Capital: Juneau

State Nickname: Last Frontier

State Bird: Willow Ptarmigan

State Flower: Forget-me-not

Admitted to the Union: January 3,1959

January 3, 1959 to December 5, 1966:

William A. Egan

December 5, 1966 to January 29, 1969:

Walter J. Hickel

January 29, 1969 to December 5, 1970:

Keith H. Miller

December 5, 1970 to December 2, 1974:

William A. Egan

December 2, 1974 to December 6, 1982

Jay S. Hammond

December 6, 1982 to December 1, 1986:

Bill Sheffield

December 1, 1986 to December 3, 1990:

Steve C. Cowper

December 3, 1990 to December 5, 1994:

Wakter J. Hickel

December 5, 1994 to 2002:

Tony Knowles

2002 --

Frank Murkowski

1960: 223,866

1970: 302,583

1980: 401,851

1990: 550,042

2000: 626,931