Alaska

Population
	2000	2009
Population	626,932	698,473
State Rank	48	47
Median Age	32.4
Total 8 year-olds	11,177	10,118
Boys	5,749	5,285
Girls	5,428	4,833
Total 9 year-olds	11,651	9,582
Boys	5,932	5,074
Girls	5,719	4,508
Total 10 year-olds	11,662	9,458
Boys	5,966	4,950
Girls	5,696	4,508
Total 11 year-olds	11,208	9,536
Boys	5,754	4,837
Girls	5,454	4,699
Total 12 year-olds	11,288	9,423
Boys	5,717	4,978
Girls	5,571	4,445

How People Get to Work:
Drive Alone	67%	68%
Car Pool	16%	13%
Public Transportation	2%	1%

Geography
Capital	Juneau
Largest City	Anchorage
Second Largest City	Fairbanks
Persons per square mile	1

Business
	2000	2008
Dentist Offices	301	312
Amusement Parks	1	2
FastFood Restaurants	499	675
Toy Stores	35	35
Video/Disc Rental Stores	66	48
Zoos & Botanical Gardens	2	6
Candy & Nut Stores	9	4
Pet & Pet Supply Stores	25	19
Ice Cream & Frozen Dessert Makers	2	2

Note: As is the case with all surveys, statistics from sample surveys are subject to sampling and nonsampling error.

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History

Date of Statehood: January 3, 1959
Population 1960: 226,167

I never knew that! *

Nickname: Last Frontier
Motto: North to the Future
Flower: Forget-me-not
Tree: Sitka Spruce
Bird: Willow Ptarmigan
Sport: Dog Mushing
Animal: Moose
Fish: Giant King Salmon

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The U.S. Census Bureau takes a census of the population every 10 years, and censuses of economic activity and governments every five years. And every year, the Census Bureau conducts more than 100 other surveys. Data on this page come from Population Estimates, the Census of Population and Housing, the American Community Survey, and County Business Patterns.

How are these data collected?

The U.S. Census Bureau sends questionnaires in the mail or contacts businesses and households to participate in its surveys.

* State symbol information was obtained from various non-Census Bureau resources including state web sites, educational web sites, and commercial entities.