Question: What was the 2016 population of the Alaskan city that is home to the Spenard neighborhood?

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Minnesota Drive Expressway: The Minnesota Drive Expressway is a 7.560 mi long south-north expressway located in the city of Anchorage, Alaska, United States.  The expressway includes a small portion of O'Malley Road, which is also built to expressway standards.  The highway travels from the southern region of Anchorage northward to North Star neighborhood area, and bisects the community of Spenard.  The first section of the highway was constructed around 1950, and the entire highway was upgraded to expressway standards by the year of 1985.  The entire length of the expressway is listed on the National Highway System, a network of roads important to the country's economy, defense, and mobility.

Waco, Texas: Waco ( ) is a city which is the county seat of McLennan County, Texas, United States.  It is situated along the Brazos River and I-35, halfway between Dallas and Austin.  The city had a 2010 population of 124,805, making it the 22nd-most populous city in the state.  The US Census 2016 population estimate is 134,432 The Waco Metropolitan Statistical Area consists of McLennan and Falls Counties, which had a 2010 population of 234,906.  Falls County was added to the Waco MSA in 2013.  The US Census 2016 population estimate for the Waco MSA is 265,207.

Spenard, Anchorage: Spenard is a neighborhood in the Municipality of Anchorage, Alaska, United States and was historically a separate city from Anchorage.  Spenard maintains the flavor of a separate community today, with "Spenardi Gras" being its primary community celebration that encourages a sense of solidarity and separation from the rest of Anchorage.  Spenard is a central focus of bohemian lifestyle practitioners and artists and writers, and is well known for its numerous poetry jams, bicycle parties, and other similar events.

Iowa City, Iowa: Iowa City is a city in Johnson County, Iowa, United States.  It is the only City of Literature in North America, as awarded by UNESCO in 2008.  The U.S. Census Bureau estimated the 2016 population at 74,398, making it the state's fifth-largest city.  Iowa City is the county seat of Johnson County and home to the University of Iowa.  Iowa City is the principal city of the Iowa City Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses Johnson County and Washington County and has a population of over 164,000.

Wentzville, Missouri: Wentzville is a city located in western St. Charles County, Missouri, United States.  As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 29,070.  2016 population estimates have placed the city's population at 37,395, making it the 17th largest city in Missouri.  Wentzville was the fastest growing city in Missouri between 2000 and 2010, and population estimates since 2010 indicate that Wentzville is likely to continue as the state's fastest growing city for a second consecutive decade.  As the site of the county fairgrounds, Wentzville hosts the annual St. Gerard County Parade (also known as the "Black Parade"), St. Lazlo Wentz Festival and the Greater St. Louis Renaissance Faire.

Georgetown, Kentucky: Georgetown is a home rule-class city in Scott County, Kentucky, in the United States.  The 2016 population was 33,440 per the United States Census Bureau.  It is the 7th-largest city by population in the U.S. state of Kentucky.  It is the seat of its county.  It was originally called Lebanon when founded by Rev. Elijah Craig and was renamed in 1790 in honor of President George Washington. <ref name="History of Georgetown/Scott County"> </ref> It is the home of Georgetown College, a private liberal arts college.  Georgetown is part of the Lexington-Fayette, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Mr. Whitekeys: Mr. Whitekeys, also known as W. Keys, is a musician, recording artist, entrepreneur, writer, media personality and ornithologist in the U.S. state of Alaska.  He was the owner and operator of a nightclub called the Fly By Night Club, located in the Spenard neighborhood of Anchorage, from 1980 to 2006.  In part due to his flamboyant public persona and penchant for humor (and to a more limited extent, penchant for self-promotion), he figures prominently in the modern history and folklore of Spenard.  He has released sporadic recordings over many years, starting in 1972, mostly under the band name The Fabulous Spamtones.

Anchorage, Alaska: Anchorage (officially called the Municipality of Anchorage) (Dena'ina Athabascan: "Dgheyaytnu") is a unified home rule municipality in the U.S. state of Alaska.  With an estimated 298,192 residents in 2016, it is Alaska's most populous city and contains more than 40 percent of the state's total population; among the 50 states, only New York has a higher percentage of residents who live in its most populous city.  All together, the Anchorage metropolitan area, which combines Anchorage with the neighboring Matanuska-Susitna Borough, had a population of 401,635 in 2016.

Albuquerque, New Mexico: Albuquerque ( ; Navajo: "Beeʼeldííl Dahsinil" /pèːʔèltíːl tɑ̀xsɪ̀nɪ̀l/) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of New Mexico.  The high-elevation city serves as the county seat of Bernalillo County, and it is situated in the north central part of the state, straddling the Rio Grande.  The city population is 559,277 as of the July 1, 2016 population estimate from the United States Census Bureau, and ranks as the 32nd-largest city in the U.S.  The Albuquerque metropolitan statistical area (or MSA) has a population of 909,906 according to the United States Census Bureau's most recently available estimate for 2015.  Albuquerque is the 60th-largest United States metropolitan area.  The Albuquerque MSA population includes the city of Rio Rancho, Bernalillo, Placitas, Corrales, Los Lunas, Belen, Bosque Farms, and forms part of the larger Albuquerque–Santa Fe–Las Vegas combined statistical area, with a total population of 1,171,991 as of the July 1, 2016, Census Bureau estimates.

Charlotte, North Carolina: Charlotte is the largest city in the state of North Carolina.  It is the county seat of Mecklenburg County.  In 2016, the U.S. Census Bureau estimated the population was 842,051, making it the 17th-largest city in the United States based on population.  The Charlotte metropolitan area ranks 22nd-largest in the U.S., and had a 2016 population of 2,474,314.  The Charlotte metropolitan area is part of a sixteen-county market region or combined statistical area with a 2016 U.S. Census population estimate of 2,632,249.  Between 2004 and 2014, Charlotte was ranked as the country's fastest growing metro area, with 888,000 new residents.  Based on U.S. Census data from 2005 to 2015, it also tops the 50 largest U.S. cities as the millennial hub.  It is the second-largest city in the southeastern United States, just behind Jacksonville, Florida.  It is the third-fastest growing major city in the United States.  It is listed as a "gamma-minus" global city by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network.  Residents are referred to as "Charlotteans".

Supporting paragraphs: Spenard, Anchorage Anchorage, Alaska
Answer: 298,192