Unorganized Borough
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The Unorganized Borough is a vast region of Alaska that lacks its own local government structure and is instead administered directly by the state.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
region of Alaska
ⓘ
unorganized territory ⓘ |
| administeredBy | State of Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
census-designated places
ⓘ
incorporated cities ⓘ unincorporated communities ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | organized boroughs of Alaska ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| covers | areas of Alaska not part of any organized borough ⓘ |
| governedBy | Alaska state government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBoundaryType | non-contiguous areas ⓘ |
| hasCapitalForStateAdministration | Juneau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCensusFunction | treated as county-equivalent for federal statistics ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
no incorporated borough government
ⓘ
sparsely populated in many parts ⓘ vast geographic area ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
resource extraction in some areas
ⓘ
subsistence hunting and fishing ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
large areas of wilderness
ⓘ
limited infrastructure in many regions ⓘ remote rural communities ⓘ |
| hasGoverningPrinciple | state assumes responsibilities normally held by boroughs ⓘ |
| hasGovernmentServicesProvidedBy |
Alaska Department of Education and Early Development
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Alaska Department of Health NERFINISHED ⓘ Alaska Department of Public Safety NERFINISHED ⓘ Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionLevel | sub-state region ⓘ |
| hasLegalStatusDefinedIn | Alaska Statutes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNo |
borough assembly
ⓘ
borough mayor ⓘ borough-level local government ⓘ borough-wide property tax authority ⓘ |
| hasPopulationDistribution | concentrated in scattered small settlements ⓘ |
| hasReasonForExistence |
high cost of providing local government over large remote areas
ⓘ
low population density in much of Alaska ⓘ |
| hasServiceChallenges |
harsh climate affecting service delivery
ⓘ
high transportation costs ⓘ long distances between communities ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfGovernment | direct state administration instead of borough government ⓘ |
| isExampleOf | region without county-equivalent local government ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Alaska ⓘ |
| partOf | Alaska state jurisdiction ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | United States Census Bureau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectTo |
Alaska state law
ⓘ
United States federal law ⓘ |
| usedAs | statistical area for census purposes ⓘ |
| usesForEducationAdministration | Regional Educational Attendance Areas ⓘ |
| usesForLocalServices | Alaska state agencies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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