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21-559: The Fairbanks North Star Borough is a borough located in the U.S. state of Alaska . As of the 2020 census , the population was 95,665, down from 97,581 in 2010. The borough seat is Fairbanks . The borough's land area is slightly smaller than that of the state of New Jersey . Fairbanks North Star Borough comprises the Fairbanks, AK, Metropolitan Statistical Area , which is one of only two metropolitan areas in Alaska. The borough

42-483: A "strong mayor" system. The mayor, along with his chief of staff, performs many of the job duties normally associated with a city manager. The borough operates a public library system; the main library is the Noel Wien Public Library . As of the census of 2020, there were 95,655 people. As of the census of 2000, there were 82,840 people, 29,777 households, and 20,516 families were residing in

63-463: A city-wide district attorney 's office. Instead, each borough elects a district attorney whose title is named after the respective county: Bronx County District Attorney , Kings County District Attorney , New York County District Attorney , Queens County District Attorney , and Richmond County District Attorney . Boroughs do not exist in any other part of the state of New York . In Pennsylvania 's state laws that govern classes of municipalities,

84-548: Is coextensive and consolidated with its town. The other eight boroughs, such as Woodmont , have jurisdiction over only a part of their town. Boroughs in Connecticut are counted as separate municipal governments, but governmental functions performed in other parts of the state by town governments are performed by the parent town of the borough. In Michigan , the term borough only applied to Mackinac Island from February 2, 1817, to March 25, 1847. The Borough government

105-716: Is a borough of the city of Milford , in New Haven County , Connecticut . The population was 1,486 at the 2020 census . It was first created by Special Act of Connecticut General Assembly in 1893 as the Woodmont Improvement Association. In 1903 it became the Woodmont Association. It became a municipality in 1957 when the Connecticut General Assembly passed House Bill No. 2443 "An Act to change

126-444: Is divided into six boroughs, one corresponding to the former city of South Norfolk and one corresponding to each of the five magisterial districts of the former Norfolk County . In Virginia Beach , the seven boroughs were abolished effective July 1, 1998. Wisconsin in the 19th century occasionally used the term "borough" for the type of civil township normally known as a town . Woodmont, Connecticut Woodmont

147-535: Is home to the University of Alaska Fairbanks , Fort Wainwright and Eielson Air Force Base . The borough has a total area of 7,444 square miles (19,280 km), of which 7,338 square miles (19,010 km) is land and 105 square miles (270 km) (1.4%) is water. The assembly is the borough's governing body, or legislative branch . The assembly consists of nine members who are elected at-large (borough-wide), serving three-year terms. The borough operates under

168-402: Is shown at the right, with the borough border roughly outlined in white. As of the census of 2010, there were 1,488 people, 691 households, and 406 families residing in the borough. The population density was 4960 people per(land) square mile (1,915/km ). There were 786 housing units at an average density of 2,620 units per square mile (1,010 units/km ). The racial makeup of the borough

189-399: The 29,777 households, 41.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.70% were married couples living together, 9.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.10% were non-families. 23.60% of households were one person, and 3.60% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.20. In the borough the population

210-507: The Association status of Woodmont to Borough status". Woodmont is one of 9 Boroughs in Connecticut . The government of the borough works closely with the city of Milford to provide services such as road maintenance, snow plowing, street lighting, beach maintenance, and supplemental police service. There is an extra yearly tax assessment, beyond what is owed to the city of Milford, for borough residents to pay for services in excess of what

231-759: The Bronx , and Staten Island . Each of these is coterminous with a county : Kings County, New York County, Queens County, Bronx County, and Richmond County, respectively. There are no county governments within New York City for legislative or executive purposes. The powers of the boroughs are inferior to the powers of the citywide government, but each borough elects a borough president , who in turn appoints some members of local community boards (see Government of New York City ). The boroughs of New York City are generally treated as separate counties for judicial purposes and for some legal filings. New York City does not have

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252-523: The Unorganized Borough into ten census areas for statistical purposes. In addition to cities, Connecticut also has another type of dependent municipality known as a borough. Boroughs are usually the populated center of a town that decided to incorporate in order to have more responsive local government. When a borough is formed, it is still part of and dependent on its town. There are nine boroughs in Connecticut. One borough, Naugatuck ,

273-439: The borough. The population density was 11 people per square mile (4.2 people/km). There were 33,291 housing units at an average density of 4 per square mile (1.5/km). The racial makeup of the borough was 77.79% White, 5.6% Black or African American, 6.90% Native American, 2.08% Asian, 0.30% Pacific Islander, 1.71% from other races, and 5.39% from two or more races. 4.15% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. Of

294-604: The city of Milford provides to the rest of Milford. According to the United States Census Bureau , the borough has a total area of 1.0 square mile (2.6 km ), of which 0.3 square miles (0.78 km ) is land and 0.7 square miles (1.8 km ), or 71.43%, is water. A majority of the borough land mass is safely above sea level. However, it does have a few low elevation areas which are subject to flooding during very heavy storm situations ( Hurricanes ). The most recent, circa 2013 FEMA generated flood map

315-573: The equivalent level of the other four types of municipal government available in New Jersey: Township , Town , City , and Village . Many boroughs were formed out of larger townships, but even in such cases there is no continuing link between the borough and the township. Most boroughs were formed during the Boroughitis phenomenon of the mid-1890s. New York City is divided into five boroughs: Brooklyn , Manhattan , Queens ,

336-608: The state government, the only incorporated town in Pennsylvania is Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania . In August 2005, there were 961 boroughs in the state. In Virginia , under Code of Virginia § 15.2-3534, when multiple local governments consolidate to form a consolidated city, the consolidated city may be divided into geographical subdivisions called boroughs, which may be the same as the existing (i) cities, (ii) counties, or (iii) portions of such counties. Those boroughs are not separate local governments. For example, Chesapeake

357-436: The term "borough" is used the way other states sometimes use the words "town" or "village." A borough is a self-governing entity that is generally smaller than a city. If an area is not governed by either a borough or city, then the area is governed as a township. Villages or hamlets are unincorporated and have no municipal government, other than the township in which they are found. By tradition, as recognized by publications of

378-510: The word "borough" is used instead of "county". Like counties, boroughs are administrative divisions of the state. Each borough in Alaska has a borough seat , which is the administrative center for the borough. The Municipality of Anchorage is a consolidated city-borough , as are Sitka , Juneau , Haines , Yakutat , and Skagway . Nearly half of the state's area is part of the vast Unorganized Borough , which has no borough-level government at all. The United States Census Bureau has divided

399-525: Was 97.4% White , 1.1% African American , 0.1% Native American , 1.3% Asian , 0.7% from other races , and 0.64% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.8% of the population. There were 762 households, out of which 23.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.1% were married couples living together, 10.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.3% were non-families. 34.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.3% had someone living alone who

420-474: Was established by William Henry Puthuff after the island was proclaimed to be a U.S. territory in the War of 1812 . The borough government was replaced by a village government in 1847. In Minnesota , "borough" was applied to one municipality, Belle Plaine , from 1868 to 1974. In New Jersey , boroughs are independent municipalities and are one of five types of municipal government, each operating separately at

441-408: Was spread out, with 30.10% under the age of 18, 12.20% from 18 to 24, 33.30% from 25 to 44, 19.80% from 45 to 64, and 4.60% 65 or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females, there were 109.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 110.90 males. The entire borough is zoned to Fairbanks North Star Borough School District . Borough (United States) In Alaska ,

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