Fairbanks is the largest city in the Interior region of Alaska, and second
largest in the state behind Anchorage. It is the principal city of the
Fairbanks, Alaska Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of the
Fairbanks North Star Borough and is the northernmost Metropolitan Statistical
Area in the United States.
According to 2010 census, the population of the city was 31,535, and the
Fairbanks metropolitan area's population was 97,581. Fairbanks is home to the
University of Alaska Fairbanks, the oldest college in Alaska.
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