Fairbanks
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Summary
Fairbanks is a city in the United States[1]. Fairbanks ranks in the top 0.97% of city in the united states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,637 views/month, #91 of 9,394).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Fairbanks North Star Borough[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Head of government: Jim Matherly[5], David Pruhs[6]
- Instance of: county seat[7]
- Shares border with: Farmers Loop[8]
- Twinned administrative body: Pune[9], Yakutsk[10], Erdenet[11], Fanano[12], Mo i Rana[13], Monbetsu[14], Tainan[15], Richland[16], Yellowknife[17]
- Postal code: 99701[18], 99706[19], 99707[20], 99708[21], 99709[22], 99710[23], 99711[24], 99712[25], 99775[26], 99790[27]
- Commons category: Fairbanks, Alaska[28]
- Located in time zone: Alaska Time Zone[29]
- Local dialing code: 907[30]
- Inception: 1901[31]
- Official website: https://www.fairbanksalaska.us/[32]
- Topic's main category: Category:Fairbanks, Alaska[33]
- Population: 32,751[34], 31,535[35], 32,515[36]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Fairbanks, Alaska[37]
- Described by source: Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[38]
- Capital of: Fairbanks North Star Borough[39]
- Official name: Fairbanks[40]
- Nickname: The Golden Heart City[41]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Fairbanks, Alaska[42]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Fairbanks[43]
- Number of households: 12,878[44]
- Native label: Fairbanks[45]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Fairbanks, Alaska[46]
- Different from: Fairbanks[47]
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Physical Characteristics
Areas include 84.24445 km²[48] and 84.244498 km²[49]. Fairbanks sits at an elevation of 137 m[50].
Cultural Significance
Things named for Fairbanks include Fairbanks International Airport[51], an international airport[52], in United States[53]; Fairbanks North Star Borough[54], a borough of Alaska[55], in United States[56], founded in 1964[57]; and Southeast Fairbanks Census Area[58], a census area of Alaska[59], in United States[60], founded in 1980[61].
Why It Matters
Fairbanks has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[62] Fairbanks is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[63]
Entities named for Fairbanks include Fairbanks International Airport[51], an international airport[52], in United States[53]; Fairbanks North Star Borough[54], a borough of Alaska[55], in United States[56], founded in 1964[57]; and Southeast Fairbanks Census Area[58], a census area of Alaska[59], in United States[60], founded in 1980[61].