Valdez–Cordova Census Area
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Valdez–Cordova Census Area was a former census area in southern Alaska that encompassed a large, sparsely populated region including communities such as Valdez and Cordova.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chugach Census Area | 7 |
| Valdez-Cordova Census Area | 3 |
| Valdez–Cordova Census Area canonical | 2 |
| Valdez-Cordova Census Area (historical designation) | 1 |
| Valdez–Cordova Census Area, Alaska | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5878477 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Valdez–Cordova Census Area Context triple: [Cordova, Alaska, locatedInAdministrativeTerritory, Valdez–Cordova Census Area]
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A.
Ketchikan Gateway Borough
Ketchikan Gateway Borough is a local government area in southeastern Alaska known for its coastal communities, rich Native Alaskan heritage, and tourism centered around fishing, totem poles, and scenic wilderness.
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B.
Kenai Peninsula Borough
Kenai Peninsula Borough is a local government area in southcentral Alaska known for its coastal communities, outdoor recreation, and rich fisheries on and around the Kenai Peninsula.
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C.
Aleutians West Census Area
Aleutians West Census Area is a remote census area in Alaska that encompasses parts of the Aleutian Islands, including some of the westernmost communities in the United States.
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D.
Kodiak Island Borough
Kodiak Island Borough is a local government area in southern Alaska encompassing Kodiak Island and surrounding islands, known for its rugged coastline, rich wildlife, and commercial fishing industry.
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E.
Seward, Alaska
Seward, Alaska is a small coastal city on the Kenai Peninsula known as a gateway to marine wildlife, glaciers, and outdoor recreation in south-central Alaska.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Valdez–Cordova Census Area Target entity description: Valdez–Cordova Census Area was a former census area in southern Alaska that encompassed a large, sparsely populated region including communities such as Valdez and Cordova.
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A.
Ketchikan Gateway Borough
Ketchikan Gateway Borough is a local government area in southeastern Alaska known for its coastal communities, rich Native Alaskan heritage, and tourism centered around fishing, totem poles, and scenic wilderness.
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B.
Kenai Peninsula Borough
Kenai Peninsula Borough is a local government area in southcentral Alaska known for its coastal communities, outdoor recreation, and rich fisheries on and around the Kenai Peninsula.
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C.
Aleutians West Census Area
Aleutians West Census Area is a remote census area in Alaska that encompasses parts of the Aleutian Islands, including some of the westernmost communities in the United States.
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D.
Kodiak Island Borough
Kodiak Island Borough is a local government area in southern Alaska encompassing Kodiak Island and surrounding islands, known for its rugged coastline, rich wildlife, and commercial fishing industry.
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E.
Seward, Alaska
Seward, Alaska is a small coastal city on the Kenai Peninsula known as a gateway to marine wildlife, glaciers, and outdoor recreation in south-central Alaska.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (101)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
census area of Alaska
ⓘ
former census area ⓘ |
| areaLandSqMi | 34023 ⓘ |
| areaTotalSqMi | 40643 ⓘ |
| areaWaterPercent | 16.3 ⓘ |
| areaWaterSqMi | 6620 ⓘ |
| bordersOn |
Anchorage Municipality
NERFINISHED
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Chugach Census Area NERFINISHED ⓘ Copper River Census Area NERFINISHED ⓘ Kenai Peninsula Borough NERFINISHED ⓘ Kenai Peninsula across Prince William Sound NERFINISHED ⓘ Matanuska–Susitna Borough NERFINISHED ⓘ Southeast Fairbanks Census Area NERFINISHED ⓘ Yakutat City and Borough NERFINISHED ⓘ Yukon–Koyukuk Census Area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| censusRegion | Alaska census area ⓘ |
| characteristic |
large geographic area
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sparsely populated region ⓘ |
| contains |
Alaganik, Alaska
NERFINISHED
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Alaska Marine Highway port of Cordova NERFINISHED ⓘ Alaska Marine Highway port of Valdez NERFINISHED ⓘ Chenega Bay, Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ Chitina Airport, Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ Chitina, Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ Chugach Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ Chugach National Forest NERFINISHED ⓘ Copper Center, Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ Copper River NERFINISHED ⓘ Copperville, Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ Cordova Airport, Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ Cordova, Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ Ellamar, Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ Eyak, Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ Gakona Junction, Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ Gakona, Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ Glenn Highway segment near Glennallen NERFINISHED ⓘ Glennallen, Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ Gulkana Airport, Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ Gulkana, Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ Jack Bay, Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ Katalla, Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ Kenny Lake, Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ McCarthy Airport, Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ McCarthy, Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ Mendeltna, Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ Mentasta Lake, Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ Merle K. (Mudhole) Smith Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ Mile 1, Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ Mile 13, Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ Mile 18, Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ Mile 26, Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ Mile 28, Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ Mile 3, Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ Mile 4.5, Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ Mile 6, Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ Nabesna, Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ Paxson, Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ Pippin Lake, Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ Prince William Sound NERFINISHED ⓘ Richardson Highway segment between Glennallen and Valdez ⓘ Silver Springs, Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ Slana, Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ Sourdough, Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ Tatitlek, Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ Tazlina, Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ Thompson Pass NERFINISHED ⓘ Thompson Pass, Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ Tiekel, Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ Tolsona Lake, Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ Tolsona, Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ Tonsina, Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ Valdez Airport, Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ Valdez, Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ Whittier Airport, Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ Whittier, Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ Willow Creek, Valdez–Cordova Census Area, Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ Worthington Glacier NERFINISHED ⓘ Wrangell Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| dissolvedOn | 2020-01-02 ⓘ |
| dividedInto |
Chugach Census Area
NERFINISHED
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Copper River Census Area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| FIPSCode | 02261 ⓘ |
| GNISFeatureID | 1866969 ⓘ |
| hasCoastlineOn |
Gulf of Alaska
NERFINISHED
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Prince William Sound NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageMajority | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Alaska
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southern Alaska ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Cordova, Alaska
NERFINISHED
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Valdez, Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Unorganized Borough, Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationCensus2000 | 10095 ⓘ |
| populationCensus2010 | 9636 ⓘ |
| populationDensityPerSqMi | 0.3 ⓘ |
| status | dissolved ⓘ |
| timeZone | Alaska Time Zone ⓘ |
| UTCOffset | −09:00 ⓘ |
| UTCOffsetDST | −08:00 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Valdez–Cordova Census Area Description of subject: Valdez–Cordova Census Area was a former census area in southern Alaska that encompassed a large, sparsely populated region including communities such as Valdez and Cordova.
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Cordova, Alaska
subject surface form:
Cordova, Alaska
this entity surface form:
Chugach Census Area
this entity surface form:
Valdez-Cordova Census Area (historical designation)
subject surface form:
Chitina River
subject surface form:
Kennecott Mines National Historic Landmark
this entity surface form:
Valdez-Cordova Census Area
this entity surface form:
Chugach Census Area
this entity surface form:
Chugach Census Area
this entity surface form:
Chugach Census Area
this entity surface form:
Valdez–Cordova Census Area, Alaska
this entity surface form:
Valdez-Cordova Census Area
this entity surface form:
Valdez-Cordova Census Area
subject surface form:
Whittier, Alaska
this entity surface form:
Chugach Census Area
this entity surface form:
Chugach Census Area