Seward, Alaska

Seward, Alaska Qutalleq
City
Seward seen from the air
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Nickname:  "Gateway to the Kenai Fjords"
Motto:  "Alaska Starts Here"
Seward, Alaska Location in Alaska
Coordinates: 60°07′28″N 149°26′00″W / 60.12444°N 149.43333°W / 60.12444; -149.43333
Country	United States
State	Alaska
Borough	Kenai Peninsula
Established	1903
Incorporated	June 1, 1912[1]
Government
• Type	Council-manager
Area [2]
• Total	21.89 sq mi (56.69 km2)
• Land	13.96 sq mi (36.16 km2)
• Water	7.93 sq mi (20.54 km2)
Elevation	0 ft (0 m)
Population  (2020)[3]
• Total	2,717
• Density	194.63/sq mi (75.15/km2)
Time zone	UTC−9 (Alaska)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−8 (Alaska)
ZIP code	99664
Area code	907
FIPS code	02-68560
GNIS feature ID	1414598
Website	www.cityofseward.us
Source of coordinates [4]

Seward is a city in Alaska. It is on the coast of the Kenai Peninsula. About 2,700 people live there. The town is named after William H. Seward. He was the United States Secretary of State under Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson. In 1867, he fought for the U.S. purchase of Alaska from Russia.

1. ↑ 1996 Alaska Municipal Officials Directory. Juneau: Alaska Municipal League/Alaska Department of Community and Regional Affairs. January 1996. p. 138.
2. ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
3. ↑ "Seward city, Alaska". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
4. ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.