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Anchorage, Alaska
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Anchorage is a Unified Home Rule Municipality (officially called the Municipality of Anchorage) in the U.S. state of Alaska. It is also a census area. With 260,283 residents according to the 2000 census, Anchorage is the largest city in the state of Alaska,
comprising more than two-fifths of the state's population. A State of Alaska Demographer in 2004 estimates the population at 280,000 but this estimate does not include the neighboring suburb of Chugiak/Eagle River which is technically part of the Municipality
of Anchorage. Current estimates obtained from the State of Alaska's "Community Information Summaries" (CIS) website put the population of Chugiak/Eagle River at approximately 30,000 bringing the total population of the Municipality of Anchorage closer
to 310,000 residents. The population is somewhat misleading as the city of Anchorage is larger in area than the entire state of Rhode Island. Anchorage was founded in 1915 and named after a place where a ship lies at anchor. Its unofficial nickname is "The
City of Lights and Flowers", referring to its thousands of buildings outlined and adorned by tiny white lights throughout winter and its spectacular displays of flowers in the summer. Garden writers call Anchorage the "Hanging Basket Capital of the
World" when it comes to the city's thousands of hanging baskets, and aviation buffs refer to the city by its former official slogan, the "Air Crossroads of the World", because of its geographical location between the two northern continents and
its strategic location in the realm of worldwide shipping and transportation. [citation needed] In downtown Anchorage along the streets and sidewalks are 425 baskets of bright gold triploid marigold drenched with trailing sapphire lobelia. The
blue and gold flowers represent the colors of the Municipality of Anchorage flag and the Alaska state flag. The city of Anchorage blooms with vibrant color during the late spring and summer. Today Anchorage has many features of a modern urban area, such as parks
and forests, bike and city trails, skiing and cross-country ski trails, business and commerce, theaters, college and minor league sports, and many other forms of entertainment. The tourist industry is strong and offers many activities and attractions.
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