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Alexander Creek, Alaska Alexander, Alaska
Alexander Creek, Alaska Location of Alexander Creek in the state of Alaska, USA
Coordinates(USGS GNIS 2419533): 61°25′18″N 150°36′0″W / 61.42167, -150.6Coordinates: 61°25′18″N 150°36′0″W / 61.42167, -150.6
Country	United States of America
State	Alaska
Borough	Matanuska-Susitna
Township	T15N R7W Seward Meridian
Settled
Incorporated
Government 1
- Type	Alaska Native Village Corporation
- President	Stephanie Thiele Thompson
Area
- Total	56.8 sq mi (147.1 km²)
Elevation 2	33 ft (10 m)
Population (1990)3
- Total	40
Time zone	Alaska (AKST) (UTC-9)
- Summer (DST)	AKDT (UTC-8)
Zipcode	99645
Area code(s)	907
FIPS code	02-01655
GNIS feature ID	2419533

Alexander Creek, Alaska also known as Alexander, Alaska is an Alaskan Native American Indian Corporation and Alaskan Bush community on Susitna River delta, near mouth of Alexander Creek, 27 miles (43 km) North-West of Anchorage, Alaska Cook Inlet Low.²

History

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Alexander, Alaska at 61°25′2″N 150°35′49″W / 61.41722, -150.59694 (Alexander, Alaska), elevation: 30 feet (9.1 m), 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 Creek, Alaska is located at 61°25′18″N 150°36′0″W / 61.42167, -150.6 (Alexander Creek, Alaska), on the west bank of Alexander Creek (Susitna River) near its confluence with the big Susitna River (about 10 miles (16 km) above the big Susitna River mouth on Cook Inlet of the Pacific Ocean); approximately 27 miles (43 km) North-West of Anchorage, Alaska in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska and the Anchorage Recording District (Alaska). ⁵

• ANVSA Name Alexander, AK
• Land Area 56.8 square miles (147 km²)³

Climate

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Demographics

1990 Census statistics:

Population

• Total Population 40³

• Resident Population 37⁶⁷
• White (non-Hispanic) Population 30, 75%⁷
• Alaskan Native Population 10, 25%⁷

• 5 to 18 years old 1, 10%⁷

• 10 to 14 years old 1, 10%⁷
• own child 1, 10%⁷
• married-couple family 1, 10%⁷

• 12 years 1, 10%⁷

• 18 to 24 years old 2, 20%⁷

• 20 to 24 years old 2, 20%⁷

• 20 years 1, 10%⁷

• 25 to 44 years old 3, 30%⁷

• 25 to 29 years old 2, 20%⁷
• 30 to 34 years old 1, 10%⁷

• 45 to 64 years old 4, 40%⁷

• 50 to 54 years old 3, 30%⁷
• 55 to 58 years old 1, 10%⁷

• Median Age 30⁷
• 18 years and over, Males per 100 females 28.6%⁷
• in familes 100%⁷
• Females 7, 70%⁷

• 20 to 24 years old 2, 20%⁷

• 20 years old 1, 10%⁷

• 25 to 29 years old 2, 20%⁷
• 30 to 34 years old 1, 10%⁷
• 50 to 54 years old 1, 10%⁷
• 60 to 64 years old 1, 10%⁷
• 18 years and over 7, 70%⁷
• Median age 29.5⁷
• Never married 4, 40%⁷
• Now married except separated 3, 30%⁷

• Males 3, 30%⁷

• Median age 50.5⁷
• Males per 100 females 42.9⁷
• Now married except separated 2, 20%⁷

• Householder 2, 20%⁷

• 45 to 50 years 2, 20%⁷
• Male 2, 20%⁷

• Spouse 3, 30%⁷
• Child 5, 50%⁷

• Alaskan Native Households 2⁷

• Total Families 2, 100%⁷

• With own children under 18 years 1, 50%⁷
• Married couple families 2, 100%⁷

• With own children under 18 years 1, 50%⁷

• Persons per Household 4.5⁷
• Persons per Family 4.5⁷

• Persons in occupied housing units 40⁸

• per occupied housing unit 2.5⁸
• Owner-occupied housing units 16⁸

• per owner-occupied housing unit 2.29⁸

• Renter-occupied housing units 24⁸

• per renter-occupied housing unit 2.67⁸

Housing

• Total Housing Units 28⁹

• 1 unit, attached or detached 27⁸
• Housing Units 24¹⁰

• Housing Units 12¹⁰

• Median rooms 1.7⁸
• Occupied housing units 16⁸

• Owner 7⁸
• Median Persons in Unit 2.21⁸
• Owner-specified median value $85,000⁸
• 1-unit, detached 15⁸
• Other 1⁸
• 1 room 7⁸
• 2 rooms 3⁸
• 3 rooms 2⁸
• 4 rooms 2⁸
• 5 rooms 2⁸
• Median 1.8 rooms⁸
• 1 person in unit 3⁸
• 2 persons in unit 7⁸
• 3 persons in unit 4⁸
• 4 persons in unit 1⁸
• 7 or more persons in unit 1⁸
• Median 2.21 persons⁸
• 0.5 persons or less per room 4⁸
• 0.51 to 0.75 persons per room 2⁸
• 0.76 to 1 persons per room 4⁸
• 1.51 or more persons per room 6⁸
• Mean 1.08 persons per room⁸
• Householder 65 years and over 4⁸

• 1-person household 1⁸
• Mean number of persons per room 0.54⁸
• 1-unit, attached or detached 4⁸
• Specified owner 1⁸

• Mean value $162,500⁸

• Specified renter 2⁸

• Alaskan Native housing units 2⁸

• 1 unit, attached or detached 2⁸
• With 1.01 or more persons per room 1⁸
• Median rooms 2.5⁸
• Median persons in unit 4.5⁸

• Specified owner-occupied housing units 5⁸

• Less than $20,000 1⁸
• $20,000 to $39,999 1⁸
• $80,000 to $99,999 1⁸
• $100,000 to $149,999 1⁸
• $150,000 to $199,999 1⁸
• Median $85,000⁸
• Mean $80,300⁸

• Renter-occupied housing units 7⁸

• No cash rent 7⁸

Economy

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• Persons For Whom Poverty Status Determined 37³
• Percent Below Poverty Level 37.84% ³

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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 and culture

Museums and other points of interest

Alexander is located at the confluence² of Alexander Creek (Susitna River) with the big Susitna River which is the 15th. largest river in the United States of America measure by flow of volume of water at its mouth.¹¹ Dinglishna Hill¹² and Mount Susitna¹³ are the two prominent natural landmarks visible from Alexander Creek, Alaska.

Sports

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Sports are boating, fishing, hunting, dog sled mushing, cross country skiing, nature photography.

Parks and recreation

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Alexander is surrounded by federal and state forest lands.

Government

Alexander Creek, Incorporated is an Alaska Native Corporation, incorporated under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act.¹

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Alexander Creek, Incorporated has had an on-going status dispute with the State of Alaska (Department of Natural Resources ?), including a series of lawsuits resulting in a Supreme Court victory for Alexander Creek (need references). Resolution of the disputes is pending U.S. House of Representatives' legislation Bill H.R. 2445 introduced last year (in 2007) by Alaskan Congressmen, last status (November 2007) was H.R. Committee Hearings were held to gather infromation. (need reference citations).

Alaska Native Village Corporation

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Stephanie Thiele Thompson, President
Alexander Creek, Incorporated
8128 Cranberry Street
Anchorage, AK 99502
+1(907)243-5428 telephone
+1(907)243-5428 facsimile
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Taxation

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Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska assesses personal property and real estate taxes, and distributes a portion of collections to settlements within the Borough. Tax rates are generally low. (need references)

Education

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Most younger students are often home-schooled, older students transfer to schools in Anchorage or the Mat-Su "Valley" (Palmer/Wasilla) if the can find relatives to stay with. (needs reference citations)

Media

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Radio and television broadcast are available either via satellite or from local broadcasts in Anchorage, Alaska and the Mat-Su "Valley" (Palmer, Alaska or Wasilla, Alaska).

Infrastructure

Transportation

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Alexander is separated from "civilization" by the big Susitna River. Transportation options are boat, bush/float-plane, or in the winter ski-plane/snowmachine. Port of Anchorage in Anchorage, Alaska and Port Mackenzie at Point MacKenzie, Alaska are the closest ports, but only really set-up for large commercial ships and not small private boaters. Most private boaters travel to Deshka Landing on the big Susitna River upstream from the confluence with the Deshka River instead. There are a few private airtrips in the area, common destinations are the State of Alaska-owned airports: Big Lake Airport at Big Lake, Alaska; and Lake Hood Airstrip, Lake Hood Seaplane Base and Merrill Field in Anchorage, Alaska (need reference citations)

Utilities

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but Alaska Communications Systems provides cellular telephone service in the area, television can be received from Anchorage, Alaska or the Valley (Palmer, Alaska or Wasilla, Alaska), and all other utilities (water, electricity, heating, sewage, ...) are provided by individual residents. (need reference citations)

Healthcare

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health care options depends on if you are native, active military and veterans, or other; in any of the cases, depending on the seriousness of the health care needed, it usually involves a trip into either Anchorage, Alaska or the Mat-Su "Valley" (Palmer, Alaska or Wasilla, Alaska). There may be remote medical visits, particularly for natives, but I am not sure about that (need specific reference citations).

Notable natives and residents

Other topics

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See also

• ANCSA Alaska Native Village Corporations
• Alaska Native Village Corporations

Notes

References

General References

Further reading

v • d • e Municipalities and communities of Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska Borough seat: Palmer Cities Houston | Palmer | Wasilla CDPs Big Lake | Buffalo Soapstone | Butte | Chase | Chickaloon | Farm Loop | Fishhook | Gateway | Glacier View | Knik River | Knik-Fairview | Lake Louise | Lakes | Lazy Mountain | Meadow Lakes | Petersville | Point MacKenzie | Skwentna | Susitna | Sutton-Alpine | Talkeetna | Tanaina | Trapper Creek | Willow | Y Unincorporated communities Alexander Creek | Dinglishna Hills

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