Prince of Wales–Hyder Census Area, Alaska | |
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 Hyder, Storehouse No. 4, built byDavid du Bose Gaillard. | |
 Location within the U.S. state ofAlaska | |
.svg) Alaska's location within theU.S. | |
| Coordinates:55°35′49″N132°48′10″W / 55.59697°N 132.80273°W /55.59697; -132.80273 | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Alaska |
| Established | June 1, 2008[1][2] |
| Named after | Prince of Wales Island andHyder |
| Largest CDP | Metlakatla |
| Area | |
• Total | 7,683 sq mi (19,900 km2) |
| • Land | 3,923 sq mi (10,160 km2) |
| • Water | 3,760 sq mi (9,700 km2) 48.9% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 5,650 |
| • Density | 1.42/sq mi (0.55/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−9 (Alaska) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−8 (ADT) |
| Congressional district | At-large |
Prince of Wales–Hyder Census Area is acensus area located in theU.S. state ofAlaska. As of the2020 census, the population was 5,753,[3] up from 5,559 in 2010.[4] It is part of theunorganized borough and therefore has noborough seat. Its largest communities areMetlakatla andCraig. It was formerly part of the Census Bureau'sPrince of Wales–Outer Ketchikan Census Area, but the name was changed in 2008 after most of the Outer Ketchikan (except the parts near the community ofHyder, andAnnette Island) was lost to annexation by theKetchikan Gateway Borough.
According to theU.S. Census Bureau, the census area has a total area of 7,683 square miles (19,900 km2), of which 3,923 square miles (10,160 km2) is land and 3,760 square miles (9,700 km2) (48.9%) is water.[5] The present-day Prince of Wales–Hyder Census Area includesPrince of Wales Island, the Hyder area as anexclave, and Annette Island, which is mostly surrounded by territory of Ketchikan Gateway Borough.[6] Before the transfer of territory,Ketchikan Gateway Borough wasenclaved within (surrounded by) the census area.
Prince of Wales Hyder is something of a bellwether in Alaska, having voted for the national winner in nine of the twelve presidential elections since 1980.
| Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party(ies) | |||
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| No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
| 1960 | 473 | 45.52% | 566 | 54.48% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1964 | 221 | 19.32% | 923 | 80.68% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1968 | 524 | 43.49% | 604 | 50.12% | 77 | 6.39% |
| 1972 | 632 | 50.28% | 562 | 44.71% | 63 | 5.01% |
| 1976 | 683 | 47.53% | 660 | 45.93% | 94 | 6.54% |
| 1980 | 741 | 46.90% | 599 | 37.91% | 240 | 15.19% |
| 1984 | 1,254 | 54.90% | 955 | 41.81% | 75 | 3.28% |
| 1988 | 1,097 | 50.88% | 942 | 43.69% | 117 | 5.43% |
| 1992 | 839 | 31.59% | 909 | 34.22% | 908 | 34.19% |
| 1996 | 1,331 | 47.98% | 890 | 32.08% | 553 | 19.94% |
| 2000 | 1,785 | 61.49% | 778 | 26.80% | 340 | 11.71% |
| 2004 | 1,182 | 60.49% | 678 | 34.70% | 94 | 4.81% |
| 2008 | 1,422 | 51.90% | 1,170 | 42.70% | 148 | 5.40% |
| 2012 | 1,045 | 42.10% | 1,298 | 52.30% | 139 | 5.60% |
| 2016 | 1,299 | 48.15% | 950 | 35.21% | 449 | 16.64% |
| 2020 | 1,607 | 51.89% | 1,381 | 44.59% | 109 | 3.52% |
| 2024 | 1,735 | 49.70% | 1,588 | 45.49% | 168 | 4.81% |
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1,772 | — | |
| 1970 | 2,106 | 18.8% | |
| 1980 | 3,822 | 81.5% | |
| 1990 | 6,278 | 64.3% | |
| 2000 | 6,146 | −2.1% | |
| 2010 | 5,559 | −9.6% | |
| 2020 | 5,753 | 3.5% | |
| 2023 (est.) | 5,696 | [9] | −1.0% |
| U.S. Decennial Census[10] 1790–1960[11] 1900–1990[12] 1990–2000[13] 2010–2020[4] | |||
At the2000 census there were 6,146 people, 2,262 households, and 1,535 families residing in the then-census area. The population density was 1.57 inhabitants per square mile (0.60/km2). There were 3,055 housing units at an average density of 0.78 per square mile (0.30/km2). Theracial makeup of the census area was 53.12%White, 0.15%African American, 38.68%Native American, 0.36%Asian, 0.05%Pacific Islander, 0.50% fromother races, and 7.14% from two or more races.Hispanic orLatino of any race were 1.74% of any race.[14]Of the 2,262 households, 37.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.80% were married couples living together, 10.00% have a woman whose husband does not live with her, and 32.10% were non-families. 26.00% of households were one person, and 5.00% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.25.
In the census area the population was spread out, with 31.00% under the age of 18, 7.50% from 18 to 24, 30.10% from 25 to 44, 25.80% from 45 to 64, and 5.70% 65 or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 119.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 125.60 males.
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