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Anchorage, Alaska

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The Resume

    (1914- )
    Born in Anchorage, Alaska
    Incorporated: November 23, 1920
    Nickname: City of lights and flowers
    Motto: Big Wild Life
    Population: Over 275,000

Why Anchorage, Alaska might be annoying:

    Alaskan cities were founded for mining or fishing, Anchorage had neither.
    The area became a city merely because the railroad stop was built there.
    115 died in a 9.2 earthquake on Good Friday (March 27, 1964).
    It is cold, hitting -38F (February 3, 1947).
    During the winter and the cloud conditions, there is very little daylight.
    It is close to active volcanoes.

Why Anchorage, Alaska might not be annoying:

    2 out of 5 Alaskans live here.
    The National Civic League named it the All-America City four times (1956, 1965, 1984/85 and 2002).
    A large deposit of oil was discovered here (1968).
    During the summer the daylight last long.
    The population quadrupled in the 1940s, again quadrupled in the 1950s and once again nearly quadrupled during the 1970s.
    It is home to the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race

Credit: Team Annoy


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 15 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 113 Votes: 44.25% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 240 Votes: 45.00% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 12 Votes: 41.67% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 7 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 24 Votes: 29.17% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 5 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 7 Votes: 14.29% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 8 Votes: 12.50% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 28 Votes: 39.29% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 20 Votes: 55.00% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 18 Votes: 11.11% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 239 Votes: 45.61% Annoying