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((Short description|City in Alaska, United States))
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| founder            = [[E. T. Barnette]]
| named_for          = [[Charles W. Fairbanks]]
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| leader_name        = David Pruhs
| leader_title1      = [[Alaska Senate|State senator]]
| leader_name1       = [[Scott Kawasaki]] ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])
| leader_title2      = [[Alaska House of Representatives|State reps.]]
| leader_name2       = [[Maxine Dibert]] (D)<br/>[[Will Stapp]] ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]])
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'''Fairbanks''' is a [[Municipal home rule|home rule]] city and the [[county seat|borough seat]] of the [[Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska|Fairbanks North Star Borough]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Alaska]].<ref name="GR6">((cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=2011-06-07 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=May 31, 2011 |df=mdy ))</ref> Fairbanks is the largest city in the [[Alaska Interior|Interior]] region of Alaska and the second largest in the state. The [[2020 United States Census|2020 Census]] put the population of the city proper at 32,515<ref name="2020 Census Data">
 ((cite web
 | url = https://live.laborstats.alaska.gov/cen/2020-census-data.html
 | title = 2020 Census Data - Cities and Census Designated Places
 | format = Web
 | publisher = State of Alaska, Department of Labor and Workforce Development
 | access-date = October 31, 2021
 ))
</ref> and the population of the Fairbanks North Star Borough at 95,655,<ref name="2020 Census Data" /> making it the second most populous metropolitan area in Alaska after [[Anchorage, Alaska|Anchorage]]. The Metropolitan Statistical Area encompasses all of the Fairbanks North Star Borough and is the northernmost [[Metropolitan statistical area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]] in the United States, located ((convert|196|mi|km|abbr=off|sp=us)) by road (((convert|140|mi|km|abbr=on|disp=or)) by air) south of the [[Arctic Circle]]. 

In August 1901, [[E.T. Barnette]] founded a trading post on the south bank of the [[Chena River]]. A gold discovery near the trading post sparked the [[Fairbanks Gold Rush]], and many miners moved to the area. There was a boom in construction, and in November 1903 the area's residents voted to incorporate the city of Fairbanks. Barnette became the first mayor, and the city flourished during the gold rush. By [[World War I]], the population had plunged, but rose again during the [[Great Depression]] as the price of gold increased.  

During the 1940s and 1950s, the city became a staging area for the construction of military depots during [[World War II]] and the [[Cold War]]. [[Fort Wainwright]], previously named [[Ladd Army Airfield|Ladd Field]], was built east of the city beginning in 1938 and is operated by the [[United States Army|U.S. Army]].<ref>https://home.army.mil/wainwright/home ((bare URL inline|date=February 2024))</ref> After the discovery of the [[Prudhoe Bay Oil Field]] in 1968, the city became a supply point for the oil field, as well as for the [[Trans-Alaska Pipeline System]]. With the establishment of the [[Fairbanks North Star Borough]] in 1964, the city became borough seat. Tourism is also a factor in Fairbanks' economy. 

Fairbanks is in the [[Tanana Valley]], straddling the [[Chena River]] near its confluence with the [[Tanana River]]. The Tanana River marks the city's southern border, and the Tanana Flats, a large area of marsh and bog, is south of the river. Fairbanks is the coldest city in the [[United States]] with a population of at least 10,000 people.<ref name=":1" /> Monthly <!--average of (high+low)--> mean temperatures range from ((convert|−8.3|°F|1)) in January to ((convert|62.9|°F|1)) in July. In winter, Fairbanks' location in the Tanana Valley causes cold air to accumulate in the city and warm air to rise up the hills to the north, and the city experiences one of the biggest [[Temperature inversion|temperature inversions]] on Earth.<ref name=":2" /> 

Fairbanks is home to the [[University of Alaska Fairbanks]], the founding campus of the [[University of Alaska system]], established in 1917. [[Fairbanks International Airport]] is located three miles (5&nbsp;km) southwest of the central business district of the city; Fairbanks is the smallest city in the United States with regularly scheduled non-stop international flights.<ref>[http://www.gov.state.ak.us/trade/International_Transporation.pdf International Transportation Fact Sheet] ((webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080708201007/http://www.gov.state.ak.us/trade/International_Transporation.pdf|date=2008-07-08)), [[State of Alaska]] Governor's Office of International Trade</ref>

==History==
((Main article|History of Fairbanks, Alaska))
[[File:First camp at Fairbanks 1903.jpg|left|thumb|The fledgling settlement of Fairbanks as it appeared in 1903. The buildings shown are likely those of E. T. Barnette's trading post.]]
[[File:Downtown street in Fairbanks 1955 Meyer.jpg|thumb|left|Photo taken by [[Elisabeth Meyer (photographer)|Elisabeth Meyer]] in 1955, looking easterly from Second Avenue and Cushman Street. The now-abandoned [[Polaris Building]], the tallest building in Fairbanks since its completion in 1952, is in the background.]]
[[File:Golden Heart Plaza.jpg|right|thumb|First Family Statue near Visitor Center, Fairbanks, Alaska]]

=== Native American presence ===

[[Prehistory of Alaska#Athabascan Indians|Athabascan peoples]] have used the area for thousands of years, although there is no known permanent [[Alaska Native]] settlement at the site of Fairbanks. An archaeological site excavated on the grounds of the [[University of Alaska Fairbanks]] uncovered a Native camp about 3,500 years old, with older remains found at deeper levels.<ref name="land bridge">Gibbon, Guy E. and Ames, Kenneth M. [https://books.google.com/books?id=_0u2y_SVnmoC ''Archaeology of Prehistoric Native America: An Encyclopedia'']. Taylor & Francis, 1998. p. 116</ref> From evidence gathered at the site, archaeologists surmise that Native activities in the area were limited to seasonal hunting and fishing as frigid temperatures precluded berry gathering.<ref name="Gold Rush Town, p. 65">''Gold Rush Town'', p. 65</ref> In addition, archaeological sites on the grounds of nearby [[Fort Wainwright]] date back well over 10,000 years.<ref>U.S. Army. [http://www.usarak.army.mil/conservation/CR_fwa.htm "Cultural resources at Fort Wainwright"] ((Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090115091033/http://www.usarak.army.mil/conservation/CR_fwa.htm |date=January 15, 2009 ))<span>,, [http://www.usarak.army.mil www.usarak.army.mil] ((Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070105003944/http://www.usarak.army.mil/ |date=January 5, 2007 )). March 18, 2009. Accessed August 5, 2009.</span></ref> Arrowheads excavated from the University of Alaska Fairbanks site matched similar items found in Asia, providing some of the first evidence that humans arrived in North America via the Bering Strait land bridge in deep antiquity.<ref name="land bridge"/>

=== European settlers ===
Captain [[E. T. Barnette]] founded Fairbanks in August 1901 while headed to [[Tanacross, Alaska|Tanacross]] (or Tanana Crossing, where the Valdez–Eagle trail crossed the [[Tanana River]]), where he intended to set up a trading post. The steamboat on which Barnette was a passenger, the ''Lavelle Young'', ran aground while attempting to negotiate shallow water. Barnette, along with his party and supplies, were deposited along the banks of the [[Chena River]] ((convert|7|mi)) upstream from its confluence with the Tanana River. The sight of smoke from the steamer's engines caught the attention of gold prospectors working in the hills to the north, most notably an Italian immigrant named Felice Pedroni (better known as [[Felix Pedro]]) and his partner Tom Gilmore. The two met Barnette where he disembarked and convinced him of the potential of the area. Barnette set up his trading post at the site, still intending to eventually make it to Tanacross.<ref>((cite web|title=History of Fairbanks|url=http://fairbanks-alaska.com/fairbanks-history.htm|author=Aurora WebMasters|website=Fairbanks-alaska.com|url-status=dead|access-date=2012-01-29|archive-date=January 28, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120128210647/http://fairbanks-alaska.com/fairbanks-history.htm))</ref> Teams of gold prospectors soon congregated in and around the newly founded Fairbanks; they built drift mines, dredges, and lode mines in addition to panning and sluicing.<ref>((cite web|title=Gold Rush History|url=http://explorefairbanks.com/go/explore/gold-rush-history/36|work=Explore Fairbanks|publisher=Fairbanks Convention and Visitors Bureau|access-date=January 28, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130101012139/http://www.explorefairbanks.com/go/explore/gold-rush-history/36|archive-date=January 1, 2013|df=mdy-all))</ref>

After some urging by [[James Wickersham]], who later moved the seat of the [[United States territorial court|Third Division court]] from [[Eagle, Alaska|Eagle]] to Fairbanks, the settlement was named after [[Charles W. Fairbanks]], a Republican senator from [[Indiana]] and later the twenty-sixth vice president of the United States, serving under [[Theodore Roosevelt]] during his second term.<ref>((cite web|title=Vice Presidents of the United States: Charles W. Fairbanks|url=https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/resources/pdf/charles_fairbanks.pdf|website=Senate.gov|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030310114839/https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/resources/pdf/charles_fairbanks.pdf|archive-date=10 March 2003|access-date=2012-10-24))</ref>

In these early years of settlement, the [[Tanana Valley]] was an important agricultural center for Alaska until the establishment of the [[Matanuska Valley]] Colonization Project and the town of [[Palmer, Alaska|Palmer]] in 1935. Agricultural activity still occurs today in the [[Tanana Valley]], but mostly to the southeast of Fairbanks in the communities of [[Salcha]] and [[Delta Junction]]. During the early days of Fairbanks, its vicinity was a major producer of agricultural goods. What is now the northern reaches of South Fairbanks was originally the farm of Paul J. Rickert, who came from nearby [[Chena, Alaska|Chena]] in 1904 and operated a large farm until his death in 1938.<ref>((cite book|last1=Atwood|first1=Evangeline|last2=DeArmond|first2=Robert N.|author-link2=R. N. DeArmond|title=Who's Who in Alaskan Politics|year=1977|publisher=[[Binford & Mort]] for the Alaska Historical Commission|location=[[Portland, Oregon|Portland]]|page=84))</ref> Farmers Loop Road and Badger Road, loop roads north and east (respectively) of Fairbanks, were also home to major farming activity. Badger Road is named for Harry Markley Badger, an early resident of Fairbanks who later established a farm along the road and became known as "the [[Strawberry]] King".<ref>Atwood and DeArmoun, ''Who's Who in Alaskan Politics'', p. 4</ref> Ballaine and McGrath Roads, side roads of Farmers Loop Road, were also named for prominent local farmers, whose farms were in the immediate vicinity of their respective namesake roads. Despite early efforts by the [[Alaska Loyal League]], the Tanana Valley Agriculture Association and William Fentress Thompson, the editor-publisher of the ''[[Fairbanks Daily News-Miner]]'', to encourage food production, agriculture in the area was never able to fully support the population, although it came close in the 1920s.<ref>''Like a Tree to the Soil: A History of Farming in Alaska's Tanana Valley, 1903 to 1940'', by Josephine E. Papp and Josie A. Phillips</ref>

The construction of [[Ladd Army Airfield]] starting in 1939, part of a larger effort by the federal government during the [[New Deal]] and [[World War II]] to install major infrastructure in the territory for the first time, fostered an economic and population boom in Fairbanks which extended beyond the end of the war. In the 1940s the [[Canol pipeline]] extended north from Whitehorse for a few years. The [[Haines, Alaska|Haines]] - Fairbanks 626 mile long 8" petroleum products pipeline was constructed during the period 1953-55.<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.arlis.org/docs/vol1/AlaskaGas/Report4/Report_CEMML_2003_HainesFairbanksPipeline.pdf |title=The Haines-Fairbanks Pipeline |date=April 2003 |website=Arlis.org |access-date=2015-11-19))</ref> The presence of the U.S. military has remained strong in Fairbanks. Ladd became [[Fort Wainwright]] in 1960; the post was annexed into Fairbanks city limits during the 1980s.

Fairbanks suffered from several floods in its first seven decades, whether from ice jams during spring breakup or heavy rainfall. The first bridge crossing the Chena River, a wooden structure built in 1904 to extend Turner Street northward to connect with the wagon roads leading to the gold mining camps, often washed out before a permanent bridge was constructed at Cushman Street in 1917 by the [[Alaska Road Commission]].<ref>((cite book|last1=Matheson|first1=Janet|last2=Haldeman|first2=F. Bruce|title=Historic Resources in the Fairbanks North Star Borough|year=1981|publisher=[[Fairbanks North Star Borough]] Planning Department|location=Fairbanks|chapter=Gilmore Trail|page=19))</ref> On August 14, 1967, after record rainfall upstream, the Chena began to surge over its banks, flooding almost the entire town of Fairbanks overnight. This disaster led to the creation of the Chena River Lakes Flood Control Project, which built and operates the ((convert|50|ft|m|adj=mid|-high)) Moose Creek Dam in the Chena River and accompanying ((convert|8|mi|km|adj=mid|-long)) spillway. The project was designed to prevent a repetition of the 1967 flood by being able to divert water in the Chena upstream from Fairbanks into the Tanana River, thus bypassing the city.<ref>((cite web |url=http://www.gi.alaska.edu/ScienceForum/ASF16/1663.html |title=Fixing the Fatal Flaw of Fairbanks, Alaska Science Forum |website=Gi.alaska.edu |date=September 11, 2003 |access-date=2012-01-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100615044224/http://www.gi.alaska.edu/ScienceForum/ASF16/1663.html |archive-date=June 15, 2010 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all ))</ref>

===Railroad history===
((multiple image
| footer            = The Alaska Railroad provides regular freight and passenger service between Fairbanks and [[Southcentral Alaska]] towns. Shown on the left is the railroad's Fairbanks depot, off the [[Johansen Expressway]] on the northern edge of the railroad yards. It opened in 2005, replacing the depot in downtown Fairbanks (right) which opened in 1960.
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[[File:Alaska_Railroad_train_arrives_at_Fairbanks_station.jpg|thumb|Alaska Railroad train arrives at Fairbanks station]]
After large-scale gold mining began north of Fairbanks, miners wanted to build a railroad from the steamboat docks on the Chena River to the mine sites in the hills north of the city. The result was the Tanana Mines Railroad, which started operations in September 1905, using what had been the first steam locomotive in the Yukon Territory.<ref name="TVRRhistory">((cite web |url=http://www.fairnet.org/agencies/tvrr/history.html |title=History of the Tanana Valley Railroad |website=Fairnet.org |date=1907-05-15 |access-date=2015-11-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160117131848/http://www.fairnet.org/agencies/tvrr/history.html |archive-date=January 17, 2016 |url-status=dead ))</ref> In 1907, the railroad was reorganized and named the [[Tanana Valley Railroad]]. The railroad continued expanding until 1910, when the first gold boom began to falter and the introduction of automobiles into Fairbanks took business away from the railroad.<ref name="TVRRhistory" /> Despite these problems, railroad backers envisioned a rail line extending from Fairbanks to [[Seward, Alaska|Seward]] on the Gulf of Alaska, home to the [[Alaska Railroad|Alaska Central Railway]].<ref>Clifford, Howard. ''Rails North: The railroads of Alaska and the Yukon''. Superior Publishing Co., 1981. P. 76.</ref>

In 1914, the US Congress appropriated $35&nbsp;million for construction of the Alaska Railroad system, but work was delayed by the outbreak of World War I.<ref name="RRhistory">((cite web|title=The Alaska Railroad – History |url=http://www.akrr.com/ARRC119.html |website=Akrr.com |access-date=August 9, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20070105190545/http://www.akrr.com/arrc119.html |archive-date=January 5, 2007 |df=mdy ))</ref> Three years later, the Alaska Railroad purchased the Tanana Valley Railroad, which had suffered from the wartime economic problems.<ref name="RRhistory"/> Rail workers built a line extending northwest from Fairbanks, then south to [[Nenana, Alaska|Nenana]], where President [[Warren G. Harding]] hammered in the ceremonial final spike in 1923.<ref name="RRhistory"/> The rail yards of the Tanana Valley Railroad were converted for use by the Alaska Railroad, and Fairbanks became the northern end of the line and its second-largest depot.<ref name="RRhistory"/>

From 1923 to 2004, the Alaska Railroad's Fairbanks terminal was in downtown Fairbanks, just north of the Chena River. In May 2005, the Alaska Railroad opened a new terminal northwest of downtown, and that terminal is in operation today.<ref>((cite web|title=Railroad facilities|url=http://www.akrr.com/arrc281.html|website=akrr|publisher=The Alaska Railroad|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120731133403/http://www.akrr.com/arrc281.html|archive-date=July 31, 2012|access-date=October 7, 2009))</ref> In summer, the railroad operates tourist trains to and from Fairbanks, and it operates occasional passenger trains throughout the year. The majority of its business through Fairbanks is freight.<ref>((cite web|title=Report to the state of Alaska|url=http://www.akrr.com/pdf/PR_2335%20January%202009%20Report%20to%20State.pdf|date=January 2009|website=akrr|publisher=he Alaska Railroad|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707103659/http://www.akrr.com/pdf/PR_2335%20January%202009%20Report%20to%20State.pdf|archive-date=7 July 2011|access-date=October 7, 2009))</ref> The railroad is planning an expansion of the rail line from Fairbanks to connect the city via rail with [[Delta Junction, Alaska|Delta Junction]], about ((convert|100|mi|km)) southeast.<ref>((cite web|title=Northern rail extension project|url=http://www.northernrailextension.com/|website=northernrailextension|publisher=The Alaska Railroad|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061118072950/http://www.northernrailextension.com/|archive-date=18 November 2006|access-date=October 7, 2009))</ref>

===Road history===
((multiple image
| footer            = Airport Way, eastbound (left) and westbound (right), is the main east–west thoroughfare in Fairbanks. Constructed in the early and mid-1970s, it links the main gate of [[Fort Wainwright]] with the main terminal of [[Fairbanks International Airport]].
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[[File:Veteran's Memorial Bridge.jpg|thumb|The newest bridge across the Chena River in Fairbanks, Alaska, is the Veteran's Memorial Bridge, which opened in November 2012.]]

As the transportation hub for Interior Alaska, Fairbanks features extensive road, rail, and air connections to the rest of Alaska and [[Outside (Alaska)|Outside]]. At Fairbanks' founding, the only way to reach the new city was via steamboat on the Chena River.<ref>Hendrick, pp. 14–15</ref> In 1904, money intended to improve the [[Valdez-Eagle Trail]] was diverted to build a branch trail, giving Fairbanks its first overland connection to the outside world.<ref>Hendrick, p. 21</ref> The resulting [[Richardson Highway]] was created in 1910 after Gen. [[Wilds P. Richardson]] upgraded it to a wagon road. In the 1920s, it was improved further and made navigable by automobiles, but it was not paved until 1957.<ref>Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities. [http://www.dot.state.ak.us/stwdplng/scenic/byways-richardsonnorth.shtml "Richardson Highway north segment"], dot.state.ak.us. Accessed October 7, 2009.</ref>

Fairbanks' road connections were improved in 1927, when the ((convert|161|mi|km|adj=on)) [[Steese Highway]] connected the city to the Yukon River at the gold-mining community of [[Circle, Alaska|Circle]].<ref>''The Milepost''. [http://milepost.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=351&Itemid=411 "Steese Highway"], Morris Magazine Network. Accessed October 7, 2009.</ref> In 1942, the [[Alaska Highway]] connected the Richardson Highway to the Canadian road system, allowing road travel from the rest of the United States to Fairbanks, which is considered the unofficial end of the highway. Because of World War II, civilian traffic was not permitted on the highway until 1948.<ref>''The Milepost''. [https://web.archive.org/web/20070929182939/http://www.milepost.com/faq/hwy_drivingfacts.shtml "FAQ: Alaska Highway facts"], The Internet Archive. September 29, 2007. Accessed October 7, 2009.</ref>

In the late 1960s and early 1970s, a series of roads were built to connect Fairbanks to the oil fields of Prudhoe Bay. The [[Elliott Highway]] was built in 1957 to connect Fairbanks to [[Livengood, Alaska|Livengood]], southern terminus of the [[Dalton Highway]],<ref name="ElliottHwy">''The Milepost''. [http://milepost.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=311&Itemid=371 "Elliott Highway"], Morris Magazine Network. Accessed October 7, 2009.</ref> which ends in [[Deadhorse, Alaska|Deadhorse]] on the North Slope.<ref>''The Milepost''. [http://milepost.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=281&Itemid=341 "Dalton Highway"], Morris Magazine Network. Accessed October 7, 2009.</ref> West of the Dalton intersection, the Elliott Highway extends to [[Manley Hot Springs]] on the Tanana River.<ref name="ElliottHwy"/> To improve logistics in Fairbanks during construction of the [[Trans-Alaska Pipeline]], the [[George Parks Highway]] was built between Fairbanks and Palmer in 1971.<ref>''The Milepost''. [http://milepost.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=331&Itemid=391 "Parks Highway"], Morris Magazine Network. Accessed October 7, 2009.</ref>

Until 1940, none of Fairbanks' surface streets were paved.<ref>''Gold Rush Town'', p. 114</ref> The outbreak of World War II interrupted plans to pave most of the city's roads, and a movement toward large-scale paving did not begin until 1953, when the city paved 30 blocks of streets.<ref>''Gold Rush Town'', p. 165</ref> During the late 1950s and the 1960s, the remainder of the city's streets were converted from gravel roads to asphalt surfaces.<ref>''Gold Rush Town'', p. 178</ref> Few have been repaved since that time; a 2008 survey of city streets indicated the average age of a street in Fairbanks was 31&nbsp;years.((Update after|2012|11|3|reason=Repaving of city streets began in earnest in 2004 under Mayor Thompson, and has continued to the present, mostly since the cited news story was published.))<ref>((cite news|author=Eshleman, Christopher |url=http://www.newsminer.com/news/2009/oct/02/fairbanks-sales-tax-proposal-differs-previous-atte/ |title=Fairbanks sales tax proposal differs from previous attempts |newspaper=Fairbanks Daily News-Miner |date=October 2, 2009 |access-date=October 7, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091004012918/http://newsminer.com/news/2009/oct/02/fairbanks-sales-tax-proposal-differs-previous-atte/ |archive-date=October 4, 2009 ))</ref>

==Geography==
[[File:Fairbanks by Sentinel-2, 2021-07-01.jpg|thumb|Satellite image of Fairbanks in 2021]]

===Topography===
[[File:Fairbanks area - aerial view - P1040583.jpg|thumb|The Fairbanks area in winter, looking north. The Tanana River stretches across the photo south of the city; the airport is west of the city.]]
Fairbanks is in the central [[Tanana Valley]], straddling the [[Chena River]] near its confluence with the [[Tanana River]]. Immediately north of the city is a chain of hills that rises gradually until it reaches the [[White Mountains (Alaska)|White Mountains]] and the [[Yukon River]]. The city's southern border is the Tanana River. South of the river is the Tanana Flats, an area of marsh and bog that stretches for more than ((convert|100|mi|km)) until it rises into the [[Alaska Range]], which is visible from Fairbanks on clear days.<ref>((Cite web|title=Alaska Range Overlook Fairbanks, the Yukon, and the Interior Review|url=http://www.fodors.com/world/north-america/usa/alaska/fairbanks-the-yukon-and-the-interior/review-430988.html|website=Fodor's Travel))</ref> To the east and west are low valleys separated by ridges of hills up to ((convert|3000|ft|m)) above sea level.<ref name="USGS110">U.S. Geological Survey. "Bulletin – United States Geological Survey, Issue 284", U.S. Geological Survey. 1906. P. 110.</ref>

The Tanana Valley is crossed by many low streams and rivers that flow into the Tanana River. In Fairbanks, the Chena River flows southwest until it empties into the Tanana.<ref name="USGS110"/> Noyes Slough, which heads and foots off the Chena River, creates Garden Island, a district connected to the rest of Fairbanks by bridges and [[culvert]]ed roads.<ref>Geographic Names Information System. [http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1402476 "Garden Island"], U.S. Geological Survey. Accessed September 30, 2009.</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has an area of ((convert|32.7|sqmi|km2)); ((convert|31.9|sqmi|km2)) of it is land and ((convert|0.8|sqmi|km2)) of it (2.48%) is water.

===Location===
The city is extremely far north, close to 16 degrees north of the Pacific border between the U.S. and [[Canada]]. It is on roughly the same parallel as the northern Swedish city of [[Skellefteå]] and Finnish city of [[Oulu]], just south of the [[Arctic Circle]]. Because of this, the [[twilight|white night]] or "Midnight Sun" phenomenon occurs here around the summer solstice.<ref>((cite web | url=https://www.alaska.org/advice/shortest-day-in-alaska | title=Shortest Day in Alaska &#124; Hours of Daylight in Winter ))</ref><ref>((cite web | url=https://www.explorefairbanks.com/explore-the-area/midnight-sun-season/ | title=Midnight Sun Season &#124; Explore Fairbanks, Alaska ))</ref> Due to its warm summers, Fairbanks is south of the arctic [[tree line]].

===Climate===
Fairbanks's climate is classified as a [[subarctic climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''Dfc''),<ref>University of Melbourne. [http://climate.gi.alaska.edu/courses/geog401/World_Koppen_Map.jpg “World map of Köppen-Geiger climate classification”] ((webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090325031826/http://climate.gi.alaska.edu/courses/geog401/World_Koppen_Map.jpg |date=March 25, 2009 )). climate.gi.alaska.edu. Accessed October 4, 2009.</ref> with long, very cold winters and short, warm summers. October through February are the snowiest months, and there is usually additional snow from March to May. On average, the season's first accumulating snowfall and first inch of snow fall on October 1 and October 11, respectively; the average last inch and last accumulating snowfall are respectively on March 29 and April 15, though there can be snow flurries in May.<ref name = "NWS Fairbanks, AK (PAFG)"/> The [[snowpack]] is established by October 18, on average, and remains until April 23.<ref>Staff Report. [http://www.newsminer.com/news/2009/sep/22/Snow-forecast-for-area-hills/ ‘Snow forecast for Fairbanks-area hills’] ((webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090925181417/http://newsminer.com/news/2009/sep/22/Snow-forecast-for-area-hills/ |date=September 25, 2009 )), ''Fairbanks Daily News-Miner''. September 22, 2009. Accessed October 4, 2009.</ref><ref name = "NWS Fairbanks, AK (PAFG)"/> Snow occasionally arrives early and in large amounts. On September 13, 1992, ((convert|8|in|cm)) of snow fell in the city, bending trees still laden with fall leaves. That September was also one of the snowiest on record, as ((convert|24|in|cm)) fell, compared to the 1991-2020 median of only a trace during the month.<ref name = "NWS Fairbanks, AK (PAFG)"/><ref>Rozell, Ned. [http://www.newsminer.com/news/2009/sep/27/albedo-change-about-alter-alaska/ ‘Albedo change about to alter Alaska’]((dead link|date=September 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes )), ''Fairbanks Daily News-Miner''. September 27, 2009. Accessed October 4, 2009.</ref> November and December are the snowiest months, whilst in contrast, March and April are not very snowy, as these are typically very dry months in central Alaska. The snowiest season has been from July 1990 to June 1991 with ((convert|147.3|in|m|2)), whilst the least snowy was from July 1918 to June 1919 with only ((convert|12.0|in|m|2)).<ref name="NWS Fairbanks, AK (PAFG)" />

The average first and last dates with a freezing temperature are September 11 and May 14, respectively, allowing a growing season of 119 days, although freezes have occurred in June, July, and August; the last light frost is often in early June; and the first light fall frost is often in late August or early September.<ref name = "NWS Fairbanks, AK (PAFG)"/> The plant [[hardiness zone]] is 2 with annual mean minimums below -40. 

Fairbanks is the coldest city in the United States among cities with a population of at least 10,000 people.<ref name=":1">The Daily Beast. [http://www.thedailybeast.com/galleries/2010/12/10/america-s-25-coldest-cities.html "America's 25 Coldest Cities"]. Accessed Feb 10 2015</ref> Normal monthly <!--average of (high+low)--> mean temperatures range from ((convert|−8.3|°F|1)) in January to ((convert|62.9|°F|1)) in July. On average, temperatures reach ((convert|−40|°F|0)) and ((convert|80|°F|0)) on 7.0 and 13&nbsp;days annually, respectively, and the last winter that failed to reach the former mark was that of 2022–23.<ref name = "NWS Fairbanks, AK (PAFG)"/> Between 1995 and 2008, inclusive, Fairbanks failed to record a temperature of ((convert|90|°F|0|disp=or)).<ref>Mowry, Tim. [http://newsminer.com/news/2009/jul/08/record-high-temperature-recorded-fairbanks/ "Record high temperature recorded in Fairbanks"] ((webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090712063359/http://www.newsminer.com/news/2009/jul/08/record-high-temperature-recorded-fairbanks/ |date=July 12, 2009 )), ''Fairbanks Daily News-Miner''. July 8, 2009. Accessed October 7, 2009.</ref> The highest recorded temperature in Fairbanks was ((convert|99|°F|0)) on July 28, 1919,<ref name="JulyRecordHigh"/> just a degree cooler than Alaska-wide record high temperature of ((convert|100|°F|0)), recorded in [[Fort Yukon]]. The lowest was ((convert|-66|°F|0)) on [[:c:File:Climatological Data for Fairbanks Area, AK (ThreadEx) - January 1934.pdf|January 14, 1934]]. The warmest calendar year in Fairbanks was 2019, when the average annual temperature was ((convert|32.5|°F|1)), while the coldest was 1956<!-- There is no data for August 1909, so 1909 cannot be considered the coldest "year" on record --> with an annual mean temperature of ((convert|21.3|°F|1)). The warmest month has been July 1975 with a monthly mean of ((convert|68.4|°F|1)) and the coldest January 1906 which averaged ((convert|&minus;36.4|°F|1)). Low temperatures below ((convert|0|°F|0|disp=or)) have been recorded in every month outside June through September. The record cold daily ''maximum'' is ((convert|−58|°F|0)) on January 18, 1906, and the record warm daily minimum is ((convert|76|°F|0)) on June 26, 1915; the only other occurrence of a ((convert|70|°F|0)) daily minimum was June 25, 2013 in the midst of a particularly warm summer.<ref name = "NWS Fairbanks, AK (PAFG)"/>

These widely varying temperature extremes are due to three main factors: [[Inversion (meteorology)|temperature inversions]], daylight, and wind direction.<ref>Alaska Climate Research Center. [http://climate.gi.alaska.edu/stations/Interior/Fairbanks.html “Fairbanks weather”] ((webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100609234816/http://climate.gi.alaska.edu/Stations/Interior/Fairbanks.html |date=June 9, 2010 )), climate.gi.alaska.edu. Accessed October 7, 2009.</ref> In winter, Fairbanks' low-lying location at the bottom of the Tanana Valley causes cold air to accumulate in and around the city. Warmer air rises to the tops of the hills north of Fairbanks, while the city itself experiences one of the biggest temperature inversions on Earth.<ref name=":2">Rozell, Ned. [https://web.archive.org/web/20041114132038/http://www.sitnews.us/0104news/013104/013104_ak_science.html “Death of a Temperature Inversion”], Stories In The News. Ketchikan, Alaska. January 31, 2004. Accessed May 24, 2018.</ref> Heating through sunlight is limited because of Fairbanks's high-latitude location. At the [[winter solstice]], the center of the sun's disk is less than two degrees over the horizon (1.7 degrees) at the local noon (not the time zone noon). Fairbanks experiences 3&nbsp;hours and 41&nbsp;minutes of sunlight on December 21 and 22. At the summer solstice, about 182 days later, on June 20 and 21, Fairbanks receives 21&nbsp;hours and 49&nbsp;minutes of sunlight.<ref>Fairbanks, Alaska is:. (November 13, 2012) but solar maximum elevation at the local noon is over 48 degrees at the disk center</ref> After sunset, twilight is bright enough to allow daytime activities without any electric lights, since the center of the sun's disk is just 1.7 degrees below horizon.<ref name="Chamberclimate">Greater Fairbanks Chamber of Commerce. [http://www.fairbankschamber.org/live_work/facts.html#climate “Climate”] ((webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090603100538/http://www.fairbankschamber.org/live_work/facts.html |date=June 3, 2009 )), fairbankschamber.org. Accessed October 7, 2009.</ref> During winter, the direction of the wind also causes large temperature swings in Fairbanks. When the wind blows from any direction but the south, average weather ensues. Wind from the south can carry warm, moist air from the Gulf of Alaska, greatly warming temperatures. When coupled with a [[chinook wind]], temperatures well above freezing often result:<ref name="Shulski154">Shulski, p. 154</ref><ref>Mowry, Tim. [http://www.newsminer.com/news/2009/jan/16/chinook-brings-record-temperatures-interior-alaska/ ‘Chinook brings record temperatures to Interior Alaska’] ((webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090326133845/http://newsminer.com/news/2009/jan/16/chinook-brings-record-temperatures-interior-alaska/ |date=March 26, 2009 )), ''Fairbanks Daily News-Miner''. January 16, 2009. Accessed October 7, 2009.</ref> for example, in the record warm January 1981, Fairbanks’ average maximum was ((convert|28.7|°F|1)) and 15 days had a maximum above freezing, whilst during a spell of sustained chinook winds from December 4 to 8, 1934 the temperature topped ((convert|50|°F|0|disp=or)) for five consecutive days.<ref name = "NWS Fairbanks, AK (PAFG)"/> Unusual for such a cold place, Fairbanks has experienced temperatures of 10 degrees C (50F) or higher in all 12 months.

In addition to the chinook wind, Fairbanks experiences a handful of other unusual meteorological conditions. In summer, dense [[wildfire]] smoke accumulates in the Tanana Valley, affecting the weather and causing health concerns.<ref>Mowry, Tim. [http://www.newsminer.com/news/2009/jul/31/wildfires-send-worst-air-summer-across-fairbanks/ "Wildfires send worst air of the summer across Fairbanks"] ((webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090801144829/http://www.newsminer.com/news/2009/jul/31/wildfires-send-worst-air-summer-across-fairbanks/ |date=August 1, 2009 )), ''Fairbanks Daily News-Miner''. July 31, 2009. Accessed October 7, 2009.</ref><ref>Staff Report. [http://www.newsminer.com/news/2009/aug/06/dense-smoke-shuts-down-fairbanks-airport/ "Dense smoke cancels flights at Fairbanks airport"] ((webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090808195717/http://www.newsminer.com/news/2009/aug/06/dense-smoke-shuts-down-fairbanks-airport/ |date=August 8, 2009 )), ''Fairbanks Daily News-Miner''. August 6, 2009. Accessed October 7, 2009.</ref> When temperature inversions arise in winter, heavy [[ice fog]] often results. Ice fog occurs when air is too cold to absorb additional moisture, such as that released by automobile engines or human breath. Instead of dissipating, the water freezes into microscopic crystals that are suspended in the air, forming fog.<ref>Cole, Dermot. [http://www.newsminer.com/news/2009/jan/04/dispelling-some-foggy-notions-about-ice-fog-invers/ "Dispelling some foggy notions about ice fog, inversions and Fairbanks weather"]((dead link|date=September 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes )), ''Fairbanks Daily News-Miner''. January 4, 2009. Accessed October 7, 2009.</ref> Another one of Fairbanks' unusual occurrences is the prevalence of the [[aurora borealis]], commonly called the northern lights, which are visible on average more than 200&nbsp;days per year in the vicinity of Fairbanks.<ref>Garrett, Jerry. [http://travel.nytimes.com/2007/03/02/travel/escapes/02Alaska.html?scp=1&sq=Fairbanks%20aurora&st=cse "The cold show in Fairbanks, Alaska"], ''The New York Times''. March 2, 2007. Accessed October 7, 2009.</ref> The northern lights are not visible in the summer months due to the 24 hour daylight of the midnight sun. Fairbanks also has extremely low [[seasonal lag]]; the year's warmest month is July, which averages only ((convert|1.9|F-change)) warmer than June. Average daily temperatures begin to fall by late July and more markedly in August, which on average is ((convert|4.0|F-change)) cooler than June.<ref name = "NWS Fairbanks, AK (PAFG)"/>

From 1949 to 2018, Fairbanks's mean annual temperature has risen by ((convert|3.9|F-change)), a change comparable to the Alaska-wide average; winter was the season with the highest increase, at ((convert|8.1|F-change)),<ref name="tempchange">((cite web |publisher=Alaska Climate Research Center |url=http://climate.gi.alaska.edu/ClimTrends/Change/TempChange.html |title=Temperature change in Alaska |website=climate.gi.alaska.edu |access-date=2019-09-24 |archive-date=July 18, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718101916/http://climate.gi.alaska.edu/ClimTrends/Change/TempChange.html |url-status=dead ))</ref> while autumn had the smallest, at only ((convert|1.5|F-change)).<ref name="tempchange"/> However, the mean annual temperature increase from 1976 to 2018 in Fairbanks stood at a more moderate ((convert|0.7|F-change)); this stepwise temperature change, also observed elsewhere in Alaska, is explained by the [[Pacific Decadal Oscillation]] shifting from a negative phase to a positive phase from 1976 onward.<ref name="tempchange"/>

<section begin="weather box" />((Weather box
| location = [[Fairbanks International Airport]], Alaska (1991–2020 normals,((efn|Mean monthly maxima and minima (i.e. the highest and lowest temperature readings during an entire month or year) calculated based on data at said location from 1991 to 2020.)) extremes 1904&ndash;present((efn|Records for Fairbanks have been kept at the Fairbanks International Airport since December 1929 and at an undisclosed location from September 1904 to November 1929. For more information, see [http://threadex.rcc-acis.org/ ThreadEx])))
| single line = Y
| Jan record high F = 52
| Feb record high F = 50
| Mar record high F = 56
| Apr record high F = 76
| May record high F = 90
| Jun record high F = 96
| Jul record high F = 99
| Aug record high F = 93
| Sep record high F = 84
| Oct record high F = 72
| Nov record high F = 54
| Dec record high F = 58
| year record high F = 99
| Jan avg record high F = 29.7
| Feb avg record high F = 35.4
| Mar avg record high F = 45.1
| Apr avg record high F = 61.9
| May avg record high F = 76.6
| Jun avg record high F = 85.1
| Jul avg record high F = 85.0
| Aug avg record high F = 80.0
| Sep avg record high F = 69.3
| Oct avg record high F = 54.8
| Nov avg record high F = 32.7
| Dec avg record high F = 32.2
|year avg record high F = 87.5
| Jan high F = 0.6
| Feb high F = 11.6
| Mar high F = 24.9
| Apr high F = 45.6
| May high F = 62.1
| Jun high F = 71.8
| Jul high F = 72.7
| Aug high F = 66.4
| Sep high F = 55.3
| Oct high F = 34.1
| Nov high F = 12.3
| Dec high F = 4.3
| year high F = 38.5
| Jan mean F = -8.3
| Feb mean F = 0.2
| Mar mean F = 10.7
| Apr mean F = 33.7
| May mean F = 50.3
| Jun mean F = 61.0
| Jul mean F = 62.9
| Aug mean F = 57.0
| Sep mean F = 45.8
| Oct mean F = 26.2
| Nov mean F = 4.1
| Dec mean F = -4.3
| year mean F = 28.3
| Jan low F = −17.2
| Feb low F = −11.2
| Mar low F = −3.4
| Apr low F = 21.7
| May low F = 38.6
| Jun low F = 50.2
| Jul low F = 53.1
| Aug low F = 47.6
| Sep low F = 36.2
| Oct low F = 18.4
| Nov low F = −4.1
| Dec low F = -13.0
| year low F = 18.1
| Jan avg record low F = −43.2
| Feb avg record low F = -36.0
| Mar avg record low F = −27.3
| Apr avg record low F = −2.4
| May avg record low F = 26.2
| Jun avg record low F = 40.2
| Jul avg record low F = 44.2
| Aug avg record low F = 36.1
| Sep avg record low F = 23.4
| Oct avg record low F = −2.9
| Nov avg record low F = −25.9
| Dec avg record low F = −36.5
|year avg record low F = −45.8
| Jan record low F = -66
| Feb record low F = −58
| Mar record low F = −56
| Apr record low F = −32
| May record low F = −1
| Jun record low F = 28
| Jul record low F = 30
| Aug record low F = 21
| Sep record low F = 3
| Oct record low F = −28
| Nov record low F = −54
| Dec record low F = −62
| precipitation colour = green
| Jan precipitation inch = 0.61
| Feb precipitation inch = 0.52
| Mar precipitation inch = 0.40
| Apr precipitation inch = 0.34
| May precipitation inch = 0.54
| Jun precipitation inch = 1.48
| Jul precipitation inch = 2.26
| Aug precipitation inch = 2.10
| Sep precipitation inch = 1.35
| Oct precipitation inch = 0.76
| Nov precipitation inch = 0.74
| Dec precipitation inch = 0.57
| year precipitation inch = 11.67
| Jan snow inch = 10.2
| Feb snow inch = 10.0
| Mar snow inch = 6.5
| Apr snow inch = 3.1
| May snow inch = 0.9
| Jun snow inch = 0.0
| Jul snow inch = 0.0
| Aug snow inch = 0.0
| Sep snow inch = 2.3
| Oct snow inch = 8.2
| Nov snow inch = 12.5
| Dec snow inch = 10.9
| year snow inch = 64.6
| unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
| Jan precipitation days = 8.7
| Feb precipitation days = 6.9
| Mar precipitation days = 5.7
| Apr precipitation days = 3.7
| May precipitation days = 6.2
| Jun precipitation days = 10.8
| Jul precipitation days = 12.8
| Aug precipitation days = 13.5
| Sep precipitation days = 10.7
| Oct precipitation days = 9.8
| Nov precipitation days = 9.5
| Dec precipitation days = 8.8
| year precipitation days = 107.1
| unit snow days = 0.1 in
| Jan snow days = 10.2
| Feb snow days = 8.3
| Mar snow days = 6.7
| Apr snow days = 2.6
| May snow days = 0.6
| Jun snow days = 0.0
| Jul snow days = 0.0
| Aug snow days = 0.0
| Sep snow days = 1.3
| Oct snow days = 8.3
| Nov snow days = 11.2
| Dec snow days = 10.4
| year snow days = 59.6
| Jan humidity = 69.3
| Feb humidity = 65.5
| Mar humidity = 60.4
| Apr humidity = 56.2
| May humidity = 50.2
| Jun humidity = 56.6
| Jul humidity = 64.2
| Aug humidity = 70.8
| Sep humidity = 68.9
| Oct humidity = 74.1
| Nov humidity = 72.8
| Dec humidity = 71.3
| Jan dew point C = −27.2
| Feb dew point C = −24.4
| Mar dew point C = −17.9
| Apr dew point C = −8.8
| May dew point C = −1.3
| Jun dew point C = 5.9
| Jul dew point C = 9.3
| Aug dew point C = 7.8
| Sep dew point C = 1.4
| Oct dew point C = −8.1
| Nov dew point C = −19.9
| Dec dew point C = −25.1
| Jan sun = 54
| Feb sun = 120
| Mar sun = 224
| Apr sun = 302
| May sun = 319
| Jun sun = 334
| Jul sun = 274
| Aug sun = 164
| Sep sun = 122
| Oct sun = 85
| Nov sun = 71
| Dec sun = 36
| year sun = 
| source 1 = <ref>Shulski, p. 155</ref><ref>Alaska Climate Research Center. [http://climate.gi.alaska.edu/Climate/Location/Interior/Fairbanks.html "Fairbanks International Airport, AK"] ((Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130111004909/http://climate.gi.alaska.edu/Climate/Location/Interior/Fairbanks.html |date=January 11, 2013 )), climate.gi.alaska.edu. Accessed October 4, 2009.</ref> [[NOAA]] (relative humidity 1961–1990)<ref name="NWS Fairbanks, AK (PAFG)">((cite web |url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/climate?wfo=afg |title = NOWData - NOAA Online Weather Data |publisher = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]] |access-date = May 8, 2021))</ref><ref name="NCDC txt PAFA">((cite web 
|url=https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USW00026411&format=pdf 
|publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 
|title=Station: FAIRBANKS INTL AP, AK 
|work=U.S. Climate Normals 2020: U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1991-2020) 
|access-date=May 8, 2021
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230509054622/https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USW00026411&format=pdf
|archive-date=2023-05-09))</ref><ref name= "NOAA RH">((cite web 
| url = ftp://ftp.atdd.noaa.gov/pub/GCOS/WMO-Normals/TABLES/REG_IV/US/GROUP1/70261.TXT 
| title = WMO Climate Normals for FAIRBANKS/INTL, AK 1961&ndash;1990 
| access-date = August 31, 2020 
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230509054600/ftp://ftp.atdd.noaa.gov/pub/GCOS/WMO-Normals/TABLES/REG_IV/US/GROUP1/70261.TXT
| archive-date = 2023-05-09))</ref><ref name="JulyRecordHigh">((Cite web|url=https://www.weather.gov/afg/localClimate|title=Northern Alaska Climate (Contains high temperature records for July 28, 1919)|publisher=[[National Weather Service]]|access-date=2023-07-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230730115427/https://www.weather.gov/afg/localClimate|archive-date=2023-07-30))</ref>
| source 2 = [[Danish Meteorological Institute]] (sun, 1931–1960)<ref name=DMI>((cite web | last1 = Cappelen | first1 = John | last2 = Jensen | first2 = Jens | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130427173827/http://www.dmi.dk/dmi/tr01-17.pdf | archive-date = April 27, 2013 | url = http://www.dmi.dk/dmi/tr01-17.pdf | work = Climate Data for Selected Stations (1931-1960) | title = USA - Fairbanks, Alaska | page = 303 | publisher = Danish Meteorological Institute | language = da | access-date = March 14, 2016))</ref>
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===Notes===
((notelist))

==Demographics==
((US Census population
|1910= 3541
|1920= 1155
|1930= 2101
|1940= 3455
|1950= 5771
|1960= 13311
|1970= 14771
|1980= 22645
|1990= 30843
|2000= 30224
|2010= 31535
|2020= 32515
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">((cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|website=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015|df=mdy ))</ref>
))
Fairbanks first appeared on the 1910 U.S. Census as an incorporated city and as Alaska's largest city.<ref>[https://live.laborstats.alaska.gov/cen/histpdfs/1910aksup.pdf 1910 Census Supplement for Alaska]"</ref> It was incorporated in 1903.

The U.S. Census Bureau estimates that the population of the city in 2011 was 32,036 people, 11,075 households, and 7,187 families residing in the city. The population density was ((convert|995|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off)). There were 12,357 housing units at an average density of ((convert|387.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off)). The racial makeup of the city was 65.0% [[White Americans|White]], 10.0% [[African Americans|Black or African American]], 10.1% [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Natives|Alaska Native]], 5.1% [[Asian Americans|Asian]] (1.92% [[Filipino Americans|Filipino]], 1.15% [[Korean Americans|Korean]], 0.62% [[Laotian Americans|Laotian]], 0.37% [[Chinese Americans|Chinese]], 0.35% [[Nepali American|Nepali]]), 0.8% [[Pacific Islands Americans|Pacific Islander]]. In addition, 9.0% of the population identified as [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]]. The population estimate for the Fairbanks North Star Borough was 99,192. The racial makeup of the North Star Borough was 78.2% White, 5.0% Black, 7.2% Alaska Native or Native American, 2.8% Asian, 0.4% Pacific Islander; 6.3% identified as Hispanic or Latino.<ref>((cite web|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/02/02090|archive-url=https://archive.today/20060513182153/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/02/02090|url-status=dead|title=QuickFacts|date=May 13, 2006|archive-date=May 13, 2006|website=Quickfacts.census.gov|access-date=August 23, 2018))</ref>

Of the 11,075 households, 39.9% had children under the age of 18, 47.2% were married couples living together, 12.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.1% were non-families. 27.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.0% had someone living alone who was 65&nbsp;years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.15.

The median age of the population was 28&nbsp;years, with 9.6% under the age of 5, 26.0% under the age of 18, 14.7% from 18 to 24, 32.8% from 25 to 44, 16.4% from 45 to 64, and 7.3% who were 65&nbsp;years of age or older. For every 100 females, there were 105.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 108.2 males.

The median income for a household between 2007 and 2011 was $55,409. Males had a median income of $30,539 versus $26,577 for females. The per capita income for the city was $19,814. About 7.4% of families and 10.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.6% of those under age 18 and 7.0% of those age 65 or over. The percentage of high school graduates or higher is 88%. 20.4% of the population 25&nbsp;years and up had a bachelor's degree or higher.<ref>((cite web|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/02/0224230.html |title=Fairbanks (city) QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau |website=Quickfacts.census.gov |access-date=2015-11-19 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120604122711/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/02/0224230.html |archive-date=June 4, 2012 ))</ref>

===Crime===
Compared to communities of similar population, Fairbanks' crime rate (violent and property crimes combined) is higher than Alaska's average, which in turn is higher than the U.S. average.<ref>((cite web|title=Fairbanks crime rates and statistics|url=http://www.neighborhoodscout.com/ak/fairbanks/crime/#description|website=neighborhoodscout|access-date=2015-11-19))</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|+Crime in Alaska, 2020<ref>((Cite web |date=September 2021 |title=Crime in Alaska 2020 |url=https://dps.alaska.gov/getmedia/c2a67d72-7570-48ea-b8f7-9be728030651/Crime-In-Alaska-2020 |archive-date= |access-date=July 8, 2022 |website=Alaska Department of Public Safety))</ref>
!Crime
!Alaska Total
!Fairbanks Total
(only including Fairbanks Police Department)
|-
|Murder/non negligent manslaughter
|48
|3
|-
|Rape
|1,135
|24
|-
|Robbery
|705
|41
|-
|Burglary
|2,743
|171
|-
|Larceny
|11,719
|908
|-
|Vehicle Theft
|1,944
|197
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''18,289'''
|'''1,344'''
|}
Fairbanks similarly has a higher than average rate of rape and sexual assault, and in 2010 was ranked the third most dangerous U.S. city for women with 70 rapes per 100,000 inhabitants.<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/meghancasserly/2012/04/26/most-dangerous-us-cities-women-anchorage-fairbanks-flint |title=The Most Dangerous U.S. Cities For Women |website=Forbes.com |access-date=2015-11-19))</ref>

==Economy==
((Expand section|date=July 2022))
[[Doyon, Limited]], an oil services company, is based in Fairbanks.<ref>((Cite book |last1=States |first1=United |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Xgionm1DEMkC&dq=Doyon,+Limited+fairbanks&pg=PA46 |title=Alaska Native Allotment Subdivision Act, Alaska Land Transfer Facilities Act, Ojito Wilderness Act, and Inventory and Management Program for Public Domain Lands: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests of the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, United States Senate, One Hundred Eighth Congress, Second Session, on S. 1421, S. 1466, S. 1649, S. 1910, February 12, 2004 |last2=Forests |first2=United States Congress Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands and |date=2004 |publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office |isbn=978-0-16-071565-5 |language=en))</ref>

===Taxes===
*Sales: none<ref name="taxable">((cite web |url=http://www.commerce.state.ak.us/dcra/osa/pub/08Taxable.pdf |title=Alaska Taxable 2008 |website=Commerce.state.ak.us |access-date=2012-10-24 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090621031627/http://www.commerce.state.ak.us/dcra/osa/pub/08Taxable.pdf |archive-date=June 21, 2009 |df=mdy-all ))</ref>((Needs update|date=July 2022|reason=These tax numbers are from the year 2008. Maybe they've changed in the meantime?))
*Property: 20.777 [[property tax|mills]] (7.171 city/13.606 borough areawide)<ref name="taxable"/>((Needs update|date=July 2022|reason=These tax numbers are from the year 2008. Maybe they've changed in the meantime?))
*Special: 5% alcohol tax (city only); 16% tobacco tax (8% city/8% borough); 8% accommodations tax<ref name="taxable"/>((Needs update|date=July 2022|reason=These tax numbers are from the year 2008. Maybe they've changed in the meantime?))

==Arts and culture==
[[File:The northern lights just north of Fairbanks, Alaska.jpg|thumb|The northern lights just north of Fairbanks]]
[[File:Fairbanks Visitor Center.jpg|right|thumb|Fairbanks Visitor Center]]
[[File:Ice sculpture in Fairbanks, Alaska.jpg|thumb|Ice sculpture in Fairbanks]]

===Attractions===

The city of Fairbanks and the greater Fairbanks area is home to a number of attractions and events, which draw visitors from [[Outside (Alaska)|outside of Alaska]] throughout the year. Summer tourist traffic primarily consists of [[cruise ship]] passengers who purchase package tours which include travel to Fairbanks. Many of these tourists spend one or more nights at a local hotel and visit one or more attractions. Tourism the rest of the year is mostly concentrated around the winter season, centered upon the [[aurora borealis|northern lights]], [[ice carving]] and winter sports. In addition, other events draw visitors from within Alaska, mostly from the community's trading area throughout [[Interior Alaska]] and the [[Alaska North Slope|North Slope]].

Attractions include:
*[[Creamer's Field Migratory Waterfowl Refuge]]
*[[Golden Days Parade]] (July)
*[[Midnight Sun Game]] (June 21)
*[[Pioneer Park, Fairbanks|Pioneer Park]]
*[[World Eskimo Indian Olympics]] (July)
*[[Tanana Valley State Fair]] (July/August)
*[[World Ice Art Championships]] (February)

==Sports==
[[File:Growden Memorial Park Fairbanks Alaska Bleachers and Box Seats.jpg|thumb|right|Baseball facilities at [[Growden Memorial Park]]]]

There are many winter sports in Fairbanks, including cross-country skiing, and dog mushing. Fairbanks hosted the [[2014 Arctic Winter Games]] from March 15–22, 2014.<ref>((cite web |title=Welcome to the 2014 Arctic Winter Games - Fairbanks |url=http://awg2014.org/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160219172836/http://awg2014.org/ |archive-date=February 19, 2016 |access-date=2015-11-19 |website=Awg2014.org |df=mdy-all))</ref> Fairbanks has hosted many different skiing events including the 2003 Junior Olympic Cross Country Ski Championship and the 2008 and 2009 U.S. Cross Country Distance Nationals.<ref name="Ussadistancenationals">((Cite web |title=USA Distance Nationals – The usa distance nationals guru |url=http://www.ussadistancenationals.org/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090328113322/http://www.ussadistancenationals.org/ |archive-date=March 28, 2009))</ref> Fairbanks also has an annual 50k race called the Sonot Kkaazoot and the Fairbanks Town Series races which consists of four different races. The Chest Medicine Distance Series races consists of only 3 races.

Fairbanks is also home to the [[Yukon Quest]], an international 1,000 mile sled dog race that is considered one of the toughest in the world. The race alternates its starting and finishing points each year between Fairbanks, Alaska and Whitehorse, Yukon.

Hockey is also present in Fairbanks. Two teams include the University of Alaska Fairbanks Nanooks men's team ice hockey, which plays at the [[Carlson Center]], and the Fairbanks Ice Dogs. The [[Fairbanks Ice Dogs]], a junior hockey team in the North American Hockey League, play at the Big Dipper Ice Arena. Prior to the formation of the Ice Dogs, the Fairbanks Gold Kings was formed as a league team by the Teamsters Local 959 in 1974. The team took on a life of its own beyond local league play, and played out of the Big Dipper for many years until moving to Colorado Springs, Colorado (becoming the Colorado Gold Kings) in 1998.

The [[Alaska Goldpanners of Fairbanks|Alaska Goldpanners]] is a summer collegiate / semi-pro baseball team, playing home games at [[Growden Memorial Park]]. The park is home to the annual [[Midnight Sun Game]], an annual tradition since 1906, played without artificial lights starting after ten at night on the summer solstice.

The city was briefly represented in the Indoor Football League by the [[Fairbanks Grizzlies]].

Fairbanks is the starting and ending point for the Yukon 800 speedboat race, held annually in June.

==Parks and recreation==
[[Alaska State Parks]] operates the ''Chena River State Recreation Site'', a ((convert|29|acres|km2|adj=on)) park in the middle of Fairbanks with a campground, trails, and a boat launch.<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.dnr.state.ak.us/parks/units/chenasrs.htm|title=Chena River SRS|website=Dnr.state.ak.us|access-date=August 23, 2018|archive-date=September 30, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180930052144/http://www.dnr.state.ak.us/parks/units/chenasrs.htm|url-status=dead))</ref>

== Government ==

[[File:Fairbanks Alaska City Hall.jpg|thumb|Fairbanks' Patrick Cole City Hall, originally constructed in 1934 as a school building, replacing a wooden structure which burned down. Known colloquially as "Old Main", the building housed classrooms until the mid-1970s. [[Fairbanks North Star Borough School District]] administrative offices occupied the building until the city government took it over in 1995.]]

Fairbanks is a regional center for most departments of the state of Alaska, though the vast majority of state jobs are based in either Anchorage or Juneau.<ref>((cite web | url=https://live.laborstats.alaska.gov/trends-articles/2016/02/government-jobs-vary-by-area | title=Government Jobs Vary by Area ))</ref>

The majority of Fairbanks is politically conservative, with three distinct geographical areas representing different political perspectives. The western part of the city, centered on the [[University of Alaska Fairbanks]], leans toward the Democratic Party. The downtown area and the eastern parts near [[Fort Wainwright]] lean slightly toward the Republican Party. The [[North Pole, Alaska|North Pole]] area farther east is heavily Republican and one of the most conservative parts of the state. Thus, many residents have noted that a neighborhood's position on the map of Fairbanks (west to east) mirrors its political orientation (left to right).<ref>https://www.elections.alaska.gov/statistics/2016/AUG/VOTERS%20BY%20PARTY%20AND%20PRECINCT.htm#number ((bare URL inline|date=February 2024))</ref><ref>https://www.elections.alaska.gov/statistics/vi_vrs_stats_party_2012.08.03.htm ((bare URL inline|date=February 2024))</ref>

===Municipal===
((further|List of mayors of Fairbanks, Alaska))

==== City ====
Fairbanks, unlike other larger cities in Alaska, still has separate borough and city governments. The City of Fairbanks was incorporated on November 10, 1903.<ref name=":0">((Cite web |date=July 7, 2022 |title=BOROUGH FACTS, HISTORY & SEAL |url=https://www.fnsb.gov/456/Borough-Facts-History-Seal |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220708043014/https://www.fnsb.gov/456/Borough-Facts-History-Seal |archive-date=July 8, 2022 |access-date=July 7, 2022 |website=Fairbanks North Star Borough))</ref>

==== Borough ====
The Fairbanks North Star Borough, created by the [[Alaska Legislature]] under the Mandatory Borough Act of 1963, was incorporated on January 1, 1964.<ref name=":0" />

===State===
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At the state level, the city of Fairbanks is split between two state house districts: the 31st district, which includes the downtown area; and the 32nd district, which includes [[Fort Wainwright]] and western [[Badger, Alaska|Badger]]. The city is represented in the state senate by Democrat [[Scott Kawasaki]].<ref>''[https://www.elections.alaska.gov/doc/maps/area/2022-May-Interim-Fairbanks.pdf May 2022 Board Proclamation Fairbanks]'' (PDF) (Map). Alaska Redistricting Board. May 24, 2022. Retrieved April 21, 2023.</ref>

The Fairbanks North Star Borough comprises six house and three senate districts, with one house and senate districts not entirely within the boundary of the borough. The state senators for the borough are Democrat [[Scott Kawasaki]] and Republicans [[Robert Myers Jr.]] and [[Click Bishop]]. State house representatives are Democrats Maxine Dibert and Ashley Carrick, along with Republicans Will Stapp, Frank Tomaszewski, [[Mike Prax]], and [[Mike Cronk]].

Fairbanksans elected the first two [[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarian Party]] members to serve in a state legislature in the United States. [[Dick Randolph]], who had previously served two terms in the Alaska House as a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]], was first elected as a Libertarian in 1978 and re-elected in 1980. [[Ken Fanning]] was also elected to the House as a Libertarian in 1980. In the 1982 elections, Randolph ran unsuccessfully as the LP's nominee for Governor of Alaska, while Fanning lost re-election to the House to Democrat [[Niilo Koponen]], following redistricting.

Downtown Fairbanks also voted for Democrat [[Mark Begich]] in his campaigns for U.S. Senate and governor, and for independent [[Bill Walker (American politician)|Bill Walker]] as governor in 2014.

===Federal===
The district centered on downtown Fairbanks typically votes for Republican candidates for president, although Joe Biden nearly won it in 2020. The boundaries of the district have changed slightly in the elections listed here.

{| class="wikitable"  style="margin:auto;"
|+ Presidential election results for the City of Fairbanks (Central/Downtown) 2004–2020''
|- style="background:lightgrey;"
! Year
! Democratic
! [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|-
| style="text-align:center; background:#fff3f3;" | ''[[2020 United States presidential election|2020]]''
| style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0ff;" | 47.2%
| style="text-align:center; background:#fff3f3;" | '''47.7%'''
|-
| style="text-align:center; background:#fff3f3;" | ''[[2016 United States presidential election|2016]]''
| style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0ff;" | 38.8%
| style="text-align:center; background:#fff3f3;" | '''47.9%'''
|-
| style="text-align:center; background:#fff3f3;" | ''[[2012 United States presidential election|2012]]''
| style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0ff;" | 42.2%
| style="text-align:center; background:#fff3f3;" | '''52.8%'''
|-
| style="text-align:center; background:#fff3f3;" | ''[[2008 United States presidential election|2008]]''
| style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0ff;" | 39.3%
| style="text-align:center; background:#fff3f3;" | '''58.0%'''
|-
| style="text-align:center; background:#fff3f3;" | ''[[2004 United States presidential election|2004]]''
| style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0ff;" | 35.2%
| style="text-align:center; background:#fff3f3;" | '''61.5%'''
|}

==Education==
[[File:North Elevation of Fairbanks Alaska Public School Headquarters.jpg|thumb|[[Fairbanks North Star Borough School District]] headquarters]]
The [[Fairbanks North Star Borough School District]] operates public schools serving the City of Fairbanks and the Fairbanks North Star Borough. The school board is made up 10 members in total, three of which only have advisory votes. They are elected to three year terms.<ref>((Cite web |date=July 7, 2022 |title=Fairbanks North Star Borough Board of Education Members |url=https://www.k12northstar.org/Page/2660 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220709212125/https://www.k12northstar.org/Page/2660 |archive-date=July 9, 2022 |access-date=July 9, 2022 |website=Fairbanks North Star Borough School District))</ref>

For the 2011-2012 school year, enrollment in the district was 14,260. For the 2021-2022 school year, enrollment was 12,268, down 14% from the 2011-2012 school year.<ref>((Cite web |date=January 21, 2022 |title=Enrollment |url=https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/k12northstar/viz/Enrollment_1/Enrollment |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220709212547/https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/k12northstar/viz/Enrollment_1/Enrollment |archive-date=July 9, 2022 |access-date=July 9, 2022))</ref>

In February 2022, the school board made several decisions, including one to close three elementary schools in the Fairbanks North Star Borough, which would save the district $3 million a year. The school district made the decision based a on $20 million budget shortfall. Alaska Public Media reported that "The district will also restructure district middle schools to encompass grades 6 through 8, while most elementary schools will become K-5 schools."<ref>((Cite web |last=Bross |first=Dan |date=February 3, 2022 |title=3 elementary schools to close in Fairbanks area due to low enrollment, budget challenges |url=https://www.alaskapublic.org/2022/02/03/3-elementary-schools-to-close-in-fairbanks-area-due-to-low-enrollment-budget-challenges/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220709213901/https://www.alaskapublic.org/2022/02/03/3-elementary-schools-to-close-in-fairbanks-area-due-to-low-enrollment-budget-challenges/ |archive-date=July 9, 2022 |access-date=July 9, 2022 |website=Alaska Public Media))</ref>

==Media==
((main|Media in Fairbanks, Alaska))
Fairbanks' largest newspaper is the ''[[Fairbanks Daily News-Miner]]'', which also includes a weekly entertainment guide, Latitude 65. A few other periodicals also serve Fairbanks and the Fairbanks North Star Borough: ''[[The Ester Republic]]'' and the University of Alaska Fairbanks student newspaper, the ''[[Sun Star (Alaska)|Sun Star]]''.

Fairbanks is also served by television and radio. Leading radio stations include AM Stations [[KFAR]] 660 talk radio, [[KCBF]] 820 [[ESPN]] Radio Network, [[KFBX]] 970 talk radio and [[KJNP (AM)|KJNP]] 1170 religious radio. FM stations include 88.3 popular Christian, [[KUAC (FM)|KUAC]] 89.9 [[National Public Radio]], [[KSUA]] 91.5 University of Alaska, Fairbanks, [[KDJF]] ("CHET FM") 93.5 everything country [[KXLR]] 94.3 Alaska's new country [[KWDD]] 95.9 classic rock [[KYSC]] 96.9 soft rock, [[KWLF]] 98.1-"Wolf 98.1", top 40, [[KJNP-FM]] 100.3 religious radio, [[KAKQ-FM]] 101.1-"Magic 101.1" pop music, [[KIAK-FM]] 102.5 country music, [[KTDZ]] 103.9-"K-TED" adult hits, [[KKED]] 104.7 rock music, [[KQHE]] 92.7 religious talk, and [[KDFJ-LP]] 105.9 religious radio.

Fairbanks' major television affiliates are [[KATN]] ([[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]) 2.1, [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] 2.2, [[The CW]] 2.3, [[KUAC-TV]] ([[Public Broadcasting Service|PBS]]), [[KTVF]] ([[NBC]]), and [[KXDF-CD]] ([[CBS]]). Cable TV is available from [[General Communication|GCI]]. Satellite TV from [[Dish Network]] and [[DirecTV]] are also available.

==Infrastructure==
===Transportation===
====Bus====
Public transportation has been provided by the [[Metropolitan Area Commuter System]], an agency of the borough government, since 1977. Bus service links much of the urban Fairbanks area, with most routes connecting at the downtown transit center. University Bus Lines, a private company, existed for several decades before MACS started. The company, which was owned first by Paul Greimann and later by Walt Conant, mainly linked downtown Fairbanks with the university campus and the military bases.

====Air====
[[File:Aerial view of Fairbanks International Airport (Quintin Soloviev).jpg|thumb|Aerial view of [[Fairbanks International Airport]]]]
[[Fairbanks International Airport]] serves as a major hub for Alaska air travel. Several regional and charter airlines use or have used the location as their main base of operations due to its central location in the state. Commercial airlines also connect Fairbanks to the lower 48 and select international destinations. Fairbanks is the smallest city in the United States to be served by transatlantic flights, as [[Condor Flugdienst|Condor]] operates direct flights to [[Frankfurt Airport|Frankfurt]] in the summer tourist season.

===Utilities===
[[File:Fairbanks Memorial Hospital.jpg|thumb|Fairbanks Memorial Hospital]]
[[File:Trans-Alaskan Pipeline.jpg|thumb|[[Trans-Alaskan Pipeline]], approximately ((convert|10|mi|km|spell=in)) north of Fairbanks, Alaska]]
Electricity is provided by the Golden Valley Electric Association,<ref>[https://gvea.com] Golden Valley Electric Association website.</ref> an electric cooperative formed in 1946 to serve areas that the City of Fairbanks' Municipal Utilities System (FMUS) didn't serve. In 1997, GVEA purchased the electric distribution system from FMUS. The downtown coal fired power plant was also purchased by Usibelli Coal Mine under the subsidiary Aurora Energy and contracts to provide power to GVEA. There are four steam turbines fueled by coal. Interior Alaska is not connected to the electrical grid of the contiguous United States and Canada, but a 138kv transmission line constructed in 1985 connects Fairbanks with electric companies serving the Southcentral Alaska area: Matanuska Electric Association, Chugach Electric Association and Homer Electric Association. Until 2019, GVEA held the world record for the largest rechargeable battery BESS,<ref>Battery Energy Storage System[https://www.gvea.com/battery-system/] ((Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210409005428/https://www.gvea.com/battery-system/|date=April 9, 2021))</ref> which weighs approximately 1,300&nbsp;tons. The battery was installed to help bridge the gaps that occur during power outages from the transmission line to Southcentral Alaska. The battery can provide 25 megawatts of electric for 15 minutes or provide power for 7&nbsp;minutes to about 12,000 homes.<ref>((Cite news| url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/2861493/Worlds-biggest-battery-switched-on-in-Alaska.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/2861493/Worlds-biggest-battery-switched-on-in-Alaska.html |archive-date=January 11, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live | work=The Daily Telegraph | location=London | title=World's biggest battery switched on in Alaska | first=Edmund | last=Conway | date=August 28, 2003 | access-date=October 19, 2010))((cbignore))</ref>

The [[University of Alaska Fairbanks]] operates its own coal-fired generating station on campus, providing electricity and steam heat to university buildings.<ref name="Utilities">((Cite web|title=UAF Facilities Services :: Division of Utilities|url=http://www.uaf.edu/fs/utilities.html|date=July 4, 2009|website=UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090704190327/http://www.uaf.edu/fs/utilities.html|archive-date=July 4, 2009|access-date=January 13, 2020))</ref> As of 2019, a new fluidized bed 20 megawatt coal-fired power plant was completed, replacing the old dual boiler system<ref>UAF completes new power plant.[https://www.uaf.edu/heatandpower/background.php]</ref>

Until 1996, telephone service was provided by the Fairbanks Municipal Utilities System (FMUS), owned by the City of Fairbanks. In that year, the voters in the City of Fairbanks authorized the sale of FMUS, which included telephone, electrical, and sewer and water. The telephone system was sold to PTI, a subsidiary of Pacific Power and Light, a subsidiary itself of [[PacifiCorp]]. However, PacifiCorp's purchase of The Energy Group, a diversified energy company with operations in the United Kingdom, Australia, and the U.S. with debt put pressure on PacifiCorp and they sold the telephone holdings to CenturyTel.<ref>PacifiCorp History[http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/pacificorp-history/ Funding Universe.  Accessed December 20, 2020.]</ref> CenturyTel didn't hang onto it long, not being interested in the Alaska portfolio they had acquired from PacifiCorp. They sold the telephone utility to Alaska Communications, Inc., a private company, some of whom were Alaskans involved in the prior PTI company. Alaska Communications (ACS) had promised that Fairbanks was to be the corporate headquarters with a new building at the corner of Cushman St. and 1st Avenue. That changed as, in the process of acquiring the Fairbanks based telephone utility, the Anchorage Telephone Utility came up for sale, ACS purchased it and Anchorage became the headquarters for [[Alaska Communications Systems]].<ref>Alaska Supreme Court. [http://touchngo.com/sp/html/sp-5002.htm "Falke v. Fairbanks City Council"], touchngo.com. June 12, 1998. Accessed August 1, 2009.</ref> 

[[General Communication|General Communications Inc.]] (GCI has competed against ACS in Fairbanks since 1997 with installation of an earth station on the site of the former satellite monitoring system of the European Space Research Organization, now the European Space Agency.<ref name="GCIoverview">GCI. [http://www.gci.com/about/coover.htm "Company Overview"] ((webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100505062052/http://www.gci.com/about/coover.htm |date=May 5, 2010 )), GCI.com. Accessed September 30, 2009.</ref> GCI purchased ACS's mobile phone service from ACS in 2014, when ACS had a lot of debt.<ref>Alaska Journal of Commerce Dec. 12, 2014, accessed Dec. 19, 2020 [https://www.alaskajournal.com/business-and-finance/2014-12-11/gci-buys-acs-wireless-business]</ref> Other mobile providers are national companies [[AT&T Mobility]] and [[Verizon Wireless]].<ref>((cite web|title=Coverage Viewer|url=http://www.wireless.att.com/coverageviewer/|website=AT&T|publisher=AT&T Wireless|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090919001149/http://www.wireless.att.com/coverageviewer/|archive-date=September 19, 2009|access-date=September 30, 2009|df=mdy-all))</ref>

A pair of [[fiber optic]] cables provide long-distance telephone and Internet service. One parallels the Parks Highway and connects Fairbanks to Anchorage, while the other parallels the Richardson Highway and connects Fairbanks to Valdez.<ref>Alaska Communications Systems. [http://www.acsalaska.com/business/enterprise/anc-fnks-fiber.asp "Anchorage to Fairbanks Fiber"] ((webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090912185922/http://acsalaska.com/business/enterprise/anc-fnks-fiber.asp |date=September 12, 2009 )), acsalaska.com. Accessed September 30, 2009.</ref> A third, spur fiber optic cable parallels the Trans-Alaska Pipeline and connects Fairbanks to [[Prudhoe Bay]].<ref>GCI press release[http://www.gci.com/about/press/gcifcc.htm "GCI to acquire majority control of fiber optic system"] ((webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080907170007/http://www.gci.com/about/press/gcifcc.htm |date=September 7, 2008 )), GCI.com. February 21, 2001. Accessed September 30, 2009.</ref> In 2020, Matanuska Telephone Association's subsidiary MTA Fiber Holdings has recently completed the AlCan One fiber installation from its prior connections from Wasilla to Fairbanks and North Pole, continuing down the Alaska Highway to the Canadian border where it connects with Canadian carriers.<ref>Alaska News Source[https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/content/news/Historic-first-all-terrestrial-fiber-line-created-to-improve-Alaskas-connectivity-570784891.html] May 26, 2020</ref> 

Broadband Internet access is provided by GCI, ACS, Ace Tekk and a handful of [[Satellite Internet access|satellite Internet]] and wireless Internet services.<ref name="GCIoverview"/><ref>((cite web|title=ACS Personal Internet Service|url=http://www.acsalaska.com/personal/internet/index.asp|website=acsalaska|publisher=Alaska Communications Systems|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090928002329/http://www.acsalaska.com/personal/internet/index.asp|archive-date=September 28, 2009|access-date=September 30, 2009))</ref>

==Law enforcement==
The Fairbanks Police Department is the primary [[law enforcement agency]] responsible for the city. Recently the police department has had trouble keeping their employees. In 2021 the ''[[Fairbanks Daily News-Miner]]'' reported that "The Fairbanks Police Department hired 45 officers in the past five years and lost 50 in the same time frame." The department also reported that out of 45 sworn officer positions, only 34 were filled, or about 75%.<ref>((Cite news |last=Naiden |first=Alena |date=August 24, 2021 |title=The Fairbanks Police Department is struggling to keep officers. Now, the department is creating a retention plan. |work=Fairbanks Daily News-Miner |url=https://www.newsminer.com/news/local_news/the-fairbanks-police-department-is-struggling-to-keep-officers-now-the-department-is-creating-a/article_e943ea50-0469-11ec-bf61-4bfaaafd35c9.html |access-date=July 9, 2022))</ref> Troop D of the [[Alaska State Troopers]] supplements the Police Department with additional personnel.<ref>((cite web | url=https://dps.alaska.gov/ast/recruit/ruralurban | title=RuralUrban - Recruit - AST - Alaska Department of Public Safety ))</ref>

== Notable people ==
*[[Alex Hall (skier)|Alex Hall]] (born 1998) [[Freestyle skiing|freestyle skier]] who won an Olympic Gold medal at the [[2022 Winter Olympics]] in Beijing, China, for [[Freestyle skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Men's slopestyle|Freestyle skiing – Men's slopestyle]]. He is also a multiple medalist at the Xgames.
*[[John Luther Adams]] (born 1953), [[composer]] whose music is inspired by nature, especially the landscapes of Alaska, where he lived from 1978 to 2014
*[[Lincoln Brewster]] (born 1971), [[Contemporary Christian music|contemporary Christian musician]], [[Contemporary worship music|worship]] [[pastor]]
*[[Susan Butcher]] (1954–2006), [[dog musher]], noteworthy as the second woman to win the [[Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race]] in 1986, the second four-time winner in 1990, and the first to win four out of five sequential years. She is commemorated in Alaska by the ''Susan Butcher Day''
*[[Jon Button]], [[bass player]] born in Fairbanks, Alaska, and based in Los Angeles, California
*[[John Drury Clark]] (1907–1988), born and raised in Fairbanks; noted American [[rocket fuel]] developer, science fiction writer, and chemist
*[[Daryn Colledge]] (born 1982), [[offensive guard]] for the [[Arizona Cardinals]]; played for the [[Green Bay Packers]] and helped the team gain their victory in [[Super Bowl XLV]]
*[[Mike Dunlap]] (born 1957), NBA and college basketball head coach, was born in Fairbanks
*[[Denali (drag queen)|Denali Foxx]] (born 1992), a.k.a. Cordero Zuckerman, [[drag queen]], [[figure skater]] and contestant who made it to the Top 8 on the [[RuPaul's Drag Race (season 13)|thirteenth season]] of RuPaul's Drag Race
*[[Jessica Gavora]] (born 1963), writer on culture and politics; chief speechwriter for [[United States Attorney General|Attorney General]] [[John Ashcroft]] and a senior policy advisor at the [[United States Department of Justice|Department of Justice]]
*[[Vivica Genaux]] (born 1969), [[Mezzo-soprano|coloratura mezzo-soprano]]
*[[Margaret Keenan Harrais]] (1872-1964), Fairbanks' first woman superintendent of schools
*[[James C. Hayes]] (born 1946), mayor of Fairbanks (1992–2001), the first African-American mayor in the state of Alaska
*[[Ruthy Hebard]] (born 1998), a first-round selection of the [[Chicago Sky]] in the [[2020 WNBA draft]], was raised from infancy in Fairbanks, attending [[West Valley High School (Alaska)|West Valley High School]]
*[[Rick Holmstrom]] (born 1965), [[electric blues]] and [[rhythm and blues]] guitarist, singer-songwriter
*[[Kevin Johansen]] (born 1964), musician, singer-songwriter
*[[Lance Mackey]] (1970-2022), four-time winner of the [[Yukon Quest]] and [[Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race|Iditarod]] sled dog races, lived in the Fairbanks area
*[[Kelly Moneymaker]] (born 1970), singer, songwriter, producer
*[[Daishen Nix]] (born 2002), professional basketball player for the [[Houston Rockets]] of the National Basketball Association, born in Fairbanks. 
*[[Kirsten Powers]] (born 1967), political columnist and analyst <ref> ((cite web | url=https://www.icba.org/about/our-team/biographies/kirsten-powers |title=Kirsten Powers biography | publisher= ICBA | access-date=January 25, 2023 ))</ref>
*[[John Shoffner]] (born 1955), racing driver and pilot
*[[Will Turpin]] (born 1971), bass player, most notably for [[Collective Soul]]
*[[Paul Varelans]] (1969–2021), [[Mixed martial arts|MMA]] and [[Ultimate Fighting Championship|UFC]] pioneer, fought out of Fairbanks. The city was cited as the inspiration behind his nickname, "The Polar Bear"
*[[Mike Wenstrup]], chair of the [[Alaska Democratic Party]]<ref>((Cite web |date=2022-05-17 |title=Party Leadership |url=https://alaskademocrats.org/leadership/ |access-date=2024-03-24 |website=Alaska Democrats |language=en-US))</ref>

==Sister cities==
Fairbanks is [[Sister city|twinned]] with:
*((flagicon|MNG)) [[Erdenet]], Mongolia<ref>((cite web|title=Meet me in Mongolia|url=http://greenandgold.uaa.alaska.edu/alumni-spirit/849/surprising-ties-between-uaa-and-mongolia/|website=uaa.alaska.edu|publisher=University of Alaska Anchorage|date=2015-10-14|access-date=2020-11-12|archive-date=April 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210428114306/http://greenandgold.uaa.alaska.edu/alumni-spirit/849/surprising-ties-between-uaa-and-mongolia/|url-status=dead))</ref>
*((flagicon|ITA)) [[Fanano]], Italy<ref>((cite web |title=Local History|url=https://www.fairbanksalaska.us/mayor/page/local-history|website=fairbanksalaska.us|publisher=City of Fairbanks|accessdate=2021-04-25))</ref>
*((flagicon|IND)) [[Pune]], India<ref>((cite web |title=Is Pune active enough with her sister cities?|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/pune-news/is-pune-active-enough-with-her-sister-cities/story-HTXBhgREq6pofTWx1dxALJ.html|website=hindustantimes.com|publisher=Hindustan Times|date=2019-08-11|access-date=2021-04-25))</ref>
*((flagicon|TWN)) [[Tainan]], Taiwan<ref>((cite web |title=Sister and Friendship Cities of Tainan City|url=https://www.tainan.gov.tw/cp.aspx?n=5032|website=tainan.gov.tw| date=May 9, 2011 |publisher=Tainan City|accessdate=2021-04-25))</ref>
*((flagicon|RUS)) [[Yakutsk]], Russia<ref>((cite web |title=30 years later, sisters cities are still strengthening an international bond|url=http://www.newsminer.com/features/sundays/community_features/30-years-later-sisters-cities-are-still-strengthening-an-international-bond/article_8b225242-f2c1-11e9-ae54-f370ff210bde.html|website=newsminer.com|publisher=Fairbanks Daily News – Miner|date=2019-10-20|access-date=2021-04-25))</ref>
*((flagicon|CAN)) [[Yellowknife]], Canada<ref>((cite web |title=28 Fun, Weird & Interesting Facts About Yellowknife|url=https://hikebiketravel.com/25-fun-weird-interesting-facts-yellowknife-nwt/|website=hikebiketravel.com|date=December 19, 2012 |publisher=Hike Bike Travel|access-date=2021-04-26))</ref>

==References==
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==Other sources==
*Cole, Dermot. ''Fairbanks: A Gold Rush Town that Beat the Odds''. Fairbanks. [[University of Alaska Press]], 1999. ((ISBN|978-1-60223-030-9)).
*Hedrick, Basil and Savage, Susan. ''Steamboats on the Chena''. Fairbanks. Epicenter Press, 1988. ASIN B000OM7YIK.
*Shulski, Martha and Wendler, Gerd. ''The Climate of Alaska''. University of Alaska Press, 2007. ((ISBN|978-1-60223-007-1)).

==Further reading==
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*Boswell, John. ''History of Alaskan Operations of United States Smelting, Refining, and Mining Company''. Fairbanks. University of Alaska, Mineral Industries Research Laboratory, 1979.
*Cashen, William. ''Farthest North College President''. Charles E. Bunnell and the Early History of the University of Alaska. Fairbanks. University of Alaska Press, 1972.
*Cloe, John and Monaghan, Michael. ''Top Cover for America''. Missoula, Montana. Pictorial Histories Publishing Co., 1984.
*Cole, Terrence. ''The Cornerstone on College Hill: An Illustrated History of the University of Alaska Fairbanks.'' Fairbanks. University of Alaska Press, 1994.
*Cooley, Richard. ''Fairbanks, Alaska: A Survey of Progress.'' Juneau. Alaska Development Board, June 1954.
*[[T. Neil Davis|Davis, Neil]]. ''The College Hill Chronicles: How the University of Alaska Came of Age.'' Fairbanks. University of Alaska Foundation, 1992.
*Dixon, Mim. ''What Happened to Fairbanks? The Effects of the Trans-Alaska Oil Pipeline on the Community of Fairbanks, Alaska.'' Boulder, Colorado. Westview Press, 1978.
*Kirchner, L. D. ''Flag Over the North, The Story of the [[Northern Commercial Company]]''. Seattle. Superior Publishing Company, 1954.
*Kruse, John A. ''Fairbanks Community Survey''. Fairbanks. Institute of Social and Economic Research, 1976.
*Movius, Phyllis. ''The Role of Women in the Founding and Development of Fairbanks, Alaska, 1903–1923''. Fairbanks. University of Alaska Fairbanks, 1996.
*Naske, Claus, and Rowinski, L.J. ''Fairbanks: A Pictorial History''. Virginia Beach, Virginia. [[The Donning Company]], 1981.
*Patty, Ernest. ''North Country Challenge''. New York. David McKay, 1949.
*Potter, Jean. ''Alaska Under Arms''. New York. Macmillan, 1942.
*Potter, Jean. ''The Flying North''. New York. Macmillan, 1947.
*Rickard, T.A. ''Through the Yukon and Alaska''. San Francisco. Mining and Scientific Press, 1909.
*Robe, Cecil. ''The Penetration of an Alaskan Frontier, The Tanana Valley and Fairbanks''. PhD dissertation, [[Yale University]], 1943.
*[[James Wickersham|Wickersham, James]]. ''Old Yukon''. Washington, D.C. Washington Law Book Co., 1938.
*Wold, Jo Anne. ''This Old House''. Anchorage. Alaska Northwest Publishing Co., 1976.
*Wold, Jo Anne. ''Fairbanks: The $200&nbsp;Million Gold Rush Town''. Fairbanks. Wold Press, 1971.
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==External links==
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* [http://co.fairbanks.ak.us Official website] of the City of Fairbanks
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20190731142915/https://www.fairbankschamber.org/ Fairbanks Chamber of Commerce]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20170621123045/https://www.explorefairbanks.com/ Fairbanks Convention and Visitors Bureau]
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| Northwest = [[College, Alaska|College]]
| Center    = Fairbanks
| South     = [[South Van Horn, Alaska|South Van Horn]]
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Module:Navbox/styles.css (view source) (template editor protected)
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Module:TableTools (view source) (protected)
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Module:URL (view source) (template editor protected)
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Module:Weather box/colors (view source) (template editor protected)
Module:Weather box/row (view source) (template editor protected)
Module:Webarchive (view source) (template editor protected)
Module:Webarchive/data (view source) (template editor protected)
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