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| Demographics |
| As
of 2005, Alaska
has an estimated population of 663,661,
which is an increase of 5,906, or 0.9%,
from the prior year and an increase
of 36,730, or 5.9%, since the year 2000.
This includes a natural increase since
the last census of 36,590 people derived
from its 53,132 births of which 16,542
deaths is subtracted from, and an increase
due to net migration of 1,181 people
into the state. Immigration from outside
the United States resulted in a net
increase of 5,800 people, and migration
within the country produced a net loss
of 4,619 people.
Alaska
is the least densely populated state.
The population of the state is 626,932,
according to the 2000 U.S. census.
Alaska is the fourth-smallest U.S.
state, population-wise, following
North Dakota, Vermont, and Wyoming.
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| Important
cities and towns |
| Alaska's
most populous city is Anchorage, home
of 260,283 people, 225,744 of whom live
in the urbanized area. It ranks third
in the List of U.S. cities by area,
behind two other Alaskan cities. Sitka
ranks as America's largest city by area,
followed closely by Juneau.
Cities
of 100,000 or more people
Anchorage
Towns of 10,000-100,000 people
Wasilla
Fairbanks
Juneau
Towns of fewer than 10,000
people
Kodiak
Ketchikan
Ester
Sitka
Palmer
Cordova
Bethel
Barrow
Kenai
Soldotna
Unalaska
Kotzebue
Nome
North Pole
Houston
Petersburg
Homer
Dillingham
Valdez
Seward
Delta Junction
Glennallen
Circle
Unalakleet
Haines
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