Alaska Travel

Web goto-alaska.com

Fairbanks

Fairbanks is a Home Rule City in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, United States. Fairbanks is the largest city in the Interior region of Alaska, and second largest in the state. It is the principal city of the 'Fairbanks, Alaska Metropolitan Statistical Area' which encompasses all of Fairbanks North Star Borough. According to 2005 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 31,324.[1] The population of Fairbanks and vicinity is 82,840.. Fairbanks is home to the University of Alaska Fairbanks, the oldest college in Alaska.

Fairbanks has provided top quality industrial weighing equipment and dependable service through a network of Fairbanks sales and service representatives and authorized distributors. Fairbanks continues to break new ground in scale design, setting the new standard in weighing equipment and systems engineering while meeting the special needs of our customers. more...

Location: (64.83° N, 147.7° W)
Country:
United States
Borough: Fairbanks North Star
Incorporated: November 10, 1903
Capital: Alaska
Mayor: Steve M. Thompson
Area: City 32.7 sq mi (84.6 km²), Land 31.9 sq mi (82.5 km²),- Water 0.8 sq mi (2.1 km²)
Elevation: 446 ft (136 m)
Population (year 2000):City 31,324, - Density 981.9/sq mi (379.7/km²), Urban 51,926
Zip codes: 99701, 99709, 99712, 99775
Ancestries:German (16.1%), Irish (11.0%), English (8.6%), United States (5.9%), Norwegian (3.9%), Italian (3.6%).
Average Temperatures: January, -10.2° F; August, 55.4° F; annual average, 30.4° F
Annual Average Precipitation: 11.5 inches with 67.8 inches of snowfall
Languages: English (other)
Currency: US Dollar (US$)

Geography of Fairbanks

Fairbanks is located at 64.837780° North, -147.71639° West (Sec. 10, T001S, R001W, Fairbanks Meridian)GR1. Fairbanks is located in the Fairbanks Recording District. Fairbanks is located in the heart of Alaska's Interior, on both shores of the Chena River, near its confluence with the Tanana River in the Tanana Valley. By air, Fairbanks is 45 minutes from Anchorage and 3 hours from Seattle. It lies 358 road miles (576 km) north of Anchorage. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 84.6 km² (32.7 mi²). 82.5 km² (31.9 mi²) of it is land and 2.1 km² (0.8 mi²) of it (2.48%) is water. more...

An overview on Fairbanks's Economy

Groceries %: 134.3
Health %:
140.5
Housing %:
130.1
Miscellaneous %:
118.9
Transportation %:
112.2
Utilities %:
142.8
All Items %:
126.8
Construction:
2,700
Manufacturing: 500

Facts for Travellers

Time: Time zone AKST (UTC-9), Summer (DST) AKDT (UTC-8)
Area Code: 907

History of Fairbanks

Before Fairbanks was founded, Koyukon Athabaskans lived, fished, and hunted along the shores of the Tanana River for thousands of years. The Tanana and other rivers also served as trade routes with other Athabaskans and Inuit. In the early 1900s, prospectors from the Klondike spread out into various parts of Alaska in search of gold.

In August, 1901 a trader named E. T. Barnette chartered the riverboat Lavelle Young to transport a large load of merchandise to the gold fields near Tanacross. He was forced to disembark near the present site of First Avenue and Cushman Street on the Chena River because the Chena was too shallow to follow further upstream and the Tanana River was impassable. There Barnette established the trading post "Barnette's Cache." more...

Also Read: Economy of Fairbanks | Demographics of Fairbanks | Transportation in Fairbanks | Climate of Fairbanks | Getting in Fairbanks | Getting Around in Fairbanks

Homer’s People have inhabited Kachemak Bay for thousands of years, drawn to its abundant, diverse land and marine animals and relatively mild climate. In the 1800s, homesteaders and coal miners made up the area’s population and Homer became a booming ‘company town until the demand for coal diminished in the early 1900s. Some years later, [...]
Homer’s area encompasses 11 sq. miles of land and 16 sq. miles of water. Homer lies in the maritime climate zone. During the winter, temperatures range from 14 to 27; summer temperatures vary from 45 to 65. Average annual precipitation is 24 inches, including 55 inches of snow. Homer’s climate is heavily influenced by its proximity [...]
Homer is the Southern most town on the Alaska highway system. It is also part of the Alaska Marine Highway (the Alaskan ferry system). A regional airport lies near the coast as well, with two local airlines: Homer Air, and Smokey Bay Air flying scheduled routes, as well as Era Aviation and PenAir. Homer constructed [...]
As of 2004, there were 3,726 people, 1,523 households, and 955 families residing in town. The population density is 122.0/km² (372.9/mi²). There are 1,873 housing units at an average density of 68.4/km² (177.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 88% White, 2.33% Black or African American, 4.88% Native American, 2% Asian, 1.19% Pacific Islander, [...]
Archeological digs indicate that early Alutiq people probably camped in the Homer area although their villages were on the far side of Kachemak Bay. Coal was discovered in the area in the 1890s. The Cook Inlet Coal Fields Company built a town, dock, coal mine, and a railroad at Homer. Coal mining in the area [...]

Travel Chronicle: Alaska Destination Guide

Browse the Alaska Destination Guide

Got Text?
You're reading these text links and so are millions of other every month. Place your Adverts Here. E-Mail Us for Details.
 
Plan your Honeymoon in Alaska, Tahiti, Caribbean , New Zealand, Hawaii, Cooks Island, Fiji
 
Learn wide variety of courses at all levels in English and other languages in Delhi at Inlingua New Delhi
 
Plan your Visit to Agra, Jaipur and Delhi through Travel and Hospitality India
 
 
Customized Search Engine Solutions, Search Engine Rankings, Search Engine Promote, Affordable SEO Services, SEO India
 
Cellos and Violas Manufacturer and Suppliers


 

Cities in Alaska
Anchorage
Fairbanks
Juneau
Wasilla

Palmer
Sitka
Kenai
Ketchikan
Homer
Honeymoon in Alaska
Alaska
South Central
Insider Passage
Interior
Far North
South West