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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.
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 Borough Act of 1961 created The Unorganized Borough including all of Alaska not within a Unified, Home rule, First class or Second class borough. A legal entity in Alaska, covering those parts of Alaska not within an incorporated borough; it is directly administered by the State of Alaska. [12] 0.24 75,362: 319,852 sq mi (828,413 km 2 ...
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 ...
Mount Bradley in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, 2014. The borough seat is Palmer, [4] and the largest community is the census-designated place of Knik-Fairview, Alaska. As of the 2020 census, the population was 107,081, up from 88,995 in 2010. It is the fastest growing subdivision in Alaska. [5]
Alcan Border, also known as Port Alcan, is a census-designated place in the Southeast Fairbanks Census Area in the U.S. state of Alaska.Part of the Unorganized Borough, Alcan Border is the site of the Alcan - Beaver Creek Border Crossing, the main U.S. port of entry for persons arriving in Alaska by road.
Fort Greely is located at (63.905016, -145.554566 Fort Greely is located 5 miles (8.0 km) south of Delta Junction on the Richardson Highway.According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 169.7 square miles (440 km 2). 169.4 square miles (439 km 2) of it is land and 0.4 square miles (1.0 km 2) of it (0.21%) is water.