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Anchorage Alaska
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Anchorage is big-city of Alaska, home to more than a
quarter-million people nearly 1/2 the state's
population.The city has shopping malls, national
discount stores, movie theaters,restaurants, high-rise
hotels and a busy international airport. The snowy
Chugach Mountains rise just behind the city, and some of
the state's premier natural attractions are nearby:
Denali National Park, the Kenai Peninsula, Katmai
National Park and Portage Glacier.
The Log Cabin Visitor Center , downtown at Fourth and F,
daily: April, May & Sept 8am-6pm; June-Aug 7.30am-7pm;
Oct-March 9am-4pm; has all the brochures you could need
and details of an easy self-guided downtown walking
tour. Across the street, the Alaska Public Lands
Information Center, June-Aug daily 9am-5.30pm; rest of
year Mon-Fri 10am-5.30pm; has an excellent natural
history display plus maps and more brochures.
Attraction include the Anchorage Museum of History and
Art; Portage Glacier; the Alaska Aviation Heritage
Museum, which houses over 20 vintage aircraft dating
from 1929 to 1944; and the Potter Section House Railroad
Museum, in nearby Chugach State Park. The city is also
the site of the Alaska Center for the Performing Arts,
the Alaska Botanical Garden, and the Oscar Anderson
House, a restored home built in 1915.
- Founded: 1915 (incorporated, 1920)
- Head Official: Mayor Mark Begich (since
July 2003)
- City Population (Anchorage municipality)
- 1980: 174,431
- 1990: 226,338
- 2000: 260,283
- 2003 estimate: 270,951
- Percent change, 1990–2000: 15.0%
- U.S. rank in 1980: 78th
- U.S. rank in 1990: 69th (State rank: 1st)
- U.S. rank in 2000: 75th (State rank: 1st)
- Metropolitan Area Population
- 1980: 174,431
- 1990: 226,338
- 2000: 260,283
- 2003 estimate: 270,951
- Percent change, 1990–2000: 15.0%
- U.S. rank in 1980: 78th
- U.S. rank in 1990: 69th
- U.S. rank in 2000: 75th
- Area: 1,955 square miles (2000)
- Elevation: 132 feet above sea level
- Average Annual Temperature: 35.8° F
- Average Annual Precipitation: 15.71 inches
of rain; 70.6 inches of snow
- Major Economic Sectors: Government, trade,
services, transportation (air)
- Unemployment Rate: 5.1% (December 2004)
- Per Capita Income: $25,287 (1999)
- 2002 FBI Crime Index Total: 13,670
- Major Colleges and Universities: University
of Alaska Anchorage, Alaska Pacific University
- Daily Newspaper: Anchorage Daily News
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