Anchorage

The title of this article is ambiguous. For more meanings, see Anchorage (disambiguation) .

Anchorage
Nickname : The City of Lights and Flowers
Anchorage skyline
seal	flag
Location in Alaska
Anchorage
Basic data
Foundation :	1915
State :	United States
State :	Alaska
Borough :	Municipality of Anchorage
Coordinates :	61 ° 13 ′  N , 149 ° 53 ′  W Coordinates: 61 ° 13 ′  N , 149 ° 53 ′  W
Time zone :	Alaska ( UTC − 9 / −8 )
Inhabitants : -  Metropolitan Area :	298,192 (as of 2016) 402,557 (as of 2016)
Population density :	67.8 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	5,079.2 km 2  (approx. 1,961 mi 2 ) of which 4,395.8 km 2  (approx. 1,697 mi 2 ) is land
Height :	115 m
Postcodes :	99501-99524, 99530
Area code :	+1 907
FIPS :	02-03000
GNIS ID :	1398242
Website :	www.muni.org
Mayor :	Ethan Berkowitz
Anchorage metropolitan area

Anchorage ([ ˈæŋkərɪdʒ ], English "anchorage") is a city on the Bay of Cook Inlet in the US state of Alaska . With 291,826 inhabitants (according to the last 2010 census), Anchorage is by far the largest city in Alaska and its most important industrial center. Anchorage is the administrative seat of the borough of the same name .

population

Population development

year	Residents¹
1980	174,431
1990	226,338
2000	260.299
2010	291,826
2016	298.192

history

Destroyed by the Good Friday earthquake in 1964

Anchorage was founded in 1915 as the headquarters of the Alaska Railroad . The name of the city comes from the anchorage ("anchorage") on Cook Inlet , where the ships moored to supply the camp. On March 27, 1964, a severe earthquake caused death and extensive property damage. The Good Friday quake is considered to be the most violent seismic activity ever recorded in the United States . Some of the city's few historic buildings fell victim to this earthquake. Today there are functional buildings from industry and trade without historical or architectural value. The City Hospital, built by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1924, is considered the city's most important building . With his spacious, functional Art Deco reception hall, the architect set significant standards for subsequent hospital and nursing home buildings.

The Anchorage Borough was formed on September 13, 1963.

Oscar Anderson House Museum (2012)

37 structures and sites in the borough are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) as of April 15, 2020, including Anchorage City Hall , Oscar Anderson House Museum and Fort Richardson National Cemetery .

See also : Anchorage earthquake 2018

Economy and Transport

Downtown Anchorage

Important branches of the economy are the chemical industry , mining , logistics and tourism . Because of its location in an oil producing area, Anchorage is a center of the petrochemical industry. Several large oil companies, such as BP and ConocoPhillips , have branches in Anchorage.

The city has an international airport, Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (a major cargo airport), and is on Alaska's main rail link, the Alaska Railroad . The city also has Alaska's most important port, the Port of Anchorage .

Anchorage is also an important military base . The US Armed Forces maintain two military airfields , including the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson , and a barracks with a total of around 8,500 soldiers and civilian employees.

Culture

education

Anchorage is home to the University of Alaska (1954) and Alaska Pacific University (1957). The Alaska Center for the Performing Arts is the largest theater in the US state. There are several great museums in Anchorage, including the Alaska Native Heritage Center for the history of the Native Americans and the Alaska Aviation Museum . Outside the city is the ten acre Alaska Zoo .

Sports

Anchorage owned a professional ice hockey team, the Alaska Aces , who played in the ECHL until 2017 .

geography

Botanical Garden

Anchorage is the Alaska Botanical Garden , a 445,122 m ² large botanical garden .

climate

Anchorage has a sub-arctic climate ( Dfc ). The previous heat record in Anchorage was measured on July 4, 2019 at 32.2 ° C.

Anchorage, Alaska
Climate diagram
J F. M. A. M. J J A. S. O N D.     20th   -6 -13     20th   -3 -11     18th   1 -8th     17th   6th -2     19th   12 4th     29   16 8th     43   18th 11     62   17th 10     69   13 5     52   5 -2     28   -3 -9     28   -5 -12 Temperature in ° C ,  precipitation in mm Source: National Weather Service, US Dept of Commerce

Average monthly temperatures and rainfall for Anchorage, Alaska Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Max. Temperature ( ° C ) −5.9 −3.4 0.6 6.0 12.4 16.4 18.4 17.2 12.9 4.7 −2.7 −5.3 O 6th Min. Temperature (° C) −13.1 −11.4 −7.7 −1.9 3.8 8.4 10.9 9.7 5.3 −1.8 −9.4 −12.2 O −1.6 Precipitation ( mm ) 20.1 19.8 17.5 17.0 18.5 29.0 43.4 62.0 68.6 51.6 28.2 28.4 Σ 404.1 Rainy days ( d ) 4.6 4.7 4.5 4.3 4.2 6.0 7.7 9.9 11.0 8.8 5.5 6.6 Σ 77.8 Source: National Weather Service, US Dept of Commerce

Town twinning

• Chitose , Japan
• Darwin , Australia
• Incheon , South Korea since October 7, 1986
• Magadan , Russia
• Tromsø , Norway since 1969
• Whitby , UK

sons and daughters of the town

• 36 Crazyfists , metalcore band
• Alan Alborn (* 1980), ski jumper
• Mark Begich (* 1962), politician
• Vincent K. Brooks (* 1958), General in the US Army
• Matthew Carle (born 1984), ice hockey player
• Mario Chalmers (* 1986), basketball player
• Callan Chythlook-Sifsof (* 1989), snowboarder
• Ty Conklin (* 1976), ice hockey goalkeeper
• Traci Dinwiddie (born 1973), actress
• Brandon Dubinsky (* 1986), ice hockey player
• Rosey Fletcher (* 1975), snowboarder
• Scott Gomez (born 1979), ice hockey player
• Jessica Jaymes (* 1979), adult film actress
• Tyler Kornfield (* 1991), cross-country skier
• Brad Oleson (born 1983), basketball player
• Jeff Pain (* 1970), Canadian skeleton rider
• Martin Sensmeier (* 1985), actor and model
• Nate Thompson (born 1984), ice hockey player
• Kristen Thorsness (* 1960), rower
• Evan Trupp (* 1987), ice hockey player
• Eric Walsky (* 1984), ice hockey player

Web links

Commons : Anchorage  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Wikivoyage: Anchorage  Travel Guide

Wiktionary: Anchorage  - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations

• Database of Municipalities of Alaska: Anchorage (English)
• Official website of the Alaska Botanical Garden
• Anchorage Convention & Visitor Bureau
• Anchorage Chamber of Commerce

Individual evidence

1. ↑ 1980–2010: census results; 2016: US Census Bureau estimate
2. ↑ Charles Curry Aiken, Joseph Nathan Kane: The American Counties: Origins of County Names, Dates of Creation, Area, and Population Data, 1950-2010 . 6th edition. Scarecrow Press, Lanham 2013, ISBN 978-0-8108-8762-6 , p. 7.
3. ↑ Charles Curry Aiken, Joseph Nathan Kane: The American Counties: Origins of County Names, Dates of Creation, Area, and Population Data, 1950-2010 . 6th edition. Scarecrow Press, Lanham 2013, ISBN 978-0-8108-8762-6 , p. 7.
4. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed April 15, 2020.
   Weekly List on the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed April 15, 2020.
5. ↑ Temperature record in Alaska's largest city - 32.2 degrees in Anchorage. In: suedostschweiz.ch . July 5, 2019, accessed July 8, 2019 .