Lemon Creek (

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. It is northwest of downtown Juneau. It is the site of the Lemon Creek Correctional Center. The neighborhood is bisected by the namesake Lemon Creek, which provides runoff for local glaciers. The area is mixed use, and contains heavy concentrations of housing and industrial areas. An industrial park in the area includes Juneau's

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and

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stores, as well as the

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. Also in the neighborhood are the headquarters of both the

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and

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. The area is the location of the cities primary

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, and city operated

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collection facility as well. The Lemon name is said to come from traveling miner

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, who reportedly had a

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on the creek in 1879.

Demographics

Lemon Creek appeared once on the 1970 U.S. Census as an unincorporated village. It was merged into the city of Juneau the same year.

References

{{authority control Populated places in Juneau, Alaska