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Anchorage, Alaska
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Consolidated city-borough |
| Municipality of Anchorage |
 Anchorage skyline and Bootleggers Cove, viewed from Point Woronzof Park, April 2008
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 Flag
 Seal
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| Nicknames: "The City of Lights and Flowers", "Los Anchorage"[1][2]
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| Motto(s): Big Wild Life
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Location within Alaska
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| Coordinates: 61°13′N 149°54′W / 61.217°N 149.900°W / 61.217; -149.900Coordinates: 61°13′N 149°54′W / 61.217°N 149.900°W / 61.217; -149.900
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| Country |
 United States |
| State |
 Alaska |
| Borough |
Anchorage |
| Settled |
1914 |
| Incorporated |
- November 23, 1920 (city)
- January 1, 1964 (borough)
- September 15, 1975
(unified municipality)
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| Named for |
The anchorage at the mouth of Ship Creek |
| Government
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| • Body |
Anchorage Assembly[3]
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| • Mayor |
Ethan Berkowitz (D) |
| • Alaska Senate |
Senators
- Tom Begich (D)
- Mia Costello (R)
- Berta Gardner (D)
- Cathy Giessel (R)
- Anna MacKinnon (R)
- Kevin Meyer (R)
- Bill Stoltze (R)
- Natasha von Imhof (R)
- Bill Wielechowski (D)
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| • Alaska House |
Representatives
- Chris Birch (R)
- Matt Claman (D)
- Harriet Drummond (D)
- Les Gara (D)
- Jason Grenn (I)
- Jennifer Johnston (R)
- Andy Josephson (D)
- Chuck Kopp (R)
- Gabrielle LeDoux (R)
- Charisse Millett (R)
- Lance Pruitt (R)
- Lora Reinbold (R)
- Dan Saddler (R)
- Ivy Spohnholz (D)
- Geran Tarr (D)
- Cathy Tilton (R)
- Chris Tuck (D)
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| Area [4]
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| • Consolidated city-borough |
1,944.05 sq mi (5,035.06 km2) |
| • Land |
1,706.80 sq mi (4,420.59 km2) |
| • Water |
237.25 sq mi (614.47 km2) |
| • Urban
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78.8 sq mi (204 km2) |
| Elevation
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102 ft (31 m) |
| Population
(2010)
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| • Consolidated city-borough |
291,826 |
| • Estimate (2018)[6]
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291,538 |
| • Rank |
- 1st in Alaska
- 66th in the United States
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| • Density |
170.81/sq mi (65.95/km2) |
| • Urban
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251,243 (US: 149th)[5]
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| • Metro
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399,148 (US: 134th) |
| Demonym(s) |
- Anchoragite
- Anchoriginal (informal)
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| Time zone |
UTC-9 (AKST) |
| • Summer (DST) |
UTC-8 (AKDT) |
| ZIP code |
99501–99524, 99529-99530, 99599 |
| Area code(s) |
907 |
| Geocode |
1398242 |
| FIPS code |
02-03000 |
| Website |
Municipality of Anchorage |
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