[citation needed] Early contact was with Russian fur traders who sought sea otters in these islands.

Whaling, fishing and cannery operations brought an influx of Scandinavian and European fishermen in the early 1900s.

During World War II, the area was a strategic military site for the Aleutian Campaign, and many locals were evacuated to Ketchikan.

[8] Aleutians East Borough is located at 57° north latitude and 162° west longitude.

It comprises the westernmost portion of the Alaska Peninsula, and a small number of the Aleutian Islands, from which the borough name derives.

The racial makeup was 43.4% Asian, 21.1% White, 20.2% American Indian or Alaska Native, 14.8% Hispanic or Latino, 10.2% African American, 1.2% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and 3.9% were from two or more races.

Members of the assembly are Warren Wilson (King Cove), Paul Gronholdt (Sand Point), Chris Babcock (King Cove), Brenda Wilson (King Cove), Carol Foster (Sand Point), Josephine Shangin (Akutan), and Denise Mobeck (Sand Point).

There are three advisory members, Dailey Schaack (Cold Bay), Samantha McNeley (Nelson Lagoon), and Tom Hoblet (False Pass).

The Sand Point Clinic is managed by Eastern Aleutian Tribes, Inc. and inhabited a new facility in 2006.

Sand Point is home to the largest fishing fleet in the Aleutian Chain.

Salmon and Pacific cod processing occur at Peter Pan Seafoods (Port Moller and King Cove), Trident Seafoods (Sand Point and Akutan), and Bering Pacific (False Pass).

The Peter Pan cannery in King Cove is one of the largest operations under one roof in Alaska.