Copper River Census Area, Alaska

What we have for Copper River Census Area today, and what is coming.

Basics

County code (FIPS): 02066
Land area: 24,647 square miles
Population: 2,617

Federal money spent here

Fiscal year 2026: $50.9 million in federal contracts, grants, loans and other awards for work done in Copper River Census Area.

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Who represents Copper River Census Area

U.S. Senate (whole state): Lisa Murkowski (Republican), Dan Sullivan (Republican).

U.S. House districts that include part of this county

District	Member	Share of county land
Congressional District (at Large)	Nicholas J. Begich III (Republican)	100%

State senate districts

District	Member	Share of county land
State Senate District R	not matched	87.4%
State Senate District O	not matched	12.6%

State house / assembly districts

District	Member	Share of county land
State House District 36	Becky Schwanke (Republican)	87.4%
State House District 29	Garret Nelson (Republican)	12.6%

Matched by district number using the U.S. Census Bureau 2020 county–district relationship files (land area overlap; districts may have been redrawn since). Your exact district depends on your address: U.S. House · state legislators.

County government

Find the official county website and contacts in the USA.gov local government directory or the National Association of Counties explorer.

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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau Gazetteer (county list, public domain); USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury). Built 2026-11-03 15:28.