Alexander ( Dena'ina: ''Tuqen Kaq’'') is an

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community with an Alaska Native Village Corporation, it lies on the Susitna River delta, near the mouth of Alexander Creek, and northwest of

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Low. It is located within the boundaries of Susitna CDP.

History

Alexander is located at , elevation: . It is a small, long,

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village which was reported in 1898 by Eldridge (1900, map 3).

Geography

Alexander lies on the west bank of Alexander Creek near its confluence with the big Susitna River (about above the Susitna River mouth on

of the Pacific Ocean); approximately northwest of

in the

Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska Matanuska-Susitna Borough (often referred to as the Mat-Su Borough) is a borough located in the U.S. state of Alaska. Its county seat is Palmer, and the largest community is the census-designated place of Knik-Fairview. The borough is part of ...

and the Anchorage Recording District. * ANVSA Name Alexander, AK * Land Area

Demographics

Alexander appeared on the 1980 and 1990 U.S. Census as an unincorporated Native Village (ANVSA). It has not appeared separately since and as of 2000 & 2010, is located within the boundaries of the Susitna CDP.

Economy

Alexander's economy is primarily a subsistence one: living off the land, supplemented by tourism (fishing/hunting guides) and harvesting/selling some renewable natural resources.

Arts, Culture and Recreation

Alexander is surrounded by federal and state forest lands.

Government

Alexander Creek is part of the Matanuska-Susitna Borough.

Alaska Native Village Corporation

Alexander Creek, Incorporated is an

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, incorporated under the

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. Stephanie Thiele Thompson, President
Alexander Creek, Incorporated
8128 Cranberry Street
Anchorage, AK 99502

References

General References

External links

Alexander Creek
at the Community Database Online from the Alaska Division of Community and Regional Affairs {{authority control Alaska Native village corporations Anchorage metropolitan area Road-inaccessible communities of Alaska Unincorporated communities in Alaska Unincorporated communities in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska