Who are the Aleutians East Borough commissioners?

Brenda Wilson (Assembly Member); Chris Babcock (Assembly Member); Glen Gardner Jr (Assembly Member); Jim R Smith Jr (Assembly Member); Josephine Shangin (Assembly Member); Paul Gronholdt (Assembly Member); Warren Wilson (Assembly Member); Alvin D. Osterback (Mayor).

Who is on the Aleutians East Borough School Board?

Amy Mack (Seat A); Brenda Wilson (Seat B); Hillary Smith (Seat C); Carla Chebetnoy (Seat D); Rita Uttecht (Seat E); Rayette McGlashen (Seat F); Allie Yatchmeneff (Seat G).

What is the population of Aleutians East Borough?

About 3,491 people, with a median age of 40.8; the median household income is $65,365 and 13.2% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Aleutians East Borough?

2.6% in September 2026 (preliminary): 51 people unemployed in a labor force of 1,995, against 2.4% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Aleutians East Borough?

6 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county and 5 municipal governments.

What cities and towns are in Aleutians East Borough?

5: Akutan, Cold Bay, False Pass, King Cove, Sand Point. Each has its own page with its mayor and council.

Aleutians East Borough, AK elected officials: borough assembly, sheriff, school board and cities

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Aleutians East Borough: 40 seats on 8 elected bodies.

Borough Assembly

Aleutians East Borough Assembly

Office	Who holds it now
Assembly Member	Brenda Wilson source
Assembly Member	Chris Babcock source
Assembly Member	Glen Gardner Jr source
Assembly Member	Jim R Smith Jr source
Assembly Member	Josephine Shangin source
Assembly Member	Paul Gronholdt source
Assembly Member	Warren Wilson source

Also elected countywide

Office	Who holds it now
Mayor	Alvin D. Osterback source

School Board

Aleutians East Borough School District Board

Office	Who holds it now
School Board Member, Seat A	Amy Mack source
School Board Member, Seat B	Brenda Wilson source
School Board Member, Seat C	Hillary Smith source
School Board Member, Seat D	Carla Chebetnoy source
School Board Member, Seat E	Rita Uttecht source
School Board Member, Seat F	Rayette McGlashen source
School Board Member, Seat G	Allie Yatchmeneff source

Cities and towns

Akutan · 2 seats
Cold Bay · Mayor Robert Nielsen · 5 seats
False Pass · Mayor Nikki Hoblet · 4 seats
King Cove · Mayor Warren Wilson · 7 seats
Sand Point · Mayor James Smith · 7 seats

How many local governments Aleutians East Borough has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 6 local governments in Aleutians East Borough. This page lists the ones whose offices are elected.

Kind of government	Census count (2022)	Listed on this page
County government	1	1
Cities, towns, villages and townships	5	5
School districts (school boards)	0	1
Special districts (elected boards)	0	0

Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Government Units Listing (census.gov).

About these counts

The Census Bureau counts every independent local government once, in the county it assigns it to: the one it mostly serves or where it's based. A city or district that crosses county lines is counted in only one county, so it may be listed on this page but counted elsewhere, or the other way around. Many special districts, such as housing authorities, have appointed boards, and some places have more than one elected body, so the two columns measure different things. School systems run by a county, city or the state aren't counted as separate governments (1 in Aleutians East Borough), though their boards may be listed here; in some states the Bureau counts community or state colleges as school districts. The counts are as of 2022.

Who lives in Aleutians East Borough

3,491people

40.8median ageU.S.: 38.9

$65,365 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

13.2%below the U.S.: 12.5%

18.3%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$135,500median home valueU.S.: $332,700

8.4%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

23.5%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

4.8%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

35.6%U.S.: 8.4%

30.2%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

7.9%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 8.7% · White 16.9% · Black 3% · Asian 19% · Other or more than one race 52.4% (Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race; the other groups are non-Hispanic.)

Census Bureau, 2020–2024 5-year estimates (data.census.gov).

About these figures

The American Community Survey asks about 3.5 million households a year about who lives there, their work, income, schooling and housing. The 5-year estimates pool 2020–2024 answers so that every county and district has enough of them. They're estimates with a (larger for smaller places), and they're different from the once-a-decade census count. "Median" means half are above and half below. Household income is before taxes and includes everyone in the household. The unemployment share here is the survey's five-year average, so it differs from the monthly rate in the BLS jobs report. Race and Hispanic origin are as people describe themselves.

Health insurance means any coverage, private or public (such as Medicaid or Medicare), when people answered; the share is of everyone except people on active military duty and people living in institutions such as prisons and nursing homes. The housing shares are of renting households, and of homeowners with a mortgage, for whom the Census Bureau can compute them (households with no income, or renters who pay no cash rent, are left out). Rent here is gross rent, rent plus utilities; owner costs include the mortgage, property taxes, insurance, utilities and fees.

Jobs in Aleutians East Borough

2.6%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 2.4%. Alaska: 3.9%.

51people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

1,944people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

1,995in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	2.6%	51	1,944	1,995
August 2026	1.6%	40	2,385	2,425
July 2026	1.8%	49	2,685	2,734
June 2026	2.6%	59	2,253	2,312
May 2026	5.0%	58	1,095	1,153
April 2026	3.1%	65	2,059	2,124
March 2026	2.1%	47	2,232	2,279
February 2026	2.4%	59	2,355	2,414
January 2026	3.5%	71	1,980	2,051
December 2025	8.4%	62	675	737
November 2025	6.7%	63	879	942
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	2.4%	48	1,970	2,018
August 2025	1.7%	42	2,449	2,491
July 2025	1.7%	47	2,771	2,818
June 2025	2.4%	59	2,393	2,452
May 2025	5.0%	57	1,076	1,133
April 2025	3.2%	65	1,993	2,058
March 2025	2.5%	55	2,184	2,239
February 2025	2.8%	66	2,315	2,381
January 2025	3.8%	74	1,891	1,965
December 2024	7.2%	62	801	863
November 2024	6.2%	64	967	1,031
October 2024	2.9%	57	1,920	1,977

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	3.0%	58	1,872	1,930
2024	3.6%	67	1,815	1,882
2023	2.3%	55	2,384	2,439
2022	2.2%	52	2,296	2,348
2021	2.5%	60	2,315	2,375
2020	4.2%	103	2,348	2,451
2019	2.4%	61	2,429	2,490
2018	2.9%	65	2,194	2,259
2017	2.5%	61	2,425	2,486
2016	2.7%	67	2,461	2,528

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, : BLS publishes county figures only that way, so they rise and fall with the seasons; compare a month with the same month a year earlier rather than with the month before. Alaska's figure above is on the same basis; seasonally adjusted, as in BLS's monthly state release, it was 4.3% in September 2026. The latest month is preliminary and is revised the next month, and BLS revises earlier years each spring. People are counted where they live. October 2025 wasn't collected during the 2025 federal government shutdown, so 2025's yearly average covers 11 months.

Police in Aleutians East Borough

Police staffing

5.65 per 1,000 residents2025, 1 agency serving 708 people.

4sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.

1civilian staff2025, full-time.

Agencies counted (1), 2025

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Sand Point Police Department	4	1	708

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2025	4	5.65	1	1
2024	3	4.96	2	1
2023	4	7.04	1	1
2022	3	3.91	2	1
2021	4	3.64	1	1
2020	5	4.66	1	1
2019	5	4.31	1	1
2018	5	4.59	1	1
2017	2	1.90	1	1
2016	4	3.70	1	1

Full-time employees of the county's city police departments and sheriff's office, as each reported them to the FBI (Uniform Crime Reporting, Law Enforcement Employees), per 1,000 people in the areas those agencies serve (the FBI's population figures). A year is shown only when every one of these agencies sent a count; a count under half or over double the agency's own counts in nearby years is treated as not sent. Towns policed under contract by another agency are counted through that agency. State police, campus and other agencies aren't included. Sheriffs' offices often also run the county jail and courthouse security, so their staff counts include those jobs.

Quick answers

Who are the Aleutians East Borough commissioners?: Brenda Wilson (Assembly Member); Chris Babcock (Assembly Member); Glen Gardner Jr (Assembly Member); Jim R Smith Jr (Assembly Member); Josephine Shangin (Assembly Member); Paul Gronholdt (Assembly Member); Warren Wilson (Assembly Member); Alvin D. Osterback (Mayor).
Who is on the Aleutians East Borough School Board?: Amy Mack (Seat A); Brenda Wilson (Seat B); Hillary Smith (Seat C); Carla Chebetnoy (Seat D); Rita Uttecht (Seat E); Rayette McGlashen (Seat F); Allie Yatchmeneff (Seat G).
What is the population of Aleutians East Borough?: About 3,491 people, with a median age of 40.8; the median household income is $65,365 and 13.2% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Aleutians East Borough?: 2.6% in September 2026 (preliminary): 51 people unemployed in a labor force of 1,995, against 2.4% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Aleutians East Borough?: 6 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county and 5 municipal governments.
What cities and towns are in Aleutians East Borough?: 5: Akutan, Cold Bay, False Pass, King Cove, Sand Point. Each has its own page with its mayor and council.

Officeholders as of November 6, 2026, from the Alaska Division of Community and Regional Affairs' elected officials data; each name links to its source. Officials change between elections (appointments, resignations), and the body's own website is the authority. Party is shown only for offices elected on a partisan ballot.

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