Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska
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Aleutians West Census Area (Russian: Западные Алеутские острова) is a census area located in the U.S. state of Alaska. As of the 2020 census, the population was 5,232,[2] down from 5,561 in 2010.[3]
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Aleutians West Census Area | |
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Coordinates: 52°09′47″N 174°17′06″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Alaska |
Established | 1980[1] |
Named for | Aleutian Islands |
Largest city | Unalaska |
Area | |
• Total | 14,116 sq mi (36,560 km2) |
• Land | 4,390 sq mi (11,400 km2) |
• Water | 9,726 sq mi (25,190 km2) 68.9% |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 5,122 |
• Density | 1.27/sq mi (0.49/km2) |
Time zones | UTC−9 (Alaska) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−8 (ADT) |
UTC−10 (Hawaii–Aleutian) | |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−9 (HADT) |
Congressional district | At-large |
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It is part of the Unorganized Borough and therefore has no borough seat. Its largest city is Unalaska, home to about 80% of the population. It contains most of the Aleutian Islands, from Attu Island in the west to Unalaska Island in the east, as well as the Pribilof Islands, which lie north of the Aleutians in the Bering Sea.