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Housing in Alaska takes a variety of forms, from single-family homes to apartment complexes. Alaska had a homeownership rate of 66.5% in 2017. [ 1 ] Issues related to housing in Alaska include homeownership , affordable housing , housing insecurity , zoning , and homelessness .
The Fairbanks Exploration Company was the major economic force in the growth of Fairbanks, Alaska during its gold rush years in the early 20th century. In the 1920s the company built a number of housing units for its workers.
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The Fairbanks North Star Borough is a borough located in the U.S. state of Alaska. As of the 2020 census , the population was 95,665, down from 97,581 in 2010. [ 2 ] The borough seat is Fairbanks . [ 3 ]
The economic impact of this was significant and Fairbanks faced a housing shortage, which in turn sparked a building boom. It was at this time, in 1952, that the Polaris building was constructed to create apartments in downtown Fairbanks. [2] In 1953, a suite of offices opened in the penthouse of the 11th floor of the Polaris Building.
Fairbanks is home to the University of Alaska Fairbanks, the founding campus of the University of Alaska system, established in 1917. Fairbanks International Airport is located three miles (4.8 km) southwest of the central business district of the city; Fairbanks is the smallest city in the United States with regularly scheduled non-stop ...
Schools in Fairbanks, Alaska (3 P) Pages in category "Buildings and structures in Fairbanks, Alaska" The following 27 pages are in this category, out of 27 total.
Map of the United States with Alaska highlighted. Alaska is a state of the United States in the northwest extremity of the North American continent.According to the 2020 United States Census, Alaska is the 3rd least populous state with 733,391 inhabitants [1] but is the largest by land area spanning 570,640.95 square miles (1,477,953.3 km 2). [2]