Anchorage(officially called theMunicipality of Anchorage) is aunified home rule municipalityin theU.S. stateofAlaska. With an estimated 300,950 residents in 2013,it is Alaska's most populous city and contains more than 40 percent of the state's total population; among the 50 states, onlyNew Yorkhas a higher percentage of residents who live in itsmost populous city.
Located in thesouth-centralportion of Alaska at the terminus of theCook Inleton a peninsula,Anchorage is a common refueling stop for many international passenger flights and is home to a majorFedExHub which the company calls a "critical part" of its global network of services.
Anchorage has been named anAll-America Cityfour times, in 1956, 1965, 1984–85, and 2002, by theNational Civic League. Ithas also been named byKiplingeras the most tax-friendly city in the United States.It's also known for its cultural sites, including the Alaska Native Heritage Center, which displays traditional crafts, stages dances and presents replicas of dwellings from the area’s indigenous groups.