Talk:City and Burough of Juneau, Alaska
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[edit] Juneau City and Borough Flag
- Juneau City and Borough Flag (us-ak-ju) Image of the Juneau City and Borough Flag
This article needs a image of the Alaska State Capital Building. Juneau still needs a image of the City Flag and City Seal. JeffreyAllen1975 06:31, 24 November 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Population
Juneau is Alaska's second largest city in terms of population.
Alaska's 10 largest Cities as of 2004 Population Estimates:
1* Anchorage 272,687 2* Juneau 31,118 3* Fairbanks 30,435 4* Sitka 8,849 5* Wasilla 7,738 6* Ketchikan 7,423 7* Kenai 7,379 8* Kodiak 6,264 9* Palmer 6,163 10*Bethel 6,106
JeffreyAllen1975 03:48, 26 November 2005 (UTC)
I've seen it stated as fact elsewhere that Juneau is the largest city in area in the US. Can this be proven? -- Zoe
- I'm sure I've heard Fort Lauderdale, Florida is the largest city in the US in geographic size. It probably depends on if you count only the incorporated city or anybody who lists it as their mailing address or dozens of other criteria. Tokerboy 00:45 Dec 11, 2002 (UTC)
- I've heard it was Honolulu, Hawaii. Perhaps all of the above cities had that claim to fame at one time. I suppose it depends on definitions, and cities keep changing the legal boundaries of their city limits. GUllman
- Fort Lauderdale, in terms of incorporated area of the city, is 93.3 km²; Jacksonville, FL, is 2,264.5 km² (the largest in the contiguous US.) The city and county of Honolulu, HI is 5,509 km², although the Census-Designated Place Honolulu is only 272.1 km². All of these large cities (not Ft. Lauderdale; it's not that large) are the size they are because the city and county governments combined. (In Honolulu, the whole island of Oʻahu is the county.) -JD 07:20, 5 January 2006 (UTC)
- I've heard it was Honolulu, Hawaii. Perhaps all of the above cities had that claim to fame at one time. I suppose it depends on definitions, and cities keep changing the legal boundaries of their city limits. GUllman
The article states: "Juneau is the only state capital in the US which has no roads leading to it.". This can't be true: what about Honolulu, whose city limits encompass the entire island of Oahu? AJD 16:03, 22 May 2004 (UTC)
- You are referring to the county, not the city. Additionally, I think around 90% of the state's population resides on the same island, so you can't really say that Honolulu is disconnected from the rest of the state (in terms of population).Cikoykip 09:21, 1 June 2006 (UTC)
So why is this article at Juneau City and Borough, Alaska? Shouldn't it just be at Juneau, Alaska, which can explain that it is both a city and a borough? Isn't this like having the article on Philadelphia at Philadelphia City and County, Pennsylvania? john k 03:41, 24 Oct 2004 (UTC)
- Well, no it's not. The official name for Juneau is the City and Borough of Juneau. They are the same thing. -'Mask 20:27, 1 June 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Capital
What are the reasons that Juneau became Alaska's capital? Stern 22:32, 30 Mar 2005 (UTC)
The reason is because it was the only real population center towardsthe beginning of its growth as a territory. It has a MUCH milder climate than Anchorage. -Steven (I'm not a 'user' yet)
[edit] Pictures?
Is there a picture of the capitol building someone can post? I don't think I've ever seen it before. Would be a good addition to the article.
Yes, I found a nice image of the Alaska State Capital building. The capital building image is up in the Juneau, Alaska article. JeffreyAllen1975 23:54, 29 November 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Largest City???
Are you sure that Juneau is the largest city in the US as far as land area? I think Sitka, Alaska is, and its article certainly thinks so as well. Nationalparks 21:29, 27 September 2005 (UTC)
- The Sitka City and Borough encompasses all of Baranoff Island, and is the largest incorporated area; however, the actual City of Sitka covers only a very small portion of that area. Juneau's city boundaries extend much further, to the point that I think it can be considered the largest city without being the largest incorporated area.--Lordkinbote 23:06, 27 September 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Trivia Verification
Outside of tour guide comments, I haven't found any verification that this trivia is true: "A large bronze statue featuring pelicans, intended for delivery to the State of Florida, stands in front of the Federal Building in Juneau. Pelicans are not indigenous to the State of Alaska; the proper artwork (an eagle) was delivered to Florida by mistake." Additionally, some online comments reference the swap being with Hawaii. Any citation to verify? Davebug 17:15, 10 July 2006 (UTC)
- The mistake was with Florida... I'll see what I can find here for verification. Give me a couple days to talk with someone in GSA at the Federal Building where its located. -Mask 17:17, 16 July 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Move to City and Burough of Juneau
The correct long name for Juneau is the City and Borough of Juneau (usually shortened to CBJ when talking about the government, Juneau when referring to the city.) Would anyone be opposed to a move? -Mask 17:17, 16 July 2006 (UTC)
