<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> State of Alaska Alax̂sxax̂ ( Aleut ) Alaskaq ( Inupiaq ) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Flag </Td> <Td> Seal </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Nickname ( s ) : The Last Frontier </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Motto ( s ) : North to the Future </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> State song ( s ) : `` Alaska 's Flag '' </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Official language </Th> <Td> English , Inupiat , Central Siberian Yupik , Central Alaskan Yup'ik , Alutiiq , Aleut , Dena'ina , Deg Xinag , Holikachuk , Koyukon , Upper Kuskokwim , Gwich'in , Lower Tanana , Upper Tanana , Tanacross , Hän , Ahtna , Eyak , Tlingit , Haida , Coast Tsimshian </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Spoken languages </Th> <Td> English 86.3 % Alaska Native languages 5.2 % Tagalog 3.4 % Spanish 2.9 % Others 2.2 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Demonym </Th> <Td> Alaskan </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Capital </Th> <Td> Juneau </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Largest city </Th> <Td> Anchorage </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Area </Th> <Td> Ranked 1st </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Total </Th> <Td> 663,268 sq mi ( 1,717,856 km ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Width </Th> <Td> 2,261 miles ( 3,639 km ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Length </Th> <Td> 1,420 miles ( 2,285 km ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> % water </Th> <Td> 13.77 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Latitude </Th> <Td> 51 ° 20'N to 71 ° 50'N </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Longitude </Th> <Td> 130 ° W to 172 ° E </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Population </Th> <Td> Ranked 48th </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Total </Th> <Td> 739,795 ( 2017 est . ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Density </Th> <Td> 1.26 / sq mi ( 0.49 / km ) Ranked 50th </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Median household income </Th> <Td> $75,723 ( 3rd ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Elevation </Th> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Highest point </Th> <Td> Denali 20,310 ft ( 6190.5 m ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Mean </Th> <Td> 1900 ft ( 580 m ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Lowest point </Th> <Td> Sea level </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Before statehood </Th> <Td> Territory of Alaska </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Admission to Union </Th> <Td> January 3 , 1959 ( 49th ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Governor </Th> <Td> Bill Walker ( I ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Lieutenant Governor </Th> <Td> Byron Mallott ( D ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Legislature </Th> <Td> Alaska Legislature </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Upper house </Th> <Td> Senate </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Lower house </Th> <Td> House of Representatives </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> U.S. Senators </Th> <Td> Lisa Murkowski ( R ) Dan Sullivan ( R ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> U.S. House delegation </Th> <Td> Don Young ( R ) ( at - large ) ( list ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Time zones </Th> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> east of 169 ° 30 ' </Th> <Td> Alaska -- UTC - 9 / - 8 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> west of 169 ° 30 ' </Th> <Td> Aleutian -- UTC - 10 / - 9 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> ISO 3166 </Th> <Td> US - AK </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Abbreviations </Th> <Td> AK </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> www.alaska.gov </Td> </Tr> </Table>
<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> State of Alaska Alax̂sxax̂ ( Aleut ) Alaskaq ( Inupiaq ) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Flag </Td> <Td> Seal </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Nickname ( s ) : The Last Frontier </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Motto ( s ) : North to the Future </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> State song ( s ) : `` Alaska 's Flag '' </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Official language </Th> <Td> English , Inupiat , Central Siberian Yupik , Central Alaskan Yup'ik , Alutiiq , Aleut , Dena'ina , Deg Xinag , Holikachuk , Koyukon , Upper Kuskokwim , Gwich'in , Lower Tanana , Upper Tanana , Tanacross , Hän , Ahtna , Eyak , Tlingit , Haida , Coast Tsimshian </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Spoken languages </Th> <Td> English 86.3 % Alaska Native languages 5.2 % Tagalog 3.4 % Spanish 2.9 % Others 2.2 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Demonym </Th> <Td> Alaskan </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Capital </Th> <Td> Juneau </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Largest city </Th> <Td> Anchorage </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Area </Th> <Td> Ranked 1st </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Total </Th> <Td> 663,268 sq mi ( 1,717,856 km ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Width </Th> <Td> 2,261 miles ( 3,639 km ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Length </Th> <Td> 1,420 miles ( 2,285 km ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> % water </Th> <Td> 13.77 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Latitude </Th> <Td> 51 ° 20'N to 71 ° 50'N </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Longitude </Th> <Td> 130 ° W to 172 ° E </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Population </Th> <Td> Ranked 48th </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Total </Th> <Td> 739,795 ( 2017 est . ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Density </Th> <Td> 1.26 / sq mi ( 0.49 / km ) Ranked 50th </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Median household income </Th> <Td> $75,723 ( 3rd ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Elevation </Th> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Highest point </Th> <Td> Denali 20,310 ft ( 6190.5 m ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Mean </Th> <Td> 1900 ft ( 580 m ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Lowest point </Th> <Td> Sea level </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Before statehood </Th> <Td> Territory of Alaska </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Admission to Union </Th> <Td> January 3 , 1959 ( 49th ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Governor </Th> <Td> Bill Walker ( I ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Lieutenant Governor </Th> <Td> Byron Mallott ( D ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Legislature </Th> <Td> Alaska Legislature </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Upper house </Th> <Td> Senate </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Lower house </Th> <Td> House of Representatives </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> U.S. Senators </Th> <Td> Lisa Murkowski ( R ) Dan Sullivan ( R ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> U.S. House delegation </Th> <Td> Don Young ( R ) ( at - large ) ( list ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Time zones </Th> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> east of 169 ° 30 ' </Th> <Td> Alaska -- UTC - 9 / - 8 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> west of 169 ° 30 ' </Th> <Td> Aleutian -- UTC - 10 / - 9 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> ISO 3166 </Th> <Td> US - AK </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Abbreviations </Th> <Td> AK </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> www.alaska.gov </Td> </Tr> </Table>
when did alaska become a part of the united states
when did alaska become a part of the united states
January 3 , 1959
January 3 , 1959