Книга: Seward, Alaska: Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, William H. Seward, Alaska Purchase, United States Census Bureau, Bear Creek, Alaska, Lowell Point, Alaska

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Seward is a city in Kenai Peninsula Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. According to 2005 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 3,016. It was named after William H. Seward, United States Secretary of State under Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson. In 1867, he fought for the U.S. purchase of Alaska which he finally negotiated to acquire from Russia. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 21.5 square miles (55.8 km?), of which, 14.4 square miles (37.4 km?) of it is land and 7.1 square miles (18.4 km?) of it (32.93%) is water.