Bethel Census Area, Alaska

Bethel Census Area
Borough
St. Sergius Chapel, Chuathbaluk
Location within the U.S. state of Alaska
Alaska's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 60°45′N 160°30′W / 60.75°N 160.5°W / 60.75; -160.5
Country	United States
State	Alaska
Established	1980[1]
Largest city	Bethel
Area
• Total	45,504 sq mi (117,850 km2)
• Land	40,570 sq mi (105,100 km2)
• Water	4,934 sq mi (12,780 km2)  10.8%
Population  (2020)
• Total	18,666
• Estimate  (2023)	18,224
• Density	0.42/sq mi (0.16/km2)
Time zone	UTC−9 (Alaska)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−8 (ADT)
Congressional district	At-large

Bethel Census Area is a census area in the U.S. state of Alaska. As of the 2020 census, the population is 18,666, up from 17,013 in 2010.^[2] It is part of the unorganized borough and therefore has no borough seat. Its largest community is the city of Bethel, which is also the largest city in the unorganized borough.