 Anchorage is a Unified Home Rule Municipality (officially called the Municipality of Anchorage) in the U.S. state of Alaska. It is also a census area. With 260,283 residents according to the 2000 census, Anchorage is the largest city in the state of Alaska, comprising more than two-fifths of the state's population.
Anchorage is the center of commerce for Alaska and a major port, receiving over 95% of all freight entering Alaska, as well as a major hub of the famous Alaska Railroad. Several oil and gas industries are headquartered in Anchorage: BP Exploration (Alaska), Inc.; ConocoPhillips Alaska, Inc., Doyon Universal Services; Enstar Natural Gas Co., ExxonMobil Production, Flint Hills Resources, Norcoast Mechanical, Tesoro Alaska Petroleum Co., Udelhoven Oilfield System Services, Inc., Union Oil Company of California, and VECO Alaska, Inc. |
