Alaska Fast Facts
LAND
Area: 1,518,800 sq km (586,412 sq mi); rank: 1st.
Capital: Juneau (1980 pop., 19,528).
Largest city: Anchorage (1980 pop., 174,431).
Counties: 0 - State divided into 16 organized boroughs and 11 other "census districts".
Elevations: highest--6,194 m (20,320 ft), at Mount McKinley (highest point in North America); lowest--sea level; average 580m (1,900 ft).
PEOPLE
Population (1980 resident): 400,481; rank: 50th; density: .3 persons per sq km (.7 per sq mi).
Distribution (1980): 64.5% urban, 35.5% rural.
EDUCATION
Enrollment (2000): elementary--91,027; secondary--41,548; higher--32,303.
Percent high school graduate or higher: 88.3
Percent bachelor's degree or higher: 24.7
Institutions of higher education: 23
LAND USE
Crops and Pasture .4%
Forest 32.5%
Other 67.1%
ECONOMY
Median family income (1999): $59,036
Nonagricultural labor distribution (2000): manufacturing--9,220 persons; wholesale and retail trade--39,853; government--75,330; services--43,940; transportation and public utilities--25,043; finance, insurance, and real estate--12,934; construction--20,534; information--7,652.
GOVERNMENT (1990)
U.S. Congress: Senate--2; House--1
Electoral college votes: 3.
State legislature: 20 senators, 40 representatives.
STATE SYMBOLS
Statehood: January 3, 1959; the 49th state.
State bird: Willow Ptarmigan; flower: forget-me-not; tree: Sitka Spruce; motto: none official; song: "Alaska's Flag"
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