Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska
Aleutians West Census Area | |
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A World War II bunker abandoned in Dutch Harbor, Amaknak Island | |
Location within the U.S. state of Alaska | |
Alaska's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 52°09′47″N 174°17′06″W / 52.16298°N 174.28505°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Established | October 23, 1987 |
| Named after | Aleutian Islands |
| Largest city | Unalaska |
| Area | |
• Total | 14,116 sq mi (36,560 km2) |
| • Land | 4,390 sq mi (11,400 km2) |
| • Water | 9,726 sq mi (25,190 km2) 68.9% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 5,232 |
| • Density | 1.27/sq mi (0.49/km2) |
| Time zones | UTC−9 (Alaska) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−8 (ADT) |
| UTC−10 (Hawaii–Aleutian) | |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−9 (HADT) |
| Congressional district | At-large |
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Aleutians West Census Area (Russian: Западные Алеутские острова) is a census area located in the U.S. state of Alaska. As of the 2020 census, the population was 5,232, down from 5,561 in 2010.
It is part of the Unorganized Borough and therefore has no borough seat. Its largest city is Unalaska, home to about 80% of the population. It contains most of the Aleutian Islands, from Attu Island in the west to Unalaska Island in the east, as well as the Pribilof Islands, which lie north of the Aleutians in the Bering Sea.