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Almanac
Admitted to Union January 3, 1959,   [ Find out more ]
Capital Juneau,   [ Find out more ]
Nickname The Last Frontier, Land of the Midnight Sun   [ Find out more ]
Motto North to the Future  [ Find out more ]
Total Area 656,424 square miles Rank 1st
Total Land Area 570,374 square miles Rank 1st
Total Water Area 86,051 square miles Rank 1st
Length 1,480 miles
Width 810 miles
Highest Point 20,320 feet (Mount McKinley) Rank 1st
Lowest Point Sea level Rank 3rd
Highest Temp 100 degrees, June 27, 1915 at Fort Yukon
Lowest Temp -80 degrees, January 23, 1971 at Prospect Creek Camp
Highest Monthly Avg Temp 71.8 degrees Rank 50th
Lowest Monthly Avg Temp -21.6 degrees Rank 1st
Population
(U.S. Census, April 1, 2000)		 626,932 Rank 48th
Population per square mile
(Population/Total Land Area)		 1.10 Rank 50th
Ten Largest Cities by Population
State Capital in Red
(U.S. Census, April, 2000)

1. Anchorage 260,283   6. Kenai 6,942
2. Juneau 30,711 7. Kodiak 6,334
3. Fairbanks 30,224 8. Bethel 5,471
4. Sitka 8,835 9. Wasilla 5,469
5. Ketchikan 7,922 10. Barrow 4,581
Median Age 29.4
Average Lifetime (1979-1981) 72.24 Rank 46th
Crimes Reported 1992-1993 5,567.9 Rank 17th
Violent Crimes 760.8 Rank 16th
Property 4807.2 Rank 18th
Per Capita Income (2000)
Source:Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce		 $29,642 Rank 14th
Disposable Per Capita Personal Income (2000)
Source:Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce		 $25,856 Rank 14th
Median Household Income (1994) $42,931 Rank 1st

We've gathered some of this information from "The World Almanac® of the U.S.A." by Allan Carpenter and Carl Provorse, published by World Almanac Books (An Imprint of K-III Reference Corporation, A K-III Communications Company). Copyright 1996.

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