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State abbreviation/Postal code: Alaska/AK
Governor: Sean Parnell, R (to Dec. 2010)
Lieut. Governor: Craig E. Campbell, R (to Dec. 2010)
Senators: Mark Begich, D (to Jan. 2015); Lisa Murkowski, R (to Jan. 2011)
Historical biographies of Congressional members
Atty. General: Talis J. Colberg (apptd. by gov.)
Organized as territory: 1912
Entered Union (rank): Jan. 3, 1959 (49)
Constitution ratified: April 24, 1956
Motto: North to the Future
| flower | forget-me-not (1949) |
| tree | sitka spruce (1962) |
| bird | willow ptarmigan (1955) |
| fish | king salmon (1962) |
| song | “Alaska's Flag” (1955) |
| gem | jade (1968) |
| marine mammal | bowhead whale (1983) |
| fossil | woolly mammoth (1986) |
| mineral | gold (1968) |
| sport | dog mushing (1972) |
Nickname: The state is commonly called “The Last Frontier” or “Land of the Midnight Sun”
Origin of name: Corruption of Aleut word meaning “great land” or “that which the sea breaks against”
10 largest cities (2005 est.): Anchorage, 275,043; Fairbanks, 31,324; Juneau, 30,987;Sitka, 8,986; Wasilla, 8,471; Kenai, 7,464;Ketchikan, 7,410; Palmer, 6,920; Kodiak, 6,273; Bethel, 6,262;
Land area: 571,951 sq mi. (1,4 81,353 sq km)
Geographic center: 60 mi. NW of Mt. McKinley
Number of boroughs (counties): 27
Largest borough by population and area:Anchorage, 275,043 (2005); Yukon-Koyukuk, 145,900 sq mi.
State parks: more than 100 (3.5 million acres)
Residents: Alaskan
2005 resident population est.: 663,661
2000 resident census population (rank):626,932 (48). Male: 324,112 (51.7%);Female: 302,820 (48.3%). White: 434,534 (69.3%); Black: 21,787 (3.5%); American Indian and Alaska Native: 98,043 (15.6%);Asian: 25,116 (4.0%); Other race: 9,997 (1.6%); Two or more races: 34,146 (5.4%);Hispanic/Latino: 25,852 (4.1%). 2000 percent population 18 and over: 69.6; 65 and over: 5.7; median age: 32.4.
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