ALASKA

Alaska Borough & Census Area Histories

Browse Alaska Borough & Census Area Histories

Alaska is unique among U.S. states in that it does not have counties. Its county-equivalents are called “organized boroughs”. The vast remainder of the state that is not in any organized borough is termed the “Unorganized Borough”, which for statistical purposes is divided into “census areas”. Therefore, instead of “county”, the correct designators “borough” and “census area” are used below.

Organized Boroughs (County-Equivalents)

These are Alaska’s county-level governments with home rule or general powers similar to counties elsewhere in the U.S.

ALEUTIANS EAST BOROUGH MUNICIPALITY OF ANCHORAGE BRISTOL BAY BOROUGH DENALI BOROUGH FAIRBANKS NORTH STAR BOROUGH HAINES BOROUGH CITY AND BOROUGH OF JUNEAU KENAI PENINSULA BOROUGH KETCHIKAN GATEWAY BOROUGH KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH LAKE AND PENINSULA BOROUGH MATANUSKA-SUSITNA BOROUGH NORTH SLOPE BOROUGH NORTHWEST ARCTIC BOROUGH PETERSBURG BOROUGH CITY AND BOROUGH OF SITKA MUNICIPALITY OF SKAGWAY CITY OF UNALASKA CITY AND BOROUGH OF WRANGELL CITY AND BOROUGH OF YAKUTAT

Unorganized Borough & Census Areas

Regions outside any organized borough; for statistical purposes, they’re grouped as census areas.

ALEUTIANS WEST CENSUS AREA BETHEL CENSUS AREA CHUGACH CENSUS AREA COPPER RIVER CENSUS AREA DILLINGHAM CENSUS AREA HOONAH-ANGOON CENSUS AREA KUSILVAK CENSUS AREA NOME CENSUS AREA PRINCE OF WALES–HYDER CENSUS AREA SOUTHEAST FAIRBANKS CENSUS AREA WADE HAMPTON CENSUS AREA
(RENAMED 2015) YUKON–KOYUKUK CENSUS AREA

Historical Judicial Divisions (Pre-Statehood)

Territorial-era judicial districts used before Alaska became a state; useful for historical and archival research.

FIRST JUDICIAL DIVISION SECOND JUDICIAL DIVISION THIRD JUDICIAL DIVISION FOURTH JUDICIAL DIVISION

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