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Anchorage City Profile

Official State Website URL- http://www.alaska.gov

Anchorage is situated in the state of Alaska. The number of citizens in Anchorage, AK is sixteen thousand, two hundred and eleven - males account for forty-seven point five four percent of population. There's nice views in the city Median household income for Anchorage, AK is thirty-seven thousand, forty-one dollars. seven thousand, three hundred and thirty-three households are in Anchorage, AK. Median age of an average Anchorage, AK resident is thirty-seven point one years old. The best place to bring up children.

Municipality of Anchorage
Downtown Anchorage Skyline in 2008
Downtown Anchorage Skyline in 2008
Flag of Municipality of Anchorage
Flag
Official seal of Municipality of Anchorage
Seal
Nickname(s): The City of Lights and Flowers
Motto: Big Wild Life
Location in the state of Alaska
Location in the state of Alaska
Municipality of Anchorage (Alaska)
Municipality of Anchorage
Municipality of Anchorage
Location in the state of Alaska
Coordinates: 61°13′06″N 149°53′57″W / 61.21833, -149.89917
Country United States
State Alaska
Government
 - Mayor Mark Begich (D)
Area
 - Municipality 1,961.1 sq mi (5,079.2 km²)
 - Land 1,697.2 sq mi (4,395.8 km²)
 - Water 263.9 sq mi (683.4 km²)
Elevation 102 ft (31 m)
Population (2007)[1]
 - Municipality 279,671
 - Density 164.2/sq mi (63.4/km²)
 - Metro 359,180
Time zone AKST (UTC-9)
 - Summer (DST) AKDT (UTC-8)
ZIP codes 99501-99524, 99530
Area code(s) 907
FIPS code 02-03000
GNIS feature ID 1398242
Website: [1]


Anchorage (officially called the Municipality of Anchorage [MOA]) is a consolidated city-borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. With an estimated 279,671 municipal residents in 2007[1] (359,180 residents within the Metropolitan Statistical Area),[2] it is Alaska's largest city and constitutes more than 40 percent of the state's total population. Anchorage has been named All-America City four times, in 1956, 1965, 1984/85, and 2002, by the National Civic League.[3]