Anchorage

Anchorage Frank K. from Anchorage, Alaska, USA, CC BY 2.0

Consolidated city-borough, and largest city in Alaska, United States of America

Anchorage, officially the Municipality of Anchorage, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Alaska. With a population of 291,247 at the 2020 census, it contains nearly 40 percent of the state's population. The Anchorage metropolitan area, which includes Anchorage and the neighboring Matanuska-Susitna Borough, had a population of 398,328 in 2020, accounting for more than half the state's population. At 1,706 sq mi (4,420 km2) of land area, the city is the fourth-largest by area in the U.S.

Also known as...Municipality of Anchorage, Anchorage, Alaska, The City of Lights and Flowers, and Anchorage, AK
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Bears injure U.S. soldiers

Bears injure U.S. soldiers Two U.S. Army soldiers were hospitalized after a brown bear attack during a training mission in Alaska.