Fairbanks /ˈfɛərbæŋks/ is a home rule city and the borough seat of the Fairbanks North Star Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska.[3]Fairbanks is the largest city in the Interior region of Alaska. According to 2013 population estimates, Fairbanks is the third largest city in the state, after Anchorage and Juneau. Estimates put the population of the city proper at 32,324, and the population of the Fairbanks North Star Borough at 100,807,[4] making it the second most populous metro area in Alaska (after Anchorage). The Metropolitan Statistical Area encompasses all of the Fairbanks North Star Borough and is the northernmost Metropolitan Statistical Area in the United States, located less than 120 miles (190 km) south of the Arctic Circle. Also, Fairbanks is home to the University of Alaska Fairbanks, the oldest of Alaska's current universities.
