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Sure, it’s (mostly) cold and remote. But the Last Frontier has plenty to recommend it, including an annual check from the state just for living there. NattyC / Shutterstock.com
Back in the 1960s and 1970s, Alaska had the country’s largest population of young folks who came from somewhere else. Some were here with the military, and many others headed north to hit it rich during the pipeline era. Like everyone else, they got older. And quite a few of them are sticking around, according to a 2023 analysis from The Washington Post. It’s true that the Last Frontier is…