THE ALEUTIANS WEST CENSUS AREA LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Aleutian Islands setting.
Aleutians West Census Area has 4,387.4 square miles of land in Alaska. The mapped landscape region in Aleutians West Census Area is Aleutian Islands.
A volcanic island chain combines steep peaks with older eroded terrain. Maritime conditions support low vegetation, with exposed uplands differing from more sheltered grassy areas.
Regional context: Aleutian Islands ↗ · Regional mapping across the county footprint
Finding your parcel within Aleutians West Census Area
The atlas lists 8 cities, towns, townships, and Census communities associated with Aleutians West Census Area, including Attu Station, Nikolski, Unalaska. The list includes overlapping geography types and does not divide the county into exclusive service areas.
Aleutians West Census Area by land and water
The Census records 9,729.1 square miles of water within Aleutians West Census Area, or 68.9% of its total area. That share is close to Aleutians West Census Area’s 68.9%. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Aleutians West Census Area has 148.1 times the land area of nearby Adak city (29.6 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.
The Census boundary meets Aleutians East Borough within Alaska. A tract near one of these lines should be matched to the county identifier on its own records.

