Bristol Bay Borough is a borough of the U.S. state of Alaska on Bristol Bay. As of the 2020 census the borough population was 844, down from 997 in 2010, the second-least populated borough in Alaska. The borough seat is Naknek. There are no incorporated settlements.
Bristol Bay was officially incorporated in 1962 and became the state's first borough. It is also among the smallest, consisting of little more than the rectangle of land around Naknek on the coast and King Salmon (which, uniquely, serves as the borough seat for the neighboring Lake and Peninsula Borough) inland.
Geography
The borough has a total area of , of which is land and (43.2%) is water.
Adjacent boroughs and census areas
- Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska (east, north and south)
- Dillingham Census Area, Alaska (west)
National protected area
- Katmai National Park and Preserve (part)
- Katmai Wilderness (part)
Demographics
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File:The Bering Sea at Pederson Point, AK.jpg|The Bering Sea and Kvichak Bay, at Pederson Point
File:The road to Pederson Point, AK.jpg|Tundra outside Naknek
File:Bristol Bay Borough Fire & EMS.jpg|Bristol Bay Borough Fire and EMS
File:Kvichak Bay at low tide.png|Kvichak Bay at low tide, with fishermen in the distance. Fishing is a major industry in the Bristol Bay Borough.
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See also
- List of airports in the Bristol Bay Borough
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Bristol Bay Borough, Alaska