Lake and Peninsula Borough

administration
US state :	Alaska
Administrative headquarters :	King Salmon
Foundation :	1964
Demographics
Residents :	1631  (2010)
Population density :	0 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	80,049 km²
Water surface :	18,454 km²
map
Website : www.lakeandpen.com

Lake and Peninsula Borough is a borough in Alaska , United States . 1631 people live here. The administrative seat is King Salmon , but the city is located in the neighboring Bristol Bay Borough .

geography

The borough has an area of ​​80,049 km², which is roughly the size of Bavaria and Upper Austria put together, the population density is only about 0.03 inhabitants per square kilometer.

In the borough are the Alagnak Wild and Scenic River and the Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve as well as parts of the Katmai and Lake Clark National Parks and the National Wildlife Refuges Alaska Peninsula and Becharof .

history

The borough was established on April 24, 1989. It was named after Lake Iliamna and the Alaska Peninsula , which are part of the borough.

The Kijik Archeological District has been a National Historic Landmark since October 1994 .

22 structures and sites in the borough are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) (as of April 22, 2020), including the Brooks River Archeological District and the Kijik Archeological District have the status of National Historic Landmarks .

Web links

Commons : Lake and Peninsula Borough  - Collection of Images, Videos, and Audio Files

• Alaska community database: Lake & Peninsula Borough (detailed information )
• Database of Municipalities Alaska: Lake & Peninsula Borough (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Charles Curry Aiken, Joseph Nathan Kane: The American Counties: Origins of County Names, Dates of Creation, Area, and Population Data, 1950-2010 . 6th edition. Scarecrow Press, Lanham 2013, ISBN 978-0-8108-8762-6 , p. 169.
2. ↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Alaska. National Park Service , accessed April 22, 2020.
3. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed April 22, 2020.
   Weekly List on the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed April 22, 2020.
   Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Alaska. National Park Service , accessed April 22, 2020.

Coordinates: 58 ° 24 '  N , 156 ° 11'  W