Alexander Creek, Alaska
Unincorporated community in the state of Alaska, United States
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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 | |
| 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
Alexander is located at 61°25′2″N 150°35′49″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
Alexander 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
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 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
- ANCSA Alaska Native Village Corporations
- Alaska Native Village Corporations
