BREAKING DOWN 'Strategic Default'. Strategic defaults are often employed by borrowers when the value of their property has dropped substantially within a fairly short time. If the value of the property dips below the mortgage balance then a strategic default provides a way to minimize the property owner's loss.
Fairbanks is the largest city in the Interior region of Alaska. Estimates put the population of the city proper at 32,324, and the population of the Fairbanks North Star Borough at 100,807, making it the second most populous metro area in Alaska (after Anchorage).
Census Data for Seward ... Population ... The most recent Census Estimate <1> was for 2016 and it gives Seward a population of 2,787 people. The last Decennial Census <2> was in 2010, giving Seward a population of 2,693 people. The 2010 Census gave Alaska had a population of 710,231 people, meaning that Seward had 0.38% of the total population of Alaska - making it the state's 19th most populous community.