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Christmas-themed streets in North Pole include Santa Claus Lane, St. Nicholas Drive, Snowman Lane, and Kris Kringle Drive. Street lights in the city are decorated in a candy cane motif, and many local businesses have similar decorations.The current mayor of North Pole is Doug Isaacson. As of October 2006, North Pole City Council members include Jeff Jacobson, Michael W. Welch, James Taylor, Doug Wilson, Thomas R. McGhee, and R. Dennis Small.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.2 square miles, of which, 4.2 square miles (10.9 kmē) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 kmē) of it (0.47%) is water Interior Alaska is characterized by short, warm, dry summers and bitterly cold winters. The coldest temperature on record for Fairbanks is -66° Fahrenheit (-54° Celsius), on January 14, 1934. In any given winter, North Pole stands an excellent chance of seeing the mercury plunge to -50° or colder at least once.
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