The Anchorage metropolitan area, which includes Anchorage and the neighboring Matanuska-Susitna Borough, had a population of 396,317 in 2019, accounting for more than half the state's population. The Chugach Mountains on the east form a boundary to development, but not to the city limits, which encompass part of the wild alpine territory of Chugach State Park. As the territory grew during the following decades, so did efforts to provide care. In 2007, several dogs were killed by timber wolves while on walks with their owners. [15], As of early December 2009, 16 companies had expressed interest in purchasing all or parts of MGM, although only two had actually negotiated a confidentiality agreement that would allow them to examine MGM's financial statements. This traffic is strongly linked to Anchorage's location along great circle routes between Asia and the lower 48. This jet fuel is transported to the Port of Anchorage, then by rail or pipeline to the airport. Anchorage is one hour behind the Pacific Time Zone, and receives the same network feed as the West Coast. The Sitka Summer Music Festival presents an "Autumn Classics" festival of chamber music for two weeks each September on the campus of Alaska Pacific University. Anchorage's major network television affiliates are KTUU 2 (NBC), KTBY 4 (Fox), KYES 5 (CBS/MyNetworkTV), KAKM 7 (PBS), KTVA 11 (Independent), KYUR 13 (ABC/CW), and KDMD 33 (Ion/Telemundo). Aviation operations in Anchorage commenced along the firebreak south of town (today's Delaney Park Strip), which residents also used as a golf course. Through this holding company, MGM's former creditors own the studio. Average daytime summer temperatures range from approximately 55 to 78 °F (13 to 26 °C); average daytime winter temperatures are about 5 to 30 °F (−15.0 to −1.1 °C). Alaska Native Medical Center on Tudor Road provides medical care and therapeutic health care to Alaska natives – 229 tribes – at the Anchorage site and at 15 satellite facilities throughout the state. [17], MGM originally set Friday, January 15, as the deadline to receive bids from the companies interested in acquiring the studio. While building distressed debt, the European branch of the firm also writes loans for small companies that are unable to obtain financing. Crime in the United States, by Region, Geographic Division, and State, 2009–2010. Following the 2016–17 season, the team ceased operations and were sold to a group in Portland, Maine, where they became the Maine Mariners in the 2018–19 season. All 11 members are elected from districts known as sections. The ceremonial start of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, arguably the state's most iconic event, in downtown Anchorage, Alaska. With an estimated 288,000 residents in 2019,[6] it is Alaska's most populous city and contains 39.37% of the state's population; among the 50 states, only New York has a higher percentage of residents who live in its most populous city. Before the 1980 United States Census, the single-member section was the one centered around the northern Anchorage communities of Chugiak and Eagle River. One of the most impacted housing areas of Anchorage, the Turnagain neighborhood, saw dozens of homes originally at 250 to 300 feet above sea level sink with the land they sat on down to sea level. For the interim, the company would be led by the newly formed "Office of the CEO". [7][8], Anchorage is in Southcentral Alaska, at the terminus of the Cook Inlet, on a peninsula formed by the Knik Arm to the north and the Turnagain Arm to the south. According to the 2010 census, Anchorage had a population of 291,826 and its racial and ethnic composition was as follows:[47][48][49], According to the 2010 census, the largest national ancestry groups were as follows: 17.3% German, 10.8% Irish, 9.1% English, 6.9% Scandinavian (3.6% Norwegian, 2.2% Swedish, 0.6% Danish) and 5.6% French/French Canadian ancestry. It features the state's most comprehensive range of services. The city is on a strip of coastal lowland and extends up the lower alpine slopes of the Chugach Mountains. Approximately 250 black bears and 60 grizzly bears live in the area. [23] Anchorage has over twice as many state employees as Juneau, and is to a considerable extent the center of state and federal government activity in Alaska. The area surrounding Anchorage lacks significant economic metal minerals. [102], In 2010, Anchorage reported 837.7 violent crimes per 100,000 population and 3,518.0 property crimes per 100,000 population (see table). In 2013, Forbes named Anchorage among its list of Best Places for Business and Careers.[71]. The Municipality of Anchorage owns and operates the Anchorage Water and Wastewater Utility, serving some 55,000 customer accounts with water from Eklutna Lake, which is mainly meltwater from Eklutna Glacier. 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