Alaska

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State of Alaska

Alaska, abbreviated "AK", is in the Pacific region of the U.S. Its capital is Juneau.

There were 626,932 people in Alaska as of the 2000 census.

The state ratified the US Constitution and officially became part of the country on January 3, 1959.

Please explore the cities and towns of Alaska, below.

Alaska Cities and Towns

City or Town	Pop.	County
Akhiok	80	Kodiak Island
Akiak	309	Bethel
Akutan	713	Aleutians East
Alakanuk	652	Wade Hampton
Aleknagik	221	Dillingham
Allakaket	97	Yukon- Koyukuk
Ambler	309	Northwest Arctic
Anaktuvuk Pass	282	North Slope
Anchorage	260,283	Anchorage
Anderson	367	Denali
Angoon	572	Skagway- Hoonah- Angoon
Aniak	572	Bethel
Anvik	104	Yukon- Koyukuk
Atka	92	Aleutians West
Atqasuk	228	North Slope
Barrow	4,581	North Slope
Bethel	5,471	Bethel
Bettles	43	Yukon- Koyukuk
Brevig Mission	276	Nome
Buckland	406	Northwest Arctic
Chefornak	394	Bethel
Chevak	765	Wade Hampton
Chignik	79	Lake and Peninsula
Chuathbaluk	119	Bethel
Coffman Cove	199	Prince of Wales- Outer Ketchikan
Cold Bay	88	Aleutians East
Cordova	2,454	Valdez- Cordova
Craig	1,397
Deering	136	Northwest Arctic
Delta Junction	840	Southeast Fairbanks
Dillingham	2,466	Dillingham
Diomede	146	Nome
Eagle	129	Southeast Fairbanks
Eek	280	Bethel
Egegik	116	Lake and Peninsula
Ekwok	130	Dillingham
Elim	313	Nome
Emmonak	767	Wade Hampton
Fairbanks	30,224	Fairbanks North Star
False Pass	64	Aleutians East
Fort Yukon	595	Yukon- Koyukuk
Galena	675	Yukon- Koyukuk
Gambell	649	Nome
Golovin	144	Nome
Goodnews Bay	230	Bethel
Grayling	194	Yukon- Koyukuk
Haines	1,811	Haines
Healy	1,000	Denali
Holy Cross	227	Yukon- Koyukuk
Homer	3,946	Kenai Peninsula
Hoonah	860	Skagway- Hoonah- Angoon
Hooper Bay	1,014	Wade Hampton
Houston	1,202	Matanuska- Susitna
Hughes	78	Yukon- Koyukuk
Huslia	293	Yukon- Koyukuk
Hydaburg	382	Prince of Wales- Outer Ketchikan
Juneau	30,711	Juneau
Kake	710	Wrangell- Petersburg
Kaktovik	293	North Slope
Kaltag	230	Yukon- Koyukuk
Kasaan	39	Ketchikan Gateway
Kenai	6,942	Kenai Peninsula
Ketchikan	7,922	Prince of Wales- Outer Ketchikan
Kiana	388	Northwest Arctic
King Cove	792	Aleutians East
Kivalina	377	Northwest Arctic
Klawock	854	Prince of Wales- Outer Ketchikan
Kobuk	109	Northwest Arctic
Kodiak	6,334	Kodiak Island
Kotlik	591	Wade Hampton
Kotzebue	3,082	Northwest Arctic
Koyuk	297	Nome
Koyukuk	101	Yukon- Koyukuk
Kwethluk	713	Bethel
Larsen Bay	115	Kodiak Island
Lower Kalskag	267	Bethel
Manokotak	399	Dillingham
Marshall	349	Wade Hampton
McGrath	401	Yukon- Koyukuk
Mekoryuk	210	Bethel
Mountain Village	755	Wade Hampton
Napakiak	353	Bethel
Napaskiak	390	Bethel
Nenana	402	Denali
New Stuyahok	471	Dillingham
Nightmute	208	Bethel
Nikolai	100	Yukon- Koyukuk
Nome	3,505	Nome
Nondalton	221	Lake and Peninsula
Noorvik	634	Northwest Arctic
North Pole	1,570	Fairbanks North Star
Nuiqsut	433	North Slope
Nulato	336	Yukon- Koyukuk
Nunapitchuk	466	Bethel
Old Harbor	237	Kodiak Island
Ouzinkie	225	Kodiak Island
Palmer	4,533	Matanuska- Susitna
Pelican	163	Skagway- Hoonah- Angoon
Petersburg	3,224	Wrangell- Petersburg
Pilot Point	100	Lake and Peninsula
Pilot Station	550	Wade Hampton
Platinum	41	Bethel
Point Hope	757	North Slope
Port Alexander	81	Wrangell- Petersburg
Port Heiden	119	Lake and Peninsula
Port Lions	256	Kodiak Island
Quinhagak	555	Bethel
Ruby	188	Yukon- Koyukuk
Russian Mission	296	Wade Hampton
Sand Point	952	Aleutians East
Savoonga	643	Nome
Scammon Bay	465	Wade Hampton
Selawik	772	Northwest Arctic
Seldovia	286	Kenai Peninsula
Seward	2,830	Kenai Peninsula
Shageluk	129	Yukon- Koyukuk
Shaktoolik	230	Nome
Shishmaref	562	Nome
Shungnak	256	Northwest Arctic
Sitka	8,835	Sitka
Skagway	862	Skagway- Hoonah- Angoon
Soldotna	3,759	Kenai Peninsula
St. Mary's	500	Wade Hampton
St. Michael	368	Nome
Stebbins	547	Nome
Tanana	308	Yukon- Koyukuk
Teller	268	Nome
Tenakee Springs	104	Skagway- Hoonah- Angoon
Thorne Bay	557
Togiak	809	Dillingham
Toksook Bay	532	Bethel
Unalakleet	747	Nome
Unalaska	4,283	Aleutians West
Valdez	4,036	Valdez- Cordova
Wainwright	546	North Slope
Wales	152	Nome
Wasilla	5,469	Matanuska- Susitna
White Mountain	203	Nome
Whittier	182	Valdez- Cordova
Wrangell	2,308	Wrangell- Petersburg

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	626,932	100%
Male	324,112	51.7%
Female	302,820	48.3%
Under 18	190,717	30.4%
18+	436,215	69.6%
65+	35,699	5.7%
Median Age	32.4
Average Family Size	3.28
White	434,534	69.3%
African-American	21,787	3.5%
Asian	25,116	4%
American Indian & Alaskan	98,043	15.6%
Other	9,997	1.6%
Mixed Race	34,146	5.4%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	25,852	4.1%

Rank	City or Town	Colleges	Students
1	Anchorage Colleges	4	17,487
2	Seward Colleges	1	603
3	Juneau Colleges	1	2,952
4	Valdez Colleges	1	909
5	Fairbanks Colleges	1	8,618
6	Barrow Colleges	1	439

Rank	City or Town
1	Anchorage Hotels and Travel
2	Fairbanks Hotels and Travel
3	Juneau Hotels and Travel
4	Seward Hotels and Travel
5	Valdez Hotels and Travel
6	Kenai Hotels and Travel
7	Healy Hotels and Travel
8	Sitka Hotels and Travel
9	Soldotna Hotels and Travel
10	Wasilla Hotels and Travel
11	Homer Hotels and Travel
12	Ketchikan Hotels and Travel
13	Kodiak Hotels and Travel
14	Bethel Hotels and Travel
15	Haines Hotels and Travel
16	Palmer Hotels and Travel
17	Nome Hotels and Travel

Rank	City or Town
1	Anchorage Mortgages & Property
2	Wasilla Mortgages & Property
3	Fairbanks Mortgages & Property
4	Juneau Mortgages & Property
5	Soldotna Mortgages & Property
6	Kodiak Mortgages & Property
7	Homer Mortgages & Property
8	Ketchikan Mortgages & Property
9	Kenai Mortgages & Property

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