Anchorage, Alaska

Anchorage is the largest city in Alaska. With a population of 291,247 in 2020, it contains nearly 40% 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. The city covers 1,706 sq miles (4,420 km) and is fourth in America by land area. Rhode Island has 1,212 sq mi (3 140 km ).

Anchorage is in Southcentral Alaska, at the terminus of the Cook Inlet, on a peninsula formed by the Knik Arm to the north and the Turnagain Arm to the south. In September 1975, the City of Anchorage and the Greater Anchorage Area Borough merged to create the Municipality of Anchorage. It covers 1,961.1 sq mi (5.079.2km) on a peninsula formed by the Knik Arm to the north and the Turnagain Arm to the south. This is why less than 10% of the Municipality (or Muni), is populated. The highest concentration of people is in the 100-mile area that makes the city proper. It is located on a promontory at headwaters of the inlet. Commonly called Anchorage, the City of Anchorage or the Anchorage Bowl.