Alaska is one of fifty states that make up the United States of America. Its capital is Juneau and its most populous city is Anchorage. It is located in the far northwest of North America, in the West region of the country, Pacific division. It borders the Arctic Ocean to the north, Canada to the east, the Pacific Ocean to the south, and the Bering Sea to the west. At 1,717,856 km² it is the largest state in the country and the seventh largest subnational entity in the world, behind the republic of Saja (Russia), Western Australia, Krai of Krasnoyarsk (Russia), Greenland (Denmark), Nunavut (Canada) and Queensland (Australia); 710,231 people in 2010,
Population : | 731,545 |
Country : | United States of America |
Different from : | Alaska |
Office held by head of government : | Governor of Alaska |
Area : | 1717856 km2 |
Water as percent of area : | 14.24 |
Easternmost point : | Point(179.770555555 51.958888888) |
Northernmost point : | Point(-156.4746 71.387) |
Legislative body : | Alaska Legislature |
Official language : | English |
Altitude : | 1,903 feet / 580 meters |
Capital : | Juneau |
Establishment : | January 01, 1959 (62 years ago) |
Time Zone : | Hawaii–Aleutian Time Zone |
Local time : | 17:56:45 (27th January 2021) |
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Year | Population | Method |
1960 | 226,167 | census |
1970 | 300,382 | census |
1980 | 401,851 | census |
1990 | 550,043 | census |
2000 | 626,932 | census |
2010 | 710,231 | census |
2011 | 722,128 | estimation process |
2012 | 730,443 | estimation process |
2013 | 737,068 | estimation process |
2014 | 736,283 | estimation process |
2015 | 737,498 | estimation process |
2016 | 741,456 | estimation process |
2017 | 739,700 | estimation process |
2018 | 735,139 | estimation process |
2019 | 731,545 | estimation process |
Cities, Towns, Neighborhoods & Other Populated Places in Alaska.
City Name | Title | County | Population |
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Anchorage | City in Alaska, United States | Anchorage Municipality | 294,356 |
City of Fairbanks | City in Alaska, USA | Fairbanks North Star Borough | 32,751 |
Juneau | City in and state capital of Alaska, United States | Juneau City and Borough | 31,974 |
Fairbanks | City in Alaska, USA | Fairbanks North Star Borough | 30,917 |
Wasilla | City in Alaska, USA | Matanuska-Susitna Borough | 10,838 |
Sitka | City-borough in Alaska, USA | Sitka City and Borough | 8,493 |
Kusilvak Census Area | Census area in Alaska, United States | Kohīma | 8,314 |
Ketchikan | City in Alaska, USA | Ketchikan Gateway Borough | 8,284 |
Kenai | City in Alaska | Kenai Peninsula Borough | 7,807 |
Meadow Lakes | Census designated place in Alaska, United States | Matanuska-Susitna Borough | 7,570 |
Palmer | City in Alaska, USA | Matanuska-Susitna Borough | 7,456 |
Bethel | City in Alaska, USA | Bethel Census Area | 6,586 |
Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area | Former census area of Alaska, United States (until 2008) | Etah | 6,203 |
Homer | City in Alaska, USA | Kenai Peninsula Borough | 5,922 |
Kodiak | City in Alaska, USA | Kodiak Island Borough | 5,813 |
Soldotna | City in Alaska, USA | Kenai Peninsula Borough | 4,719 |
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County Name | Population |
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Anchorage Municipality | 288,000 |
Matanuska-Susitna Borough | 108,317 |
Fairbanks North Star Borough | 96,849 |
Kenai Peninsula Borough | 58,708 |
Juneau City and Borough | 31,974 |
Bethel Census Area | 18,386 |
Ketchikan Gateway Borough | 13,901 |
Kodiak Island Borough | 12,998 |
Nome Census Area | 10,004 |
North Slope Borough | 9,832 |
Valdez-Cordova Census Area | 9,202 |
Sitka City and Borough | 8,493 |
Northwest Arctic Borough | 7,621 |
Southeast Fairbanks Census Area | 6,893 |
Aleutians West Census Area | 5,634 |
Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area | 5,230 |
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