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#4275 // June 14, 2008
(self-adhesive coil definitive) Flags of Our Nation Series Alaska State Flag and humpback whale |
Seal and flag of the City of Juneau,
capital of the State of Alaska The city was named in honor of Joe Juneau (*1833/1836, † 1899), Canadian miner, prospector, and co-founder of the original settlement. |
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| City, Elevation, Coordinates | County, US Region | Waters |
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Juneau, AK
56 ft [17 m] 58°18'0" N 134°25'0" W |
Borough of Juneau
West |
Gastineau Channel |
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Land and Water Area
rounded mi2 [km2] |
Population
(census 2010) |
Population Density
per mi2 [km2] of land area |
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2,716 [7.034]
539 [1.396] |
32,164 | 12 [5] |
| History Timeline | |
| 1880 | Settlement founded on October 6, by the Canadian miners and prospectors Joe Juneau and Richard Harris, first named Harrisburg and some time later Rockwell, finally changed to Juneau in 1881. |
| 1900 | Incorporated as a city. |
| 1906 | The seat of the government was moved from Sitka to Juneau, Alaska's Capital City since that time. |
| 1970 | On July 1, merger of the City and the Borough of Juneau. |
