Census Area

Census Areas (green)

In the terminology of the US administration, a census area is a geographical area that is defined for the collection of statistical data or for census (census). The United States Census Bureau has divided some parts of Alaska into Census Areas . These census areas have no political function and are also no administrative units. Alaska also has no counties as an administrative unit, as is usual in the United States , but boroughs , which do not cover the entire area of ​​Alaska.

For the same purpose, census-designated places are designated on a smaller scale in the other states .

See also

• List of boroughs and census areas in Alaska