Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska
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Demographics

As of the 2000 census
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, 82,840 people, 29,777 households, and 20,516 families were residing in the borough. The population density
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 was 11 people per square mile (4/km²). There were 33,291 housing units at an average density of 4 per square mile (2/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 77.79% White
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, 5.85% Black
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 or African American
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, 6.90% Native American
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, 2.08% Asian
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, 0.30% Pacific Islander
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, 1.71% from other races
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, and 5.39% from two or more races. 4.15% of the population were Hispanic
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 or Latino
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 of any race.

There were 29,777 households out of which 41.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.70% were married couples
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 living together, 9.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.10% were non-families. 23.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.20.

In the borough the population was spread out with 30.10% under the age of 18, 12.20% from 18 to 24, 33.30% from 25 to 44, 19.80% from 45 to 64, and 4.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 109.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 110.90 males.

Cities and towns

  • Chena Hot Springs
    Chena Hot Springs, Alaska
    Chena Hot Springs is a hot spring, resort, and community in the Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, United States, 56.5 miles northeast of Fairbanks near the Chena River State Recreation Area...

  • College
    College, Alaska
    College is a census-designated place in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, United States. It is part of the Fairbanks, Alaska Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 13,493 in 2007....

  • Eielson AFB
  • Ester
    Ester, Alaska
    Ester is a census-designated place in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, United States. It is part of the 'Fairbanks, Alaska Metropolitan Statistical Area'. The population was 2,422 at the 2010 census...

  • Fairbanks
    Fairbanks, Alaska
    Fairbanks is a home rule city in and the borough seat of the Fairbanks North Star Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska.Fairbanks is the largest city in the Interior region of Alaska, and second largest in the state behind Anchorage...

  • Fort Wainwright
  • Fox
    Fox, Alaska
    Fox is a census-designated place in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, United States. It is part of the Fairbanks, Alaska Metropolitan Statistical Area. At the 2007 census the population was 353.-Geography:...

  • Harding-Birch Lakes
    Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska
    Harding-Birch Lakes is a census-designated place in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, United States. It is part of the 'Fairbanks, Alaska Metropolitan Statistical Area'...

  • Moose Creek
    Moose Creek, Alaska
    Moose Creek is a census-designated place in Fairbanks North Star Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. As of the 2000 census, the population of the CDP was 542. It is part of the 'Fairbanks, Alaska Metropolitan Statistical Area'. Moose Creek is located south of Fairbanks, Alaska along the...

  • North Pole
    North Pole, Alaska
    North Pole is a small city in the Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, United States. It is part of the Fairbanks, Alaska metropolitan statistical area. The U.S. Census Bureau estimated its population as of July 1, 2009 at 2,226. The name "North Pole" is often applied to the entire area covered...

  • Pleasant Valley
    Pleasant Valley, Alaska
    Pleasant Valley is a census-designated place in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, United States. It is part of the 'Fairbanks, Alaska Metropolitan Statistical Area'. At the 2007 census the population was 733.-Geography:...

  • Salcha
    Salcha, Alaska
    Salcha is a census-designated place in Fairbanks North Star Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. It is part of the 'Fairbanks, Alaska Metropolitan Statistical Area'. The population was 854 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...

  • Two Rivers
    Two Rivers, Alaska
    Two Rivers is an unincorporated area of homes between mile 13 and mile 25 along the Chena Hot Springs Road, northeast of Fairbanks, Alaska...



Of the communities on this list, only Fairbanks and North Pole are incorporated.

See also

  • List of airports in Fairbanks North Star Borough
  • National Register of Historic Places listings in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska
    National Register of Historic Places listings in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska
    This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska.This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, United States...



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