Fairbanks North Star Borough
 US Post Office and Courthouse |
|
| administration | |
|---|---|
| US state : | Alaska |
| Administrative headquarters : | Fairbanks |
| Address of the administrative headquarters: |
809 Pioneer Road Borough Seat Fairbanks, AK 99707-1267 |
| Foundation : | 1964 |
| Area code : | 907 |
| Demographics | |
| Residents : | 97,581 (2010) |
| Population density : | 5.1 inhabitants / km 2 |
| geography | |
| Total area : | 19,280 km² |
| Water surface : | 201 km² |
| map | |
 |
|
| Website : www.co.fairbanks.ak.us | |
Fairbanks North Star Borough (German: Fairbanks North Star District) is a borough in the US state of Alaska in the United States of America . The borough is part of the Alaskan metropolitan area of Fairbanks, so-called Fairbanks, Alaska Metropolitan Statistical Area , which extends over the entire area of the borough and is only slightly smaller than the entire US state of New Jersey . In 2010 a population of 97,581 was determined.
geography
The borough has an area of 19,280 square kilometers; 19,079 square kilometers of this is land and 201 square kilometers (1.04 percent) is water.
history
The borough was formed on January 1, 1964 and named after the city of Fairbanks, which was named in honor of the politician and American Vice President Charles W. Fairbanks . The addition “North Star” (“Polar Star”) was selected in a corresponding student competition.
31 structures and sites in the borough are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) (as of April 20, 2020), including Ladd Field , the steamboat Nenana and the George C. Thomas Memorial Library have the status of National Historic Landmarks .
Adjacent Boroughs and Census Areas
- Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area in the north
- Southeast Fairbanks Census Area in the southeast
- Denali Borough in the southwest
Administration and politics
The borough council has nine members who are elected every three years. The Borough Mayor is the head of administration and is elected for the same period. Currently this is Luke Hopkins .
education
Fairbanks is home to the University of Alaska Fairbanks , the main campus of the University of Alaska System . At the university there is also the Georgeson Botanical Garden , a botanical garden .
Major cities and towns
- college
- Eielson AFB
- Ester
- Fairbanks
- Fort Wainwright, US Army Post
- Fox
- Harding-Birch Lakes
- Moose Creek
- North Pole
- Pleasant Valley
- Salcha
- Two rivers
Web links
- Fairbanks North Star Borough Official Website
- Official website of the Georgeson Botanical Garden at the University of Alaska Fairbanks
Individual evidence
- ↑ 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. 98.
- ↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Alaska. National Park Service , accessed April 20, 2020.
-
↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed April 20, 2020.
Weekly List on the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed April 20, 2020.
Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Alaska. National Park Service , accessed April 20, 2020.
| Boroughs |
Aleutians East | Anchorage | Bristol Bay | Denali | Fairbanks North Star | Haines | Juneau | Kenai Peninsula | Ketchikan Gateway | Kodiak Island | Lake and Peninsula | Matanuska-Susitna | North Slope | Northwest Arctic | Petersburg Borough | Skagway | Sitka | Wrangell | Yakutat | Unorganized Borough |
 |
| Census Areas |
Aleutians West | Bethel | Dillingham | Hoonah-Angoon | Kusilvak | Nome | Prince of Wales-Hyder | Southeast Fairbanks | Valdez-Cordova | Yukon-Koyukuk |
Coordinates: 64 ° 51 ′ N , 146 ° 38 ′ W