Alaska Administrative Code
Title 3 - Commerce, Community, and Economic Development
Part 15 - Local Boundary Commission
Chapter 110 - Municipal Boundary Changes
Article 2 - Standards for Incorporation of Boroughs
3 AAC 110.050 - Population

Universal Citation: 3 AK Admin Code 110.050

Current through February 24, 2025

(a) The population of a proposed borough must be sufficiently large and stable to support the proposed borough government in accordance with AS 29.05.031(a)(1) and art. X, sec. 3, Constitution of the State of Alaska. In this regard, the commission may consider relevant factors, including

(1) census enumerations;

(2) durations of residency;

(3) historical population patterns;

(4) seasonal population changes;

(5) age distributions;

(6) contemporary and historical public school enrollment data; and

(7) nonconfidential data from the Department of Revenue regarding applications under AS 43.23 for permanent fund dividends.

(b) In determining whether the population of a proposed borough is sufficiently large and stable to support the proposed borough government, the commission will presume that a minimum of 1,000 permanent residents is required unless specific and persuasive facts are presented showing that a lesser number is adequate.

Authority: Art. X, sec. 1,

AS 29.05.031

AS 44.33.812

Ak Const.

Art. X, sec. 3,

Ak Const.

Art. X, sec. 12,

Ak Const.

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