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Anchorage

Here are some facts about Alaska’a largest city:
  • 230,000 people call Anchorage home which is about 40 percent of the entire state’s population.
     
  • It is located about as far north as Helsinki, Finland and about as far west as Honolulu, Hawaii.
     
  • The city boundaries are roughly 50 miles across encompassing 1955 square miles which is the same size as the ENTIRE state of Delaware.
     
  • The city is in the Alaskan Standard Time Zone which is one hour behind the Pacific Standard Time zone.
     
  • There are over 100,000 glaciers in Alaska and more than 60 are within 50 miles of Anchorage.
     
  • 8.8 percent of individuals below age 18 in Anchorage live in conditions that are considered below the poverty line.
     

Anchorage Impact

An urban experience where high school and college age participants reside in the heart of Anchorage and assist Crosspoint Church with leading two day camps for children from eonomically-challenged families.
 

Anchorage Website

Official Website of Anchorage Alaska

Eaglecrest Youth Ministry Services
100 Pine St.
Ste. 295
Zeeland, MI 49464
Phone: (616) 748-6067
Fax: (616) 748-6068
duane@eyms.org

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