Fairbanks
Fairbanks North Star · USGS GNIS name record 1401958
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These Census tracts have reference points near Fairbanks. Their figures describe the entire named tract, not this locality. Open a tract to inspect its map, sources and demographic percentages.
Census tract 1 ↗
Fairbanks North Star Borough · AK
- Population
- 1,241
- Median home value
- $182,800
Census tract 3 ↗
Fairbanks North Star Borough · AK
- Population
- 4,849
- Median home value
- $176,100
Census tract 5 ↗
Fairbanks North Star Borough · AK
- Population
- 2,563
- Median home value
- $239,000
Census tract 4 ↗
Fairbanks North Star Borough · AK
- Population
- 4,455
- Median home value
- $286,200
The source behind the name
USGS GNIS Populated Place names in all 50 states and DC. Features in the historical extract or explicitly named historical are excluded; duplicate decision records with identical identities and coordinates are collapsed. GNIS points identify names, not legal or neighborhood boundaries, current occupancy, school attendance or a statistical population. Nearby Census places and tracts remain separately named geographies. Name completeness and currency vary; this is not a claim to include every locally used neighborhood name.
Original USGS record for Fairbanks ↗Dataset snapshot 2026-09-02 · Source record edited 06/07/2022 · NAD83 · approximate source location
USGS description & history
On the Chena River, Tanana Low.
Founded in 1901 when a trading post was established here by E. T. Barnette, First called "Barnettes Cache," the name was changed in 1902 to honor Charles Warren Fairbanks, 1852-1918, Senator from Indiana and later Vice President of the United States under Theodore Roosevelt. The town began as the supply center for the mining region to its north after gold was discovered by Felix Pedro in 1902, and has since become the commercial and transportation hub of north and central Alaska. Its population was 3,541 in 1910, 1,555 in 1920, 3,455 in 1939, and 5,771 in 1950. The Fairbanks post office was established in 1903.
Source notes may describe earlier conditions.Source files & checksums
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