Seward, Alaska

Coordinates: 60°07′28″N 149°26′00″W / 60.12444°N 149.43333°W / 60.12444; -149.43333
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Seward, Alaska
Qutalleq
Seward seen from the air
Seward seen from the air
Flag of Seward, Alaska
Nickname: 
"Gateway to the Kenai Fjords"
Motto: 
"Alaska Starts Here"
Seward, Alaska is located in Alaska
Seward, Alaska
Seward, Alaska
Location in Alaska
Coordinates: 60°07′28″N 149°26′00″W / 60.12444°N 149.43333°W / 60.12444; -149.43333
CountryUnited States
StateAlaska
BoroughKenai Peninsula
Established1903
IncorporatedJune 1, 1912[1]
Government
 • TypeCouncil-manager
Area
 • Total21.89 sq mi (56.69 km2)
 • Land13.96 sq mi (36.16 km2)
 • Water7.93 sq mi (20.54 km2)
Elevation
0 ft (0 m)
Population
 • Total2,717
 • Density194.63/sq mi (75.15/km2)
Time zoneUTC−9 (Alaska)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−8 (Alaska)
ZIP code
99664
Area code907
FIPS code02-68560
GNIS feature ID1414598
Websitewww.cityofseward.us
Source of coordinates [4]

Seward is a city in Alaska. It is on the coast of the Kenai Peninsula. About 2,700 people live there. The town is named after William H. Seward. He was the United States Secretary of State under Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson. In 1867, he fought for the U.S. purchase of Alaska from Russia.

References[change | change source]

  1. 1996 Alaska Municipal Officials Directory. Juneau: Alaska Municipal League/Alaska Department of Community and Regional Affairs. January 1996. p. 138.
  2. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  3. "Seward city, Alaska". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
  4. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.