The Haines Borough was one of the fastest-shrinking communities in Alaska last year, losing 3.34 percent of its population. It also snagged the No. 1 spot for the state’s oldest population, according to statistics recently released by the state.
According to the Alaska Department of Labor and Workplace Development, the population dropped by 86 people: from 2,616 in July 2012 to 2,530 in July 2013.
The only census areas that shrunk more than Haines…
