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Whittier is a small city located in the Valdez-Cordova Census Area of Alaska. As of the 2000 census, the population of the town is 182. Valdez-Cordova Census Area is a census area located in the state of Alaska. ...
Official language(s) English Capital Juneau Largest city Anchorage Area - Total - Width - Length - % water - Latitude - Longitude Ranked 1st 663,267 mi² / 1 717 854 km² 808 mi / 1300 km 1,479 mi / 2380 km 13. ...
This article is about the year 2000. ...
Geography Whittier is located at 60°46'27" North, 148°40'40" West (60.774174, -148.677649)GR1, near the Anton Anderson Memorial Tunnel. Image File history File links AKMap-doton-Whittier. ...
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Anton Anderson Memorial Tunnel, Portage Glacier Entrance The Anton Anderson Memorial Tunnel is a tunnel through Maynard Mountain near Whittier, Alaska and part of the Portage Glacier Highway. ...
Whittier is on the northeast shore of the Kenai Peninsula, at the head of Passage Canal, on the west side of Prince William Sound. Whittier is 120 km (75 miles) southeast of Anchorage. The Kenai Peninsula in Alaska The Kenai Peninsula is a large peninsula jutting from the southern coast of Alaska in the United States. ...
Prince William Sound, on the south coast of Alaska. ...
Nickname: The City of Lights and Flowers Motto: Official website: www. ...
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 51.0 km² (19.7 mi²). 32.5 km² (12.5 mi²) of it is land and 18.5 km² (7.2 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 36.36% water. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. ...
Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ...
A square mile is an Imperial unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (5,280 feet, 1,760 yards, 1,609. ...
Demographics As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there are 182 people, 86 households, and 46 families residing in the city. The population density is 5.6/km² (14.5/mi²). There are 213 housing units at an average density of 6.6/km² (17.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 79.12% White, 7.14% Asian, 5.49% Native American, and 8.24% from two or more races. Two people (1.10% of the population) are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are no African Americans, Pacific Islanders, or people from other races. A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ...
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The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
There are 86 households out of which 29.1% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.9% are married couples living together, 4.7% have a female householder with no husband present, and 46.5% are non-families. 39.5% of all households are made up of individuals and 7.0% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.12 and the average family size is 2.80. To meet Wikipedias quality standards and appeal to a wider international audience, this article may require cleanup. ...
In the city the population is spread out with 22.0% under the age of 18, 2.7% from 18 to 24, 36.8% from 25 to 44, 31.9% from 45 to 64, and 6.6% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 39 years. For every 100 females there are 111.6 males. For every ten females age 18 and over, there are 12.9 males.
The median income for a household in the city is $47,500, and the median income for a family is $51,875. Males have a median income of $53,500 versus $26,875 for females. The per capita income for the city is $25,700. 7.1% of the population and 4.1% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 14.6% of those under the age of 18 and 0.0% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line. The per capita income for a group of people may be defined as their total personal income, divided by the total population. ...
Map of countries showing percentage of population living in poverty The poverty line is the level of income below which one cannot afford to purchase all the resources one requires to live. ...
History The Whittier Glacier near Whittier was named for the American poet John Greenleaf Whittier in 1915. John Greenleaf Whittier, November 25, 1885. ...
During World War II the United States Army constructed a port and railroad terminus near the glacier and named the port Whittier. The spur of the Alaska Railroad to Whittier was completed in 1943 and the port became the entrance for United States soldiers into Alaska. The port remained an active army facility until 1960. World War II, also known as the Second World War, was a large scale military conflict that took place between 1939 and 1945. ...
The Alaska Railroad (AAR reporting mark ARR) is a Class II railroad that extends from Seward, in the south of the state of Alaska, in the United States, to Fairbanks, in the interior of that state. ...
The two huge buildings that dominate Whittier were built after World War II. The Hodge Building (now Begich Towers) was built for housing soldiers and the Buckner Building, completed in 1953, was called the "city under one roof". It was once the largest building in Alaska. The port remained an active Army facility until 1960. The Buckner Building is a large building in Whittier, Alaska; for many years it was the largest building in Alaska, and was sometimes called the city under one roof. ...
Whittier was incorporated in 1969. The Begich Building is now a condominium, and houses nearly all of Whittier's residents.
Whittier is a popular port of call for cruise ships, as it has connections to Anchorage and the interior of Alaska by both highway and rail. Whittier is also popular with tourists and sport fishermen. Nickname: The City of Lights and Flowers Motto: Official website: www. ...
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