Haines Borough, Alaska

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Haines Borough is a home-rule borough located in the state of Alaska. As of the 2020 census, the population was 2,080,[1] down from 2,508 in 2010.[2]

Geography

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Adjacent boroughs and census areas

National protected area

Demographics

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Historical population
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19902,117Script error: No such module "String".%
20002,392Script error: No such module "String".%
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2010-2020[2]

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2020 census

Haines Borough, Alaska – Racial and ethnic composition
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Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 1980[8] Pop 1990[9] Pop 2000[10] Pop 2010[11] Pop 2020[12] % 1980 % 1990 % 2000 % 2010 % 2020
White alone (NH) 1,417 1,793 1,960 2,062 1,577 84.35% 84.70% 81.94% 82.22% 75.82%
Black or African American alone (NH) 3 1 3 9 2 0.18% 0.05% 0.13% 0.36% 0.10%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 214 279 271 227 205 12.74% 13.18% 11.33% 9.05% 9.86%
Asian alone (NH) 5 17 17 13 14 0.30% 0.80% 0.71% 0.52% 0.67%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH) x [13] x [14] 2 0 2 x x 0.08% 0.00% 0.10%
Other race alone (NH) 28 0 6 13 9 1.67% 0.00% 0.25% 0.52% 0.43%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) x [15] x [16] 100 137 204 x x 4.18% 5.46% 9.81%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 13 27 33 47 67 0.77% 1.28% 1.38% 1.87% 3.22%
Total 1,680 2,117 2,392 2,508 2,080 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%

As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 2,080. The median age was 48.6 years. 18.2% of residents were under the age of 18 and 23.7% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 102.3 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 102.4 males age 18 and over.[17]

The racial makeup of the county was 76.4% White, 0.1% Black or African American, 10.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7% Asian, 0.1% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, 0.8% from some other race, and 11.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 3.2% of the population.[18]

0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.[19]

There were 966 households in the county, of which 25.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 22.5% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. About 33.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.[17]

There were 1,370 housing units, of which 29.5% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 72.3% were owner-occupied and 27.7% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.8% and the rental vacancy rate was 12.3%.[17]

2000 census

At the 2000 census there were 2,392 people, 991 households, and 654 families living in the borough. The population density was Script error: No such module "convert".. There were 1,419 housing units at an average density of Script error: No such module "convert".. The racial makeup of the borough was 82.53% White, 0.13% Black or African American, 11.50% Native American, 0.71% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 0.42% from other races, and 4.64% from two or more races. 1.38% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.[20] Of the 991 households 31.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.00% were married couples living together, 7.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.00% were non-families. 27.10% of households were one person and 7.20% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.94.

The age distribution was 25.60% under the age of 18, 5.30% from 18 to 24, 28.20% from 25 to 44, 30.40% from 45 to 64, and 10.50% 65 or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.10 males.

Transportation

Haines is one of the northern stops on the Alaska Marine Highway. Many people who travel in winter travel to Haines by ferry to avoid travelling the "Alcan", or Alaska Highway. Haines is also accessible by air service from neighboring Juneau, Alaska.

Items of interest

Around November of each year, thousands of eagles descend en masse to feast on one of the salmon runs. Many photographers come to attain easily accessible photos of eagles.

Communities

Census-designated places

Politics

In five presidential elections since 1960 has the Democratic candidate carried Haines Borough: 1964, 1992, 2016, 2020, and 2024. Joe Biden in 2020 carried the borough by the largest margin since 1964.

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See also

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References

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