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Anchorage

Northern America

Officially the Municipality of Anchorage, the most populous city in the U.S. state of Alaska, home to nearly 40 percent of the state's population with 291,247 residents at the 2020 census. Its metropolitan area, which takes in the neighboring Matanuska-Susitna Borough, reached 398,328 residents in 2020, and at 1,706 square miles of land area the city is the fourth-largest by area in the United States.

Facts
Population
291,247 1
Area (sq km)
5041.89 1
Founding Year
1914 1
Population Estimate Year
2020 1
Elevation (m)
31 1
Latitude
61.216667 degrees north 1
Longitude
149.893611 degrees west 1
Sources
1. Anchorage (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section, REST summary extract
    With a population of 291,247 at the 2020 census, it contains nearly 40 percent of the state's population.
  • Infobox, Area (City)
    1,946.68 sq mi (5,041.89 km²)
  • Infobox, Elevation
    102 ft (31 m)
  • Infobox, Founded/Settled
    Settled 1914
  • Infobox, coordinates (wikitext Coord template)
    61°13′00″N 149°53′37″W
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Wikidata: Anchorage
Wikidata Q39450, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
Wikidata: United States
On Continent: North America, Wikidata item for United States, property P30 (continent)View the Source
Anchorage (Wikipedia)
In Group: Cities of Northern America (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregionView the Source
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