Profile for Anchorage, Alaska, AK

Anchorage is at the head of Cook Inlet, beneath the Chugach Mountains

Former and merged names include:
· Alaska City
· Brownville
· Knik Anchorage
· Port Woodrow
· Ship Creek
· Woodrow

Russian sailors landed here in 1741. Explored by Capt. James Cook in 1778

The Good Friday earthquake in 1964 destroyed much of the city. The local economy rebounded with development of the Prudhoe Bay oil fields and construction of the trans-Alaska pipeline

City residents pay no sales tax and no state income tax. The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race begins here

Public transportation: People Mover (See the transit and travel sections below.)

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 1,744. The number of murders and homicides was 17. The violent crime rate was 6.4 per 1,000 people.

Rated No. 10 on Healthy Cities list, by Organic Style magazine, September/October 2003

Anchorage received national attention for 1964 earthquake

Census 2000 highlights: At 1,697 square miles, Anchorage is the largest U.S. city, in terms of land area

Well-known residents have included:
· Jeff Pain, 2006 Olympics silver medal winner (men's skeleton)

Coffee: National and regional coffee companies with outlets here include Bad Ass Coffee, Starbucks

Local festivals include:

• Fur Rendezvous Winter Carnival - Feb. 23-March 4, 2007
• Folk Festival - Jan. 18-21; 26-28, 2007
• Iditarod - March 3-18, 2007
• Bear Paw Festival - July 13-15, 2007
• Alaska State Fair - Aug. 23-Sept. 3, 2007
• Juneteenth Celebration - June 12, 2007
• Dance Together Alaska Festival - April 27-29, 2007

Performing arts: Anchorage Symphony Orchestra

Sports teams: Alaska Aces (East Coast Hockey League)

Historic sites and museums: Anchorage Museum of History & Art, Alaska Museum of Natural History, Alaska Native Heritage Center, Imaginarium Science Discovery Center, Oscar Anderson House Museum, Alaska Aviation Heritage Museum

Colleges and universities: Alaska Pacific University, University of Alaska, Charter College, Career Academy

Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was above the national average. (See library links below.)

Gays & lesbians
National index: 100
Local index: 100

Quotes:
Anchorage coins millionaires in speculative real estate. Some are young. The median age in Anchorage is under 24.
-- Coming into the Country
John McPhee

Songs:
· "Anchorage" (Michelle Shocked)

Listed places near Anchorage

Airports (2)

Archives (1)

Colleges (2)

Hotels (68)

Libraries (4)

Museums (8)

Wineries (1)

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Sections below provide additional information and links about Anchorage demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Anchorage Borough economy, education, environment, genealogy, government, historic sites, Anchorage area jobs, libraries, maps, museums, newspapers and other media, nonprofit groups, real estate, recreation, religion, transportation, and weather in the 99501 ZIP code.

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16% of Anchorage residents report German ancestry, and 10% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Anchorage ancestry & family history guide.

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Post a query on a message board:

• Anchorage Borough Ancestry forum
• GenForum

Records & databases:

• Ancestry.com - AK data
• Birth, marriage & death records
• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
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• Court, land & probate records
• Death index
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• Immigration records
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• Anchorage Symphony Orchestra

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• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

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• Anchorage business guide
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• Crime in Anchorage Borough
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• Obituaries - search nearby newspapers
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• Local information on disability access
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Independent living centers in Alaska
• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Anchorage was $25,287, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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29% of Anchorage residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

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• Ozone status & air pollution - American Lung Association
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Anchorage festival dates:

• Fur Rendezvous Winter Carnival - Feb. 23-March 4, 2007
• Folk Festival - Jan. 18-21; 26-28, 2007
• Iditarod - March 3-18, 2007
• Bear Paw Festival - July 13-15, 2007
• Alaska State Fair - Aug. 23-Sept. 3, 2007
• Juneteenth Celebration - June 12, 2007
• Dance Together Alaska Festival - April 27-29, 2007

Dates often change. Check with local tourism officials to be sure.

Anchorage festival web sites:

• Alaska State Fair
• Folk Festival
• Fur Rendezvous Winter Carnival
• Iditarod

• ePodunk festival listings
• Alaska county fairs
• Alaska festivals (Alaska tourism department)
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• Search the National Register for historic properties
• Post history questions in Anchorage Borough genealogy forum

Median rent in Anchorage, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $696.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $1,429.

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Libraries in Anchorage include Mountain View Branch Library, Muldoon Branch Library, Samson-Dimond Branch Library, Z. J. Loussac Library ... View libraries

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Newspapers in Anchorage include Anchorage Daily News

TV stations in Anchorage include KAKM, KDMD, KIMO, KTBY, KTUU, KTVA, KYES.

National Public Radio programming is carried locally by KNBA., KSKA.

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The average commute time for Anchorage workers is 19 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

A total of 69 fatal motor vehicle accidents occurred in Anchorage between 2001 and 2003, according to reports gathered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

This is a rate of 2.7 fatal crashes per 10,000 population, which was lower than the national norm.

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