Fairbanks, Alaska

Fairbanks
Downtown Fairbanks in summer
Fairbanks
Coordinates: 64°50′37″N 147°43′23″W / 64.84361°N 147.72306°W / 64.84361; -147.72306
Country	United States
State	Alaska
Area [1]
• Total	32.624 sq mi (84.50 km2)
• Land	31.746 sq mi (82.22 km2)
• Water	0.878 sq mi (2.27 km2)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	32,515
Website	www.fairbanksalaska.us

Fairbanks is a city in Alaska. It is the borough seat of Fairbanks North Star Borough. In 2020, 32,515 people lived there.

The only city in Alaska with more people is Anchorage.

Fairbanks was founded in 1901, and is named after Charles W. Fairbanks, an American Senator and Vice President. It was found on the Chena River. The University of Alaska has one of its main campuses in Fairbanks.

1. ↑ "2021 Gazetteer Places Files - Alaska". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2022-05-02.
2. ↑ "Fairbanks city, Alaska - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2022-05-03.