Its location in the east Aleutian Islands, which are themselves of uncertain linguistic origin ; possibly derived from Chukchi word aliat ( `` island '' ) 0.45 7003314100000000000 ♠ 3,141 7003698800000000000 ♠ 6,988 sq mi ( 7004180990000000000 ♠ 18,099 km ) Anchorage 020 ( Consolidated city - borough ) Unified Home Rule 1964 / 1975 Anchorage Borough formed in 1964, merged with city in 1975 to form unified city - borough Derived from the presence of a safe place to anchor and unload supplies for construction of the Alaska Railroad circa 1913, thereby creating a community. 171.18 7005291826000000000 ♠ 291,826 7003169700000000000 ♠ 1,697 sq mi ( 7003439500000000000 ♠ 4,395 km ) Bristol Bay Borough 060 Naknek Second 1962 - Named in 1778 by Capt. James Cook for George Digby, 2nd Earl of Bristol. 1.98 7002997000000000000 ♠ 997 7002505000000000000 ♠ 505 sq mi ( 7003130800000000000 ♠ 1,308 km ) Denali Borough 068 Healy Home Rule - From Denali, the tallest North American mountain, which means `` great one '' in the Dena'ina language 0.14 7003182600000000000 ♠ 1,826 7004127500000000000 ♠ 12,750 sq mi ( 7004330220000000000 ♠ 33,022 km ) Fairbanks North Star Borough 090 Fairbanks Second 1964 - Named for its borough seat of Fairbanks, named in turn for Charles Fairbanks ( 1852 - 1918 ), U.S. Senator from Indiana and vice president under Theodore Roosevelt, and for Polaris, the North Star 13.30 7004975810000000000 ♠ 97,581 7003736600000000000 ♠ 7,366 sq mi ( 7004190780000000000 ♠ 19,078 km ) Haines Borough 100 ( Consolidated city - borough ) Home Rule 1968 ( Consolidated 2002 ) - After Haines, which was itself named for Mrs F.E. Haines, the key fundraiser for the construction of a Presbyterian mission in the town. 1.08 7003250800000000000 ♠ 2,508 7003234400000000000 ♠ 2,344 sq mi ( 7003607100000000000 ♠ 6,071 km ) Juneau 110 ( Consolidated city - borough ) Unified Home Rule 1970 The City of Juneau merged with the City of Douglas and the surrounding borough to form the municipality Joseph `` Joe '' Juneau, prospector and co-founder of the city. 11.58 7004312750000000000 ♠ 31,275 7003271600000000000 ♠ 2,716 sq mi ( 7003703400000000000 ♠ 7,034 km ) Kenai Peninsula Borough 122 Soldotna Second 1964 - The Kenai Peninsula, whose name may be derived from Kenayskaya, the Russian name for Cook Inlet. 3.45 7004554000000000000 ♠ 55,400 7004160130000000000 ♠ 16,013 sq mi ( 7004414730000000000 ♠ 41,473 km ) Ketchikan Gateway Borough 130 Ketchikan Second 1963 - The borough seat of Ketchikan and the borough 's gateway location on the Alaska - Canada border. 2.77 7004134770000000000 ♠ 13,477 7003484000000000000 ♠ 4,840 sq mi ( 7004125360000000000 ♠ 12,536 km ) Kodiak Island Borough 150 Kodiak Second 1963 - Named after Kodiak Island, which may itself be named for the Koniag people 2.08 7004135920000000000 ♠ 13,592 7003656000000000000 ♠ 6,560 sq mi ( 7004169900000000000 ♠ 16,990 km ) Lake and Peninsula Borough 164 King Salmon Home Rule - The borough 's many large lakes, and the Alaska Peninsula 0.07 7003163100000000000 ♠ 1,631 7004237820000000000 ♠ 23,782 sq mi ( 7004615950000000000 ♠ 61,595 km ) Matanuska - Susitna Borough 170 Palmer Second 1964 - Named for the valley that the Matanuska and Susitna Rivers form. 3.62 7004889950000000000 ♠ 88,995 7004246820000000000 ♠ 24,682 sq mi ( 7004639260000000000 ♠ 63,926 km ) North Slope Borough 185 Barrow Home Rule 1972 - The Alaska North Slope along the Brooks Range. 0.11 7003943000000000000 ♠ 9,430 7004888170000000000 ♠ 88,817 sq mi ( 7005230035000000000 ♠ 230,035 km ) Northwest Arctic Borough 188 Kotzebue Home Rule 1986 In 1986, residents of Kotzebue and 10 other area villages voted to form the Northwest Arctic Borough ( with boundaries coincident with those of NANA ), to be economically based on taxing the Red Dog mine, then under development. Its geographic location and position above the Arctic Circle. 0.21 7003752300000000000 ♠ 7,523 7004358980000000000 ♠ 35,898 sq mi ( 7004929750000000000 ♠ 92,975 km ) Petersburg Borough 195 Petersburg Home Rule 2013 Incorporated after voters approved borough formation in December 2012. Named for Norwegian immigrant Peter Buschmann, founder of the former city of Petersburg. 1.16 7003327300000000000 ♠ 3,273 7003382900000000000 ♠ 3,829 sq mi ( 7003991700000000000 ♠ 9,917 km ) Sitka 220 ( Consolidated city - borough ) Unified Home Rule 1971 - Derived from Tlingit word Shee At'iká, meaning `` People on the outside of Shee ( Baranof Island ). '' 3.09 7003888100000000000 ♠ 8,881 7003287400000000000 ♠ 2,874 sq mi ( 7003744400000000000 ♠ 7,444 km ) Skagway 230 ( Consolidated city - borough ) First 2007 - Derived from Tlingit word Shgagwèi, meaning `` a windy place with white caps on the water. '' 2.14 7002968000000000000 ♠ 968 7002452000000000000 ♠ 452 sq mi ( 7003117100000000000 ♠ 1,171 km ) Unorganized Borough - - - 1961 The Borough Act of 1961 created The Unorganized Borough including all of Alaska not within a Unified, Home rule, First class or Second class borough. A legal entity in Alaska, covering those parts of Alaska not within an incorporated borough ; it is administered by the state of Alaska. 0.24 7004781490000000000 ♠ 78,149 7005323440000000000 ♠ 323,440 sq mi ( 7005837706000000000 ♠ 837,706 km ) Wrangell 275 ( Consolidated city - borough ) Unified Home Rule 2008 formerly part of Wrangell - Petersburg Census Area Ferdinand von Wrangel, Russian administrator of Alaska, 1840 - 49. 0.93 7003236900000000000 ♠ 2,369 7003257000000000000 ♠ 2,570 sq mi ( 7003665600000000000 ♠ 6,656 km ) Yakutat 282 ( Consolidated city - borough ) Home Rule - Yakutat Bay and the Yakutat Alaska Native people 0.09 7002662000000000000 ♠ 662 7003765000000000000 ♠ 7,650 sq mi ( 7004198130000000000 ♠ 19,813 km ) Census areas in the Unorganized Borough Map of Alaska highlighting the Unorganized Borough The Unorganized Borough is the portion of the U.S. state of Alaska not contained in any of its 19 organized boroughs. It encompasses over half of Alaska 's area, 970,500 km2 ( 374,712 mi2 ), an area larger than any other U.S. state. As of the 2000 census 13 % of Alaskans ( 81,803 people ) reside in it. Currently unique among the United States, Alaska is not entirely subdivided into organized county equivalents. ( South Dakota and Texas are among states that in the past have had unorganized counties. ) For the 1980 census, the United States Census Bureau divided the unorganized borough into 12 census areas to facilitate census taking in the vast unorganized area. As new boroughs incorporate, these areas have been altered or eliminated to accommodate, such that there are currently 10 census areas : Census area FIPS County Code Largest town ( as of 2000 ) Etymology Density Population Area Map Aleutians West Census Area 016 Unalaska Location in the western Aleutian Islands. 1.27 7003556100000000000 ♠ 5,561 7003439700000000000 ♠ 4,397 sq mi ( 7004113880000000000 ♠ 11,388 km ) Bethel Census Area 050 Bethel City of Bethel, the largest settlement in the census area, which is itself named for the Biblical term Bethel ( `` house of God '' ). 0.42 7004170130000000000 ♠ 17,013 7004406330000000000 ♠ 40,633 sq mi ( 7005105239000000000 ♠ 105,239 km ) Dillingham Census Area 070 Dillingham The city of Dillingham, the largest settlement in the area, which was itself named after United States Senator Paul Dillingham ( 1843 - 1923 ), who had toured Alaska extensively with his Senate subcommittee in 1903. 0.26 7003484700000000000 ♠ 4,847 7004186750000000000 ♠ 18,675 sq mi ( 7004483680000000000 ♠ 48,368 km ) Hoonah -- Angoon Census Area 105 Hoonah The cities of Hoonah and Angoon 0.29 7003215000000000000 ♠ 2,150 7003744400000000000 ♠ 7,444 sq mi ( 7004192800000000000 ♠ 19,280 km ) Kusilvak Census Area 158 Hooper Bay Kusilvak Mountains ( Known as Wade Hampton prior to 2015 ) 0.44 7003745900000000000 ♠ 7,459 7004171940000000000 ♠ 17,194 sq mi ( 7004445320000000000 ♠ 44,532 km ) Nome Census Area 180 Nome City of Nome, the largest settlement in the census area. 0.41 7003949200000000000 ♠ 9,492 7004230010000000000 ♠ 23,001 sq mi ( 7004595720000000000 ♠ 59,572 km ) Prince of Wales - Hyder Census Area 198 Craig Prince of Wales Island and the town of Hyder ( Known as Prince of Wales - Outer Ketchikan prior to the expansion of Ketchikan Gateway Borough in 2008 ) 1.42 7003555900000000000 ♠ 5,559 7003376000000000000 ♠ 3,760 sq mi ( 7003973800000000000 ♠ 9,738 km ) Southeast Fairbanks Census Area 240 Deltana Its location, southeast of Fairbanks 0.28 7003702900000000000 ♠ 7,029 7004248140000000000 ♠ 24,814 sq mi ( 7004642680000000000 ♠ 64,268 km ) Valdez - Cordova Census Area 261 Valdez Cities of Valdez and Cordova 0.28 7003963600000000000 ♠ 9,636 7004343190000000000 ♠ 34,319 sq mi ( 7004888860000000000 ♠ 88,886 km ) Yukon - Koyukuk Census Area 290 Fort Yukon Yukon River ( `` great river '' in Gwich'in ), which flows through the census area ; and the city of Koyukuk 0.04 7003558800000000000 ♠ 5,588 7005145900000000000 ♠ 145,900 sq mi ( 7005377879000000000 ♠ 377,879 km ) Notes ^ A : Because census areas in the Unorganized Borough have their own FIPS codes, this code listed and linked is for the entire state of Alaska. References ^ Jump up to : `` Find A County ''. National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2012 - 04 - 07. Jump up ^ `` FIPS Publish 6 - 4 ''. National Institute of Standards and Technology. Retrieved 2007 - 04 - 11. ^ Jump up to : `` EPA County FIPS Code Listing ''. EPA.gov. Retrieved 2008 - 02 - 23. Jump up ^ - Home Rule / Borough / `` Home Rule Boroughs '' Check url = value ( help ) ( FTP ). Local Boundary Commission, Division of Community and Regional Affairs, Alaska Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development. Retrieved 2008 - 07 - 16. Jump up ^ Certificates / Boroughs `` Municipal Certificates ( of incorporation ) - Boroughs '' Check url = value ( help ) ( FTP ). Local Boundary Commission, Division of Community and Regional Affairs, Alaska Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development. Retrieved 2008 - 07 - 16. Jump up ^ `` Alaska Taxable 2004 Municipal Taxation - Rates and Policies '' ( PDF ). Division of Community and Regional Affairs, Alaska Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development. January 2005. Retrieved 2008 - 07 - 16. Jump up ^ `` Background on Boroughs in Alaska '' ( PDF ). Local Boundary Commission, Division of Community and Regional Affairs, Alaska Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development. November 2000. Retrieved 2008 - 07 - 16. Jump up ^ `` Governmental Unit Boundary Data Content Standard ( Working Draft, Version 2.0 ) '' ( PDF ). Subcommittee on Cultural and Demographic Data, Federal Geographic Data Committee, United States Census Bureau, United States Department of Commerce. February 1999. Retrieved 2008 - 07 - 16. Jump up ^ `` Substantial Changes to Counties and County Equivalent Entities : 1970 - Present ''. United States Census Bureau. Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development - maps and profiles of boroughs and census areas, including those that have changed since the 2000 census Other sources Division of Community and Regional Affairs, Alaska Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development Local Government On - Line, Division of Community and Regional Affairs, Alaska Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development `` Alaska Statutes, Title 29, Chapter 04. Classification of Municipalities ''. Local Government On - Line, Division of Community and Regional Affairs, Alaska Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development. 2006. Retrieved 2008 - 07 - 16. `` Municipal Government Structure in Alaska ''. Local Government On - Line, Division of Community and Regional Affairs, Alaska Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development. 2003 - 09 - 15. Retrieved 2008 - 07 - 16. `` Differences among Home Rule, First Class, Second Class and Third Class Boroughs '' ( PDF ). Local Boundary Commission, Division of Community and Regional Affairs, Alaska Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development. 1994 - 02 - 25. Retrieved 2008 - 07 - 16. `` Alaska Boroughs - `` Official '' sites ``. Official Borough Websites. CountyState.Info. Retrieved 2007 - 09 - 13. 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Question: what is the largest borough in alaska by population
Answer: Anchorage