Glacier View is a

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(CDP) in Matanuska-Susitna Borough,

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. It is part of the Anchorage Metropolitan Area. At the 2020 census the population was 375, up from 234 in 2010. The terminus of Matanuska Glacier is located approximately three miles southwest of Glacier View.

Geography

Glacier View is located in the eastern part of Matanuska-Susitna Borough at (61.818532, -147.714741). It is bordered to the east by the Eureka Roadhouse CDP and to the west by the

Chickaloon 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. ...

CDP. It is on the north side of the valley of the

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, along

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, the Glenn Highway, which leads west to Palmer and east to

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Glennallen Glennallen (''Ciisik’e Na’ '' in Ahtna) is a census-designated place (CDP) in the Copper River Census Area in the Unorganized Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska. As of the 2020 census, the population of the CDP was 439, down from 483 in 201 ...

. According to the

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, the Glacier View CDP has a total area of , of which are land and , or 0.94%, are water.

Demographics

Glacier View first appeared on the 2000 U.S. Census as a census-designated place (CDP). As of the

census A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members of a given population. This term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common censuses incl ...

of 2000, there were 249 people, 104 households, and 61 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 260 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 88.76%

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, 0.40%

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, 7.23% Native American, 0.40%

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, and 3.21% from two or more races. There were 104 households, out of which 26.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.0% were

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living together, 4.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.4% were non-families. 36.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 3.11. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 26.5% under the age of 18, 2.4% from 18 to 24, 24.9% from 25 to 44, 34.9% from 45 to 64, and 11.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 122.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 125.9 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $36,429, and the median income for a family was $46,250. Males had a median income of $13,542 versus $36,250 for females. The

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for the CDP was $14,855. None of the families and 4.0% of the population were living below the

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Sports and recreation

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is a popular activity in the winter. The surrounding

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provide excellent back-country ski slopes. Majestic Heli Ski provides helicopter guided services during the winter months from the Majestic Valley Wilderness Lodge.

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is available year-round on many trails. Some are within walking distance of the Glenn Highway while many others are a leisurely drive away.

References

External links

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