Fairbanks North Star Borough
| Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska | ||
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 Location in the U.S. state of Alaska |
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 Alaska's location in the U.S. |
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| Incorporated | January 1, 1964 | |
| Seat | Fairbanks | |
| Largest city | Fairbanks | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 7,444 sq mi (19,280 km2) | |
| • Land | 7,338 sq mi (19,005 km2) | |
| • Water | 105 sq mi (272 km2), 1.4% | |
| Population (est.) | ||
| • (2016) | 100,605 | |
| • Density | 13/sq mi (5/km²) | |
| Congressional district | At-large | |
| Time zone | Alaska: UTC-9/-8 | |
| Website | www |
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The Fairbanks North Star Borough is a borough located in the state of Alaska. As of the 2010 census, the population was 97,581. The borough seat is Fairbanks. The borough's land area is slightly smaller than that of the state of New Jersey.
Fairbanks North Star Borough comprises the Fairbanks, AK Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is one of only two metropolitan areas in Alaska with over 100,000 people (the other being Anchorage).
The borough is home to the University of Alaska Fairbanks and Eielson Air Force Base.
The borough has a total area of 7,444 square miles (19,280 km2), of which 7,338 square miles (19,010 km2) is land and 105 square miles (270 km2) (1.4%) is water.
The assembly is the borough's governing body, or legislative branch. The assembly consists of nine members who are elected at-large (borough-wide), serving three-year terms. The borough operates under a "strong mayor" system. The mayor, along with his chief of staff, perform many of the job duties normally associated with a city manager.
October 2016 – October 2017; the year term expires is in parenthesis next to name
The borough operates a public library system; the main library is the Noel Wien Public Library.
As of the 2000 census, 82,840 people, 29,777 households, and 20,516 families were residing in the borough. The population density was 11 people per square mile (4/km²). There were 33,291 housing units at an average density of 4 per square mile (2/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 77.79% White, 5.6% Black or African American, 6.90% Native American, 2.08% Asian, 0.30% Pacific Islander, 1.71% from other races, and 5.39% from two or more races. 4.15% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
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