Seward (Alaska)
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| Foundation : | 1903 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Alaska | ||
| Borough : | Kenai Peninsula Borough | ||
| Coordinates : | 60 ° 7 ′ N , 149 ° 26 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Alaska ( UTC − 9 / −8 ) | ||
| Residents : | 2,710 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 72.5 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 55.8 km 2 (approx. 22 mi 2 ) of which 37.4 km 2 (approx. 14 mi 2 ) are land |
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| Height : | 27 m | ||
| Postal code : | 99664 | ||
| Area code : | +1 907 | ||
| FIPS : | 02-68560 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1414598 | ||
| Website : | www.cityofseward.net | ||
| Mayor : | Willard Dunham | ||
Seward is a city on Resurrection Bay in the US state of Alaska . It is located in the Kenai Peninsula Borough . The city has around 3000 inhabitants, but is visited by many tourists in summer.
It is named after William H. Seward , who was an early Republican Party member and US Secretary of State under Presidents Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson . As foreign minister he campaigned for the acquisition of the then Russian territories in North America , which was finally carried out on March 30, 1867 for a sum of 7.2 million dollars .
Every year on July 4th, the traditional Mount Marathon run is held on the 1257-meter-high Mount Marathon towering over the city. At this point, there are more tourists than locals in the city each year.
Seward marks the beginning of the historic Iditarod Trail . The historic route of the Alaska Railroad also begins in Seward. The great earthquake of 1964 significantly destroyed the port of Seward. About 30 m of the coastal strip sank into the sea. In October 2006, Seward experienced a major flood. A few weeks later, the city was hit by very heavy snowfall, even for this region.
Start of the Iditarod National Historic Trail in Seward
Seward Harbor
Hotel in Seward
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ American FactFinder - Age and Sex. Seward. United States Census Bureau , accessed June 14, 2017 .