Alexander (Dena'ina: Tuqen Kaq’) is an unincorporated community in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, United States. An Alaska Native community with an Alaska Native Village Corporation, it lies on the Susitna River delta, near the mouth of Alexander Creek, and 27 miles (43 km) northwest of Anchorage, Alaska Cook Inlet Low.[2] It is located within the boundaries of Susitna CDP.
Alexander Creek, Alaska
Tuqen Kaq' Alexander, Alaska | |
|---|---|
  Alexander Creek Location of Alexander Creek in the state of Alaska | |
| Coordinates (USGS GNIS 2419533): 61°25′18″N 150°36′0″W / 61.42167°N 150.60000°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Borough | Matanuska-Susitna |
| Township | T15N R7W Seward Meridian |
| Government | |
| • Borough mayor | Vern Halter |
| • President of village corporation | Stephanie Thiele Thompson |
| Area | |
• Total | 56.8 sq mi (147 km2) |
| Elevation | 33 ft (10 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 40 |
| Time zone | UTC-9 (Alaska (AKST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-8 (AKDT) |
| ZIP code | 99645 |
| Area code | 907 |
| FIPS code | 02-01655 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2419533 |
History
editAlexander is located at 61°25′2″N 150°35′49″W / 61.41722°N 150.59694°W, elevation: 30 feet (9.1 m). It is a small, 2.4 miles (3.9 km) long, Indian village which was reported in 1898 by Eldridge (1900, map 3).[4]
Geography
editAlexander lies on the west bank of Alexander Creek near its confluence with the big Susitna River (about 10 miles (16 km) above the Susitna River mouth on Cook Inlet of the Pacific Ocean); approximately 27 miles (43 km) northwest of Anchorage, Alaska in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska and the Anchorage Recording District. [5]
- ANVSA Name Alexander, AK
- Land Area 56.8 square miles (147 km2)[3]
Demographics
edit| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 11 | — | |
| 1990 | 40 | 263.6% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[6] | |||
Alexander appeared on the 1980[7] and 1990[8] 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.[9]
Economy
editAlexander'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
editAlexander is surrounded by federal and state forest lands.
Government
editAlexander Creek is part of the Matanuska-Susitna Borough.
Alaska Native Village Corporation
editAlexander Creek, Incorporated is an Alaska Native Corporation, incorporated under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act.[1]
Stephanie Thiele Thompson, President
Alexander Creek, Incorporated
8128 Cranberry Street
Anchorage, AK 99502
[1]
See also
edit- ANCSA Alaska Native Village Corporations
- Alaska Native Village Corporations
References
edit- ^ a b c "The Story of Alexander (Creek)" (PDF). GottsteinLaw.Com.
- ^ a b "Alexander Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved May 4, 2009. coordinates-elevation
- ^ a b "Alaska Native Village Statistical Areas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau, United States Department of Commerce. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 4, 2012. Retrieved December 6, 2017.
- ^ "Alexander". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved May 4, 2009.
- ^ "History of Alexander (Creek)". ExploreNorth.Com.
- ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". Census.gov. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
- ^ "Characteristics of the Populations - Number of Inhabitants - Alaska" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. May 1982.
- ^ "1990 Census of Population and Housing - Summary Social, Economic, and Housing Characteristics - Alaska" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 23, 2014.
- ^ U.S. Census Bureau. "2000 Census of Population and Housing - Alaska" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 18, 2021. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
General References
editExternal links
edit- Alexander Creek Archived December 25, 2016, at the Wayback Machine at the Community Database Online from the Alaska Division of Community and Regional Affairs