Valdez
city in Alaska, United States
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Summary
Valdez is a city in the United States[1]. Valdez ranks in the top 6% of city in the united states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,454 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Chugach Census Area[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Postal code: 99686[5]
- Child organization or unit: City of Valdez Clerk's Office[6]
- Commons category: Valdez, Alaska[7]
- Local dialing code: 907[8]
- Inception: 1898[9]
- Official website: http://www.ci.valdez.ak.us[10], https://www.valdezak.gov/[11]
- Topic's main category: Category:Valdez, Alaska[12]
- Population: 3976[13], 3985[14]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Valdez, Alaska[15]
- Official name: Valdez[16]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Valdez, Alaska[17]
- Number of households: 428[18]
- Native label: Suacit[19]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Valdez, Alaska[20]
- Different from: Valdez[21]
- Elevation above sea level: 30 m[22]
- Area: 714.518106 km²[23], 714.517456 km²[24], 704.237828 km²[25], 550.864154 km²[26], 153.373674 km²[27]
- Water as percent of area: 21.6185 percent[28]
- Mean age: 55.8[29]
- Water area: 154.468104 km²[30]
- Category for the view of the item: Category:Views of Valdez, Alaska[31]
- Per capita income: 38,040 US dollars[32]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Valdez include Valdez–Cordova Census Area[33], a census area of Alaska[34], in United States[35], founded in 1980[36] and Valdez Airport[37], an airport[38], in United States[39].
Why It Matters
Valdez has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] Valdez is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]
Entities named for Valdez include Valdez–Cordova Census Area[33], a census area of Alaska[34], in United States[35], founded in 1980[36] and Valdez Airport[37], an airport[38], in United States[39].