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Juneau (/ ˈ dʒ uː n oʊ / ⓘ JOO-noh; Tlingit: Dzánti K'ihéeni [ˈtsʌ́ntʰɪ̀ kʼɪ̀ˈhíːnɪ̀] transl. Base of the Flounder's River), officially the City and Borough of Juneau, is the capital of the U.S. state of Alaska, located along the Gastineau Channel and the Alaskan panhandle.
Auke Bay (Tlingit: Áakʼw Tá) is a neighborhood located in the city and borough of Juneau, Alaska, that contains Auke Bay Harbor, Auke Lake, the University of Alaska Southeast, an elementary school, a church, a post office, a bar, a coffee shop, a waffle house, a thrift shop, a Thai restaurant, and one convenience store.
Alaska has the seventh-highest per capita income in the United States, at $30,651 (2014). Its personal per capita income is $33,568 (2003), the twelfth-highest in the country. Its median household income is $69,825 (2014), ranked second in the country, and its median family income is $82,870 (2014), the fifth-highest in the country.
The Juneau Downtown Historic District encompasses the historic commercial heart of the city of Juneau, Alaska.It extends along South Franklin Street, from the cruise terminal in the south to Second Street in the north, and westward along Second and Front Streets to Main Street.
The center of population of Alaska is located approximately 64.37 kilometers (40.00 mi) east of Anchorage at 61.399882 N. latitude, 148.873973 W. longitude. [8] In 2006, Alaska had a larger percentage of tobacco smokers than the national average, with 24% of Alaskan adults smoking. [9]
Mount Juneau is in the background. Douglas Island (Tlingit: Deishú Áakʼw) is a tidal island in the U.S. state of Alaska. It is part of the city and borough of Juneau, just west of downtown Juneau and east of Admiralty Island. It is separated from mainland Juneau by the Gastineau Channel, and contains the communities of Douglas and West Juneau.
Tony Barnette: 1983: living: Anchorage: MLB player for the Texas Rangers: Laird Barron: 1970: living: Palmer: sled dog racer, writer Rex Beach: 1877: 1949: Nome, Rampart: writer; one of many participants in the Nome Gold Rush and related events who became famous elsewhere (see below for other examples)
Office and residence of Alaska's governor, 1909 A different view of the Alaska Governor's Mansion, 2009. A totem pole is next to the building, on the right side. The original budget for the 2½-story 12,900-square-foot (1,200 m 2) frame structure and furnishing was $40,000 and included planned servants quarters and a territorial museum on the third floor which were never built.