Eureka Roadhouse is a

census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counterparts of incorporated places, such ...

(CDP) in the

Matanuska-Susitna Borough 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 ...

in the U.S. state of

Alaska Alaska ( ; russian: Аляска, Alyaska; ale, Alax̂sxax̂; ; ems, Alas'kaaq; Yup'ik: ''Alaskaq''; tli, Anáaski) is a state located in the Western United States on the northwest extremity of North America. A semi-exclave of the U.S., ...

. It is part of the

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 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

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to the north and the

Talkeetna Mountains The Talkeetna Mountains (''Dghelaay tahwt’aene'' in Ahtna) () are a mountain range in Alaska. The Matanuska and Susitna River valleys, with towns such as Trapper Creek, Talkeetna, Wasilla, Palmer, Sutton, and Chickaloon, roughly bound the Ta ...

to the southeast. The northern part of the CDP is occupied by the

Nelchina Public Use Area Nelchina (''Xaz Ghae Na’'' in Ahtna) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Copper River Census Area, Alaska, United States. The population was 45 at the 2020 census, down from 59 in 2010. Geography Nelchina appears on the Valdez D-8 on the U.S ...

. It is northeast of Anchorage by road. According to the

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, 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%)

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, 0 (0.0%)

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, 2 (6.9%) Native American, 1 (3.4%)

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, 0 (0.0%) from

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, and 4 (13.8%) from two or more races. 2 (6.9%) of the population were

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of any race. There were 101 housing units, of which 16 were occupied. Of the 16 households, 3 (18.8%) had children under the age of 18 living with them, 5 (31.3%) were married couples living together, 1 (6.3%) had a female householder with no husband present, and 10 (62.5%) were non-families. 9 (56.3%) of all households were made up of individuals, and 6 (35.5%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.81 and the average family size was 2.83. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 5 (17.1%) under the age of 18, 2 (6.9%) from 18 to 24, 3 (10.2%) from 25 to 44, 11 (37.8%) from 45 to 64, and 8 (27.5%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 53.3 years. For every 100 females, there were 222.2 males (20 males, 9 females). For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 200 males (16 adult males, 8 adult females). Income data was not present for Eureka Roadhouse.

References

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