Whittier, Alaska | |
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.jpg) Whittier in July 2006 | |
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| Nickname: The Town Under One Roof | |
  Whittier, Alaska Location in Alaska | |
| Coordinates: 60°46′27″N 148°40′40″W / 60.77417°N 148.67778°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Census Area | Chugach |
| Incorporated | July 15, 1969[1] |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council–manager |
| • Mayor | Dave Dickason[2] |
| • City manager | Jim Hunt[2] |
| • State senator | Cathy Giessel (R) |
| • State rep. | Laddie Shaw (R) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 19.64 sq mi (50.86 km2) |
| • Land | 12.25 sq mi (31.73 km2) |
| • Water | 7.39 sq mi (19.13 km2) |
| Elevation | 43 ft (13 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 272 |
| • Density | 22.20/sq mi (8.57/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−09:00 (Alaska (AKST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−08:00 (AKDT) |
| ZIP Code | 99693 |
| Area code | 907 |
| FIPS code | 02-84510 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1415757 |
| Website | whittieralaska.gov |
Whittier is a city at the head of the Passage Canal in the U.S. state of Alaska, about 58 miles (93 km) southeast of Anchorage.[4] The city is within the Chugach Census Area, one of the two entities established in 2019 when the former Valdez–Cordova Census Area was dissolved.[5] It is also a port for the Alaska Marine Highway.[6] The population was 272 at the 2020 census, having increased from 220 in 2010.[7]
Whittier is notable for its extremely wet climate[8] – the town receives 197 in (5,000 mm) of precipitation per year on average[9] – as well as for the fact that almost all of its residents live in the Begich Towers Condominium, earning it the nickname of a "town under one roof".[8]
- ^ 1996 Alaska Municipal Officials Directory. Juneau: Alaska Municipal League/Alaska Department of Community and Regional Affairs. January 1996. p. 161.
- ^ a b 2020 Alaska Municipal Officials Directory. Juneau: Alaska Municipal League. 2020. p. 174.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on October 28, 2021. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
- ^ "City of Whittier, Alaska". Whittier, Alaska. Archived from the original on June 4, 2016. Retrieved June 5, 2016.
- ^ United States Census Bureau. "Changes to Counties and County Equivalent Entities: 1970-Present". census.gov. Archived from the original on April 28, 2021. Retrieved February 28, 2020.
- ^ "Alaska Marine Highway System: Route Guide". Alaska Marine Highway System. Archived from the original on June 27, 2016. Retrieved June 5, 2016.
- ^ "2020 Census Data - Cities and Census Designated Places". State of Alaska, Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Archived from the original on October 31, 2021. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
- ^ a b Basu, Moni (July 2015). "Northern Enclosure: Alaska's One-House Town, Home to Hundreds". CNN. Archived from the original on February 21, 2022. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
- ^ "U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station:". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved December 11, 2023.