List of cities in Alaska explained

Alaska is a state of the United States in the northwest extremity of the North American continent. According to the 2020 United States Census, Alaska is the 3rd least populous state with 733,391 inhabitants^[1] but is the largest by land area spanning 570640.95sqmi.^[2] Alaska is divided administratively into 19 organized boroughs and one Unorganized Borough (which is divided into 11 non-administrative census areas) and contains 149 incorporated cities: four unified home rule municipalities, which are considered both boroughs and cities; ten home rule cities; nineteen first class cities; and 116 second class cities.^[3] Alaska's incorporated cities cover only of the territory's land mass but are home to of its population. The majority of the incorporated land mass consists of the four unified municipalities, each over in size. Only two other cities have an incorporated area exceeding : Unalaska, which includes the fishing port of Dutch Harbor, and Valdez, which includes the terminus of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System.

Incorporated cities in Alaska are categorized as either "general law" (subdivided into "first class" and "second class") or "home rule".^[4] In general, the powers and functions of general law cities and home rule cities are substantially the same, with all legislative powers not prohibited by law or charter. Apart from duties such as conducting elections and holding regular meetings of the governing bodies, the duties of local cities vary considerably and are determined at the local level. Home rule cities and first class cities in the unorganized borough must operate municipal school districts, exercise planning, and land use regulations while organized boroughs take on these responsibilities unless delegated to the city by the borough. Unified home rule cities (and other boroughs) also have the duty to collect municipal property and sales tax for use in their jurisdiction. Home rule cities occur when a community establishes a commission to draft a charter, which is then ratified by voters at an election. Title 29 of the Alaska Statutes, which covers municipal government, requires that a community must have at least 400 permanent residents to incorporate as a home rule or first class city.^[5] This status does not diminish if a city's population declines; one home rule city (Nenana) and four first class cities (Hydaburg, Pelican, Seldovia and Tanana) reported populations falling below that threshold in the 2010 Census.

The largest municipality by population in Alaska is Anchorage with 291,247 residents or approximately of the state population. The smallest municipality by population is Kupreanof with 21 residents. The largest municipality by land area is Sitka which spans 2870.34mi2, while Kiana is the smallest at 0.19mi2. The first city to incorporate was Ketchikan in 1901 and the newest municipality is Whale Pass which incorporated in 2017.^[6]

Incorporated cities

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Class^[7]	Borough or Census Area^[8]	Incorporated^[9]	Population (2020)^[10]	Population (2010)	Change	Land area (2020)^[11]	Population density
sq mi	km^2
Adak	Second Class	Aleutians West (CA)			32.43disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Akhiok	Second Class	Kodiak Island			7.4disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Akiak	Second Class	Bethel (CA)			1.89disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Akutan	Second Class	Aleutians East			65.98disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Alakanuk	Second Class	Kusilvak (CA)			32.2disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Aleknagik	Second Class	Dillingham (CA)			26.55disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Allakaket	Second Class	Yukon-Koyukuk (CA)			14.72disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Ambler	Second Class	Northwest Arctic			10.28disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Anaktuvuk Pass	Second Class	North Slope			5.18disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Anchorage	Unified Home Rule	Anchorage			1706.8disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Anderson	Second Class	Denali			42.2disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Angoon	Second Class	Hoonah-Angoon (CA)			24.53disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Aniak	Second Class	Bethel (CA)			6.18disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Anvik	Second Class	Yukon-Koyukuk (CA)			9.49disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Atka	Second Class	Aleutians West (CA)			8.47disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Atqasuk	Second Class	North Slope			39.12disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Bethel	Second Class	Bethel (CA)			44.51disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Bettles	Second Class	Yukon-Koyukuk (CA)			1.56disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Brevig Mission	Second Class	Nome (CA)			2.43disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Buckland	Second Class	Northwest Arctic			0.85disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Chefornak	Second Class	Bethel (CA)			5.24disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Chevak	Second Class	Kusilvak (CA)			1.14disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Chignik	Second Class	Lake and Peninsula			10.95disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Chuathbaluk	Second Class	Bethel (CA)			4.47disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Clark's Point	Second Class	Dillingham (CA)			3.32disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Coffman Cove	Second Class	Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA)			10.9disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Cold Bay	Second Class	Aleutians East			53.41disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Cordova	Home Rule	Chugach (CA)			61.35disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Craig	First Class	Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA)			6.69disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Deering	Second Class	Northwest Arctic			5.02disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Delta Junction	Second Class	Southeast Fairbanks (CA)			13.88disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Dillingham	First Class	Dillingham (CA)			33.34disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Diomede	Second Class	Nome (CA)			2.43disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Eagle	Second Class	Southeast Fairbanks (CA)			0.88disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Edna Bay	Second Class	Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA)	^[12]	25			21.14disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Eek	Second Class	Bethel (CA)			0.65disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Egegik	Second Class	Lake and Peninsula			29.55disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Ekwok	Second Class	Dillingham (CA)			16.75disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Elim	Second Class	Nome (CA)			2.66disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Emmonak	Second Class	Kusilvak (CA)			4.97disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Fairbanks	Home Rule	Fairbanks North Star	^[13]		31.75disp=tableNaNdisp=table
False Pass	Second Class	Aleutians East			25.07disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Fort Yukon	Second Class	Yukon-Koyukuk (CA)			6.74disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Galena	First Class	Yukon-Koyukuk (CA)			17.65disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Gambell	Second Class	Nome (CA)			10.51disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Golovin	Second Class	Nome (CA)			4.13disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Goodnews Bay	Second Class	Bethel (CA)			3.33disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Grayling	Second Class	Yukon-Koyukuk (CA)			11.23disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Gustavus	Second Class	Hoonah-Angoon (CA)			36.36disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Holy Cross	Second Class	Yukon-Koyukuk (CA)			28.83disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Homer	First Class	Kenai Peninsula			13.79disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Hoonah	First Class	Hoonah-Angoon (CA)			5.87disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Hooper Bay	Second Class	Kusilvak (CA)			7.5disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Houston	Second Class	Matanuska-Susitna			23.94disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Hughes	Second Class	Yukon-Koyukuk (CA)			3.04disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Huslia	Second Class	Yukon-Koyukuk (CA)			15.79disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Hydaburg	First Class	Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA)			0.29disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Juneau	Unified Home Rule	Juneau			2704.03disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Kachemak	Second Class	Kenai Peninsula			1.67disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Kake	First Class	Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA)			7.67disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Kaktovik	Second Class	North Slope			0.77disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Kaltag	Second Class	Yukon-Koyukuk (CA)			21.64disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Kasaan	Second Class	Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA)			6.06disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Kenai	Home Rule	Kenai Peninsula			29.14disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Ketchikan	Home Rule	Ketchikan Gateway			3.81disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Kiana	Second Class	Northwest Arctic			0.19disp=tableNaNdisp=table
King Cove	First Class	Aleutians East			24.66disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Kivalina	Second Class	Northwest Arctic			1.63disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Klawock	First Class	Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA)			0.68disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Kobuk	Second Class	Northwest Arctic			15.51disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Kodiak	Home Rule	Kodiak Island			3.92disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Kotlik	Second Class	Kusilvak (CA)			2.99disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Kotzebue	Second Class	Northwest Arctic			24.76disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Koyuk	Second Class	Nome (CA)			5.1disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Koyukuk	Second Class	Yukon-Koyukuk (CA)			5.74disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Kupreanof	Second Class	Petersburg			3.02disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Kwethluk	Second Class	Bethel (CA)			10.18disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Larsen Bay	Second Class	Kodiak Island			4.03disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Lower Kalskag	Second Class	Bethel (CA)			1.24disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Manokotak	Second Class	Dillingham (CA)			73.14disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Marshall	Second Class	Kusilvak (CA)			4.06disp=tableNaNdisp=table
McGrath	Second Class	Yukon-Koyukuk (CA)			42.33disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Mekoryuk	Second Class	Bethel (CA)			7.07disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Mountain Village	Second Class	Kusilvak (CA)			4.21disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Napakiak	Second Class	Bethel (CA)			2.01disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Napaskiak	Second Class	Bethel (CA)			2.9disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Nenana	Home Rule	Yukon-Koyukuk (CA)			5.95disp=tableNaNdisp=table
New Stuyahok	Second Class	Dillingham (CA)			33.72disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Newhalen	Second Class	Lake and Peninsula			6.03disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Nightmute	Second Class	Bethel (CA)			98.96disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Nikolai	Second Class	Yukon-Koyukuk (CA)			4.39disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Nome	First Class	Nome (CA)			12.8disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Nondalton	Second Class	Lake and Peninsula			6.74disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Noorvik	Second Class	Northwest Arctic			0.84disp=tableNaNdisp=table
North Pole	Home Rule	Fairbanks North Star			4.08disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Nuiqsut	Second Class	North Slope			8.89disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Nulato	Second Class	Yukon-Koyukuk (CA)			41.09disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Nunam Iqua	Second Class	Kusilvak (CA)			11.57disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Nunapitchuk	Second Class	Bethel (CA)			6.99disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Old Harbor	Second Class	Kodiak Island			16.19disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Ouzinkie	Second Class	Kodiak Island			5.54disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Palmer	Home Rule	Matanuska-Susitna			5.07disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Pelican	First Class	Hoonah-Angoon (CA)			0.55disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Pilot Point	Second Class	Lake and Peninsula			24.55disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Pilot Station	Second Class	Kusilvak (CA)			1.61disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Platinum	Second Class	Bethel (CA)			47.27disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Point Hope	Second Class	North Slope			5disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Port Alexander	Second Class	Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA)			3.5disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Port Heiden	Second Class	Lake and Peninsula			46.77disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Port Lions	Second Class	Kodiak Island			4.99disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Quinhagak	Second Class	Bethel (CA)			4.1disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Ruby	Second Class	Yukon-Koyukuk (CA)			7.03disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Russian Mission	Second Class	Kusilvak (CA)			5.37disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Saint Paul	Second Class	Aleutians West (CA)			42.62disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Sand Point	First Class	Aleutians East			8.01disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Savoonga	Second Class	Nome (CA)			5.87disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Saxman	Second Class	Ketchikan Gateway			0.96disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Scammon Bay	Second Class	Kusilvak (CA)			0.47disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Selawik	Second Class	Northwest Arctic			2.33disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Seldovia	First Class	Kenai Peninsula			0.39disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Seward	Home Rule	Kenai Peninsula			13.96disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Shageluk	Second Class	Yukon-Koyukuk (CA)			10.22disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Shaktoolik	Second Class	Nome (CA)			1.07disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Shishmaref	Second Class	Nome (CA)			2.34disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Shungnak	Second Class	Northwest Arctic			8.05disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Sitka	Unified Home Rule	Sitka			2870.06disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Soldotna	Home Rule^[14]	Kenai Peninsula			6.96disp=tableNaNdisp=table
St. George	Second Class	Aleutians West (CA)			34.78disp=tableNaNdisp=table
St. Mary's	First Class	Kusilvak (CA)			44.6disp=tableNaNdisp=table
St. Michael	Second Class	Nome (CA)			21.75disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Stebbins	Second Class	Nome (CA)			32.61disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Tanana	First Class	Yukon-Koyukuk (CA)			10.67disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Teller	Second Class	Nome (CA)			1.49disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Tenakee Springs	Second Class	Hoonah-Angoon (CA)			13.15disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Thorne Bay	Second Class	Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA)			26.67disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Togiak	Second Class	Dillingham (CA)			42.01disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Toksook Bay	Second Class	Bethel (CA)			28.71disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Unalakleet	Second Class	Nome (CA)			2.86disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Unalaska	First Class	Aleutians West (CA)			102.21disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Upper Kalskag	Second Class	Bethel (CA)			3.56disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Utqiaġvik(Barrow)	First Class	North Slope			18.77disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Valdez	Home Rule	Chugach (CA)			212.69disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Wainwright	Second Class	North Slope			10.31disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Wales	Second Class	Nome (CA)			2.3disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Wasilla	First Class	Matanuska-Susitna			12.4disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Whale Pass	Second Class	Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA)		86			19.86disp=tableNaNdisp=table
White Mountain	Second Class	Nome (CA)			1.82disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Whittier	Second Class	Chugach (CA)			12.25disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Wrangell	Unified Home Rule	Wrangell			2555.99disp=tableNaNdisp=table
Total cities	-	-	-			12182.77sqmi
Alaska	-	-	-			570640.95sqmi

Notes

See also

• List of census-designated places in Alaska
• List of boroughs and census areas in Alaska

Notes and References

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2. Web site: GCT-PH1 — Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 — State – Place and (in selected states) County Subdivision . . . June 17, 2015. https://archive.today/20200213114736/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.ST10/0400000US01 . February 13, 2020. dead .
3. Book: 2015 Alaska Municipal Officials Directory. Juneau. Alaska Municipal League. 2015. ix.
4. Web site: Municipal Government Structure in Alaska . September 15, 2003. . July 16, 2008. dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080913140818/http://www.dced.state.ak.us/dca/LOGON/muni/muni-structure.htm . September 13, 2008.
5. Web site: Local Government In Alaska . February 2001 . . July 16, 2008. dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080718230624/http://www.commerce.state.ak.us/dca/lbc/pubs/Local_Gov_AK.pdf . July 18, 2008.
6. Web site: Whale Pass voters approve incorporation KFSK. Denning. Angela. January 7, 2017. January 10, 2017.
7. Web site: Alaska Taxable 2011: Municipal Taxation - Rates and Policies . . January 2012 . January 23, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130425132818/http://www.commerce.state.ak.us/dca/osa/pub/11Taxable.pdf . April 25, 2013 .
8. Web site: Background on Boroughs in Alaska . . November 2000 . July 16, 2008.
9. Directory of Borough and City Officials 1974. Alaska Local Government . XIII . 2. 45. Juneau. January 1974.
10. Web site: Explore Census Data . U.S. Census Bureau . August 25, 2021.
11. Web site: 2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. September 13, 2023.
12. Bell . Susan . September 10, 2014. Edna Bay Incorporates as Alaska's Newest City . Juneau, Alaska. Commissioner's Office . Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development, Division of Community and Regional Affairs. May 21, 2016.
13. Book: 1996 Alaska Municipal Officials Directory. Juneau. Alaska Municipal League/Alaska Department of Community and Regional Affairs. January 1996. 55.
14. Web site: Soldotna home-rule charter passes. Peninsula Clarion . Morris Publishing Group, LLC . September 20, 2018 . October 5, 2016 .