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Anchorage Metropolitan Area
The Anchorage Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of the Municipality of Anchorage and the Matanuska-Susitna Borough in the south central region of Alaska. As of the 2010 census, the metropolitan statistical area (MSA) had a population of 380,821. However, 2016 population estimates increase that number to more than 400,000. This is a census definition only, and many of the settlements considered within the metropolitan area are in fact quite distant from the city center and may be very small and isolated, for example Lake Louise is about from Anchorage proper and has less than 50 year round residents. Communities ;Places with more than 25,000 inhabitants * Anchorage (principal city) ;Places with 10,000 to 25,000 inhabitants * Knik-Fairview ;Places with 5,000 to 10,000 inhabitants * Gateway * Lakes * Meadow Lakes * Palmer * Tanaina * Wasilla ;Places with 2,500 to 5,000 inhabitants * Big Lake * Butte * ...
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Anchorage Metropolitan Area
The Anchorage Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of the Municipality of Anchorage and the Matanuska-Susitna Borough in the south central region of Alaska. As of the 2010 census, the metropolitan statistical area (MSA) had a population of 380,821. However, 2016 population estimates increase that number to more than 400,000. This is a census definition only, and many of the settlements considered within the metropolitan area are in fact quite distant from the city center and may be very small and isolated, for example Lake Louise is about from Anchorage proper and has less than 50 year round residents. Communities ;Places with more than 25,000 inhabitants * Anchorage (principal city) ;Places with 10,000 to 25,000 inhabitants * Knik-Fairview ;Places with 5,000 to 10,000 inhabitants * Gateway * Lakes * Meadow Lakes * Palmer * Tanaina * Wasilla ;Places with 2,500 to 5,000 inhabitants * Big Lake * Butte * ...
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Wasilla, Alaska
Wasilla ( Dena'ina: ''Benteh'') is a city in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, United States and the fourth-largest city in Alaska. It is located on the northern point of Cook Inlet in the Matanuska-Susitna Valley of the southcentral part of the state. The city's population was 9,054 at the 2020 census, up from 7,831 in 2010. Wasilla is the largest city in the borough and a part of the Anchorage metropolitan area, which had an estimated population of 398,328 in 2020. Established at the intersection of the Alaska Railroad and Old Carle Wagon Road, the city prospered at the expense of the nearby mining town of Knik. Historically entrepreneurial, the economic base shifted in the 1970s from small-scale agriculture and recreation to support for workers employed in Anchorage or on Alaska's North Slope oilfields and related infrastructure. The George Parks Highway turned the town into a commuter suburb of Anchorage. Wasilla gained international attention when Sarah Palin, who serv ...
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Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska
Eureka Roadhouse is a census-designated place (CDP) in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. It is part of the Anchorage Metropolitan Area. The population was 24 at the 2020 census. Geography Eureka Roadhouse is located between the CDPs of Glacier View and Nelchina on the Glenn Highway (Alaska Route 1), between the Chugach Mountains to the north and the Talkeetna Mountains to the southeast. The northern part of the CDP is occupied by the Nelchina Public Use Area. It is northeast of Anchorage by road. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which are land and , or 0.83%, are water. Demographics As of the census of 2010, there were 29 people, 16 households, and 6 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 0.15 people per square mile (0.06/km2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 22 (75.86%) White, 0 (0.0%) Black or African American, 2 (6.9%) Native American, 1 (3.4%) Asian, 0 (0.0%) from other rac ...
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Chickaloon, Alaska
Chickaloon (''Nay’dini’aa Na’'' in Ahtna Athabascan; ''Nuk'din'itnu'' in Dena'ina) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, United States. It is part of the Anchorage, Alaska Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 254 at the 2020 census, down from 272 in 2010. The Alaska Native people of Chickaloon are a mixture of Ahtna and Dena'ina Athabaskan. On May 31, 2021 a M6.1 Earthquake struck Chickaloon. Geography Chickaloon is located at (61.793994, -148.482733). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and (1.05%) is water. Demographics Chickaloon first appeared on the 1930 U.S. Census as an unincorporated village. It appeared again on the 1940 & 1960 censuses, but was not returned separately in 1950, 1970 & 1980. It returned again beginning in 1990, when it was made a census-designated place. As of the census of 2000, there were 213 people, 87 households, and 58 fam ...
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Chase, Alaska
Chase is a census-designated place (CDP) in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, United States. Located 9.2 miles north from Talkeetna, it is part of the Anchorage, Alaska Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 19 at the 2020 census, down from 34 in 2010. Geography Chase is located at (62.422316, -150.077553). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it 0.66% is water. Demographics Chase first appeared on the 1990 U.S. Census as a census-designated place (CDP).https://www.census.gov/prod/cen1990/cph5/cph-5-3.pdf As of the census of 2000, there were 41 people, 21 households, and 9 families residing in the CDP. The population density at that time was . There were 90 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 100.00% White. There were 21 households, out of which 14.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.9% were married couples living together, 4.8% had ...
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Buffalo Soapstone, Alaska
Buffalo Soapstone is a census-designated place (CDP) in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, United States. It is part of the Anchorage, Alaska Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,021 at the 2020 census, up from 855 in 2010. Geography Buffalo Soapstone is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which, of it is land and 0.04% is water. Demographics Buffalo Soapstone first appeared on the 2000 U.S. Census as a census-designated place (CDP). As of the census of 2000, there were 699 people, 233 households, and 171 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 266 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 89.70% White, 0.29% Black or African American, 4.43% Native American, 0.43% Asian, 1.14% from other races, and 4.01% from two or more races. 1.57% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 233 households, out of which 45.9% had ...
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Willow, Alaska
Willow is a census-designated place (CDP) in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. Located 26 miles northwest from Wasilla along the George Parks Highway, it is part of the Anchorage, Alaska Metropolitan Statistical Area. At the 2020 census the population was 2,196, up from 2,102 in 2010. History The community got its start in 1897 when miners discovered gold on Willow Creek. Ships and boats brought supplies and equipment up Cook Inlet, landing at Knik or Tyonek. From Knik, a 26-mile summer trail went northwesterly. The trail along Willow Creek heading east became Hatcher Pass Road, currently an adventurous scenic road used during the summer tour season. In 1920, the Alaska Railroad built its Willow station house at mile 185.7 along the tracks leading from Seward to Fairbanks.Dictionary of Alaska Place Names During World War II, a radar warning station and airfield were built near the railroad tracks; a post office was established in 1948.AK DCRA Communi ...
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Sutton-Alpine, Alaska
Sutton ( Ahtna: ''Ts'es Tac'ilaexde'';  Dena'ina: ''Ts'es Tuk'ilaght'') is a census-designated place (CDP) in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. At the 2020 census the population was 1,038, down from 1,447 in 2010. The CDP includes the former coal mining community and road construction camp of Sutton, as well as the former mining camps of Eska and Jonesville. Geography Sutton-Alpine is located in southeastern Matanuska-Susitna Borough at (61.712473, -148.885625), 52–72 miles (84–116 km) northeast of Anchorage along the Glenn Highway. It sits along Alaska Route 1, the Glenn Highway, between Buffalo Soapstone to the west and Chickaloon to the east. The Matanuska River forms the southern edge of the CDP. Palmer, the borough seat, is to the southwest via the Glenn Highway. According to the United States Census Bureau, the Sutton-Alpine CDP has a total area of , of which are land and , or 0.92%, are water. Climate Sutton has a continental s ...
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Susitna North, Alaska
Susitna North is a census-designated place (CDP) in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. It is part of the Anchorage, Alaska Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,564 at the 2020 census, up from 1,260 in 2010. The CDP was formerly named Y , for the intersection of the George Parks Highway and the Talkeetna Spur Road. In the immediate vicinity of this intersection is a community center of sorts, containing a health clinic, law enforcement (Alaska State Troopers), Susitna Valley High School and retail services for highway travelers such as gasoline and food. History Ahtna-speaking Athabascans lived in the Talkeetna Mountains and had a village opposite the mouth of Sunshine Creek called "Tsuk Qayeh", meaning "Old Village." Dena'ina-speaking Athabascans lived along the Deshka River and the middle Susitna River in the winter, below present-day Talkeetna. A Dena'ina village was located on the North Fork of the Kashwitna River, with a trai ...
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Lazy Mountain, Alaska
Lazy Mountain is a census-designated place (CDP) in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, United States. Located east of Palmer along the Matanuska River. At the 2020 census the population was 1,506, up from 1,479 in 2010. Geography Lazy Mountain, the namesake geographic feature of the Lazy Mountain area, is located at . The peak of Lazy Mountain is above sea level. According to the United States Census Bureau, the 2010 CDP has a total area of (up from 35.7 in 2000), of which, of it is land and of it is water. The southern boundary of the CDP starts at the Old Glenn Highway where it meets E. Smith Rd, extends east along the Smith Road extension to Harmony Avenue, then south one block to Purser Place and then east again approximately 1/2 mile along an imaginary line to McRoberts Creek. McRoberts Creek forms the southeast boundary of the CDP up to its headwaters and to the top of the ridge south of Matanuska Peak. The east boundary forms an irregular line along the ridge to ...
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Houston, Alaska
Houston is a city in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, United States. It is part of the Anchorage, Alaska Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is located roughly 33 miles from downtown Anchorage, although it is a 58-mile drive by car between the two points. The population was 1,975 at the 2020 census, up from 1,912 in 2000. Geography Houston is located at (61.608309, -149.773719). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it (4.89%) is water. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 1,202 people, 445 households, and 292 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 581 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 84.03% White, 0.33% Black or African American, 8.24% Native American, 0.67% Asian, 0.33% Pacific Islander, 0.92% from other races, and 5.49% from two or more races. 2.33% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There w ...
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Farm Loop, Alaska
Farm Loop is a census-designated place (CDP) in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, United States. It is part of the Anchorage, Alaska Metropolitan Statistical Area. At the 2020 census the population was 2,747, up from 1,028 in 2010. Geography Farm Loop is located at (61.628426, -149.145602). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which, of it is land and 0.11% is water. Demographics Farm Loop first appeared on the 2000 U.S. Census as a census-designated place (CDP). As of the census of 2000, there were 1,067 people, 334 households, and 268 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 350 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 93.0% White, 0.3% Black or African American, 3.4% Native American, 0.3% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 0.2% from other races, and 2.8% from two or more races. 2.4% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 334 households, ou ...
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