Alaska is the largest state of the United States of America by area; it is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait. Approximately half of Alaska's 683,478 residents reside within the Anchorage metropolitan area. Alaska remains the least densely populated state of the U.S.
Alaska Cities and Towns
CITY - TOWN
Demographics of Alaska
By Race
White
Black
Native American
Asian
Hispanic
total population
69.03%
3.05%
15.06%
4.00%
4.01%
(Total may be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races) For a detailed listing of all ethnic groups in the United States, please click here.
Quick Facts:
Cities with lowest African American percentage (population 5,000+) are Homer, Kalifornsky, Kenai, Sitka, Bethel, Juneau, Ketchikan, Knik-Fairview, Kodiak, and Wasilla .
African American percentage in largest cities are Anchorage, Fairbanks, Juneau, College, Sitka, Wasilla, Kenai, Ketchikan, Knik-Fairview, and Palmer.
Nickname: The state is commonly called “The Last Frontier” or “Land of the Midnight Sun”
10 Largest Cities:
Anchorage
Fairbanks
Juneau
Sitka
Wasilla
Kenai
Ketchikan
Palmer
Kodiak
Bethel
Famous African Americans from Alaska
Alaska Video Connection
Top Alaskan civil rights leaders reveal to Max Blumenthal the shameful record of Sarah Palin on diversity issues, and describe a meeting with the Governor as "nothing positive."
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