  ester is a census-designated place (cdp) in fairbanks north star borough, alaska, united states. it is part of the 'fairbanks, alaska metropolitan statistical area'. the population was 2,422 at the 2010 census. == history == === early history and founding === ester was originally a gold mining camp on ester creek, with the first claim staked in february 1903 by latham a. jones. jones worked with the eagle mining company, the biggest claimholder on glen gulch in the rampart mining district, but it was an independent miner, john "jack" mihalcik, a czechoslovakian immigrant born in 1866, who was the first person to actually discover gold on ester creek. mihalcik staked his claim in november 1903 but the news of the discovery of gold did not become public until the following february. by 1907, ester city had a population of around 200 people, with a thriving mining industry. a social hall was completed in 1907, and was well
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