National protected areas

• Chugach National Forest
  Chugach National Forest
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   (part)
• Denali National Park and Preserve
  Denali National Park and Preserve
  Denali National Park and Preserve is located in Interior Alaska and contains Denali , the highest mountain in North America. The park and preserve together cover 9,492 mi² .The longest glacier is the Kalhiltna glacier....
  
   (part)
  • Denali Wilderness (part)
• Lake Clark National Park and Preserve
  Lake Clark National Park and Preserve
  Established in 1980 by the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act, Lake Clark National Park and Preserve is a United States National Park in southwestern Alaska. The park includes many streams and lakes vital to the Bristol Bay salmon fishery...
  
   (part)
  • Lake Clark Wilderness (part)

Demographics

As of 2008, (Alaska Dept. of Labor) there were 82,515 people residing in the borough. According to the 2000 Census, the population density

Population density

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 was 2 people per square mile (1/km²). There were 27,329 housing units at an average density of 1 per square mile (0/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 87.55% White

Race (United States Census)

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, 0.69% Black

Race (United States Census)

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 or African American

Race (United States Census)

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, 5.50% Native American

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, 0.70% Asian

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, 0.12% Pacific Islander

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, 0.86% from other races

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, and 4.57% from two or more races. 2.50% of the population were Hispanic

Race (United States Census)

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 or Latino

Race (United States Census)

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 of any race.

There were 20,556 households out of which 42.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.90% were married couples

Marriage

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 living together, 9.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.80% were non-families. 20.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.84 and the average family size was 3.29.

In the borough the population was spread out with 32.20% under the age of 18, 7.40% from 18 to 24, 31.10% from 25 to 44, 23.40% from 45 to 64, and 5.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 108.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 108.10 males.

Schools in the Borough are administered by the Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District

Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District

Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District is a school district based in the city of Palmer, Alaska. It serves 40 schools, which have a range of 15 to 1300 students who are enrolled in each school. The estimated sum of the total number of students attending schools in this district is 15,969...

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Politics and government

Matanuska-Susitna was among a few places in America carried by Ross Perot

Ross Perot

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 in the 1992 presidential election

United States presidential election, 1992

The United States presidential election of 1992 had three major candidates: Incumbent Republican President George Bush; Democratic Arkansas Governor Bill Clinton, and independent Texas businessman Ross Perot....

. Larry DeVilbiss is the Mayor of the Matanuska-Susitna Borough. The Borough has a strong manager form of government. John Moosey is the Borough Manager. Long-time Manager John Duffy retired in 2010.

Cities and towns

• Alexander (Creek)
• Big Lake
  Big Lake, Alaska
  Big Lake is a census-designated place in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, United States. It is part of the Anchorage, Alaska Metropolitan Statistical Area...
  
  
• Buffalo Soapstone
  Buffalo Soapstone, Alaska
  Buffalo Soapstone is a census-designated place in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, United States. It is part of the Anchorage, Alaska Metropolitan Statistical Area...
  
  
• Butte
  Butte, Alaska
  Butte is a census-designated place in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, United States. It is part of the Anchorage, Alaska Metropolitan Statistical Area. At the 2000 census the population was 2,561....
  
  
• Chase
  Chase, Alaska
  Chase is a census-designated place in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, United States. It is part of the Anchorage, Alaska Metropolitan Statistical Area...
  
  
• Chickaloon
  Chickaloon, Alaska
  Chickaloon is a census-designated place in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, United States. It is part of the Anchorage, Alaska Metropolitan Statistical Area...
  
  
• Dinglishna Hills
  Dinglishna Hills, Alaska
  Dinglishna Hills is an unincorporated community in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, USA. An Alaskan Bush community, it was created by State of Alaska Department of Natural Resources through land auctions and subsequent over-the-counter land sales, in between the big Susitna River and Alexander...
  
  
• Farm Loop
  Farm Loop, Alaska
  Farm Loop is a census-designated place in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, United States. It is part of the Anchorage, Alaska Metropolitan Statistical Area...
  
  
• Fishhook
  Fishhook, Alaska
  Fishhook is a census-designated place in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, United States. It is part of the Anchorage, Alaska Metropolitan Statistical Area...
  
  
• Gateway
  Gateway, Alaska
  Gateway is a census-designated place in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, United States. It is part of the Anchorage, Alaska Metropolitan Statistical Area...
  
  
• Glacier View
  Glacier View, Alaska
  Glacier View is a census-designated place in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, United States. It is part of the Anchorage, Alaska Metropolitan Statistical Area...
  
  
• Houston
  Houston, Alaska
  Houston is a city in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, United States. It is part of the Anchorage, Alaska Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,202 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Houston is located at ....
  
  
• Knik River
  Knik River, Alaska
  Knik River is a census-designated place in Matanuska-Susitna Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. It is part of the Anchorage, Alaska Metropolitan Statistical Area...
  
  
• Knik-Fairview
  Knik-Fairview, Alaska
  Knik-Fairview is a census-designated place in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, United States. It is part of the Anchorage, Alaska Metropolitan Statistical Area. At the 2000 census the population was 7,050.-Geography:Knik-Fairview is located at...
  
  
• Lake Louise
  Lake Louise, Alaska
  Lake Louise is a census-designated place in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, United States. Although it is an isolated settlement and is close to Glennallen, it is considered part of the Anchorage, Alaska Metropolitan Statistical Area like all other locations in the Mat-Su Borough. At the 2000...
  
  
• Lakes
  Lakes, Alaska
  Lakes is a census-designated place in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, United States. It is part of the Anchorage, Alaska Metropolitan Statistical Area...
  
  
• Lazy Mountain
  Lazy Mountain, Alaska
  Lazy Mountain is a census-designated place in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, United States. It is part of the Anchorage, Alaska Metropolitan Statistical Area...
  
  
• Meadow Lakes
  Meadow Lakes, Alaska
  Meadow Lakes is a census-designated place in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, United States. It is part of the Anchorage, Alaska Metropolitan Statistical Area...
  
  
• Palmer
  Palmer, Alaska
  Palmer is the borough seat of the Matanuska-Susitna Borough in the state of Alaska, USA. It is part of the Anchorage Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2010 census, the population of the city is 5,937....
  
  
• Petersville
  Petersville, Alaska
  Petersville is a census-designated place in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, United States. It is part of the Anchorage, Alaska Metropolitan Statistical Area...
  
  
• Point MacKenzie
  Point MacKenzie, Alaska
  Point MacKenzie is a census-designated place in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, United States. It is part of the Anchorage, Alaska Metropolitan Statistical Area. At the 2000 census the population was 111...
  
  
• Skwentna
  Skwentna, Alaska
  Skwentna is a census-designated place on Iditarod Trail in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, United States. It is part of the Anchorage, Alaska Metropolitan Statistical Area...
  
  
• Susitna
  Susitna, Alaska
  Susitna is a census-designated place in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, United States. It is part of the Anchorage, Alaska Metropolitan Statistical Area...
  
  
• Sutton-Alpine
  Sutton-Alpine, Alaska
  Sutton is a census-designated place in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. It is part of the Anchorage, Alaska Metropolitan Statistical Area. At the 2000 census the population was 1,080...
  
  
• Talkeetna
  Talkeetna, Alaska
  Talkeetna is a census-designated place in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, United States. It is part of the Anchorage, Alaska Metropolitan Statistical Area. At the 2000 census the population was 772.-Geography:...
  
  
• Tanaina
  Tanaina, Alaska
  Tanaina is a census-designated place in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. It is part of the Anchorage, Alaska Metropolitan Statistical Area...
  
  
• Trapper Creek
  Trapper Creek, Alaska
  Trapper Creek is a census-designated place in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, United States. It is part of the Anchorage, Alaska Metropolitan Statistical Area and is known as the southern gateway to Denali State Park...
  
  
• Wasilla
  Wasilla, Alaska
  Wasilla is a city in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, United States and the sixth-largest city in Alaska. It is located on the northern point of Cook Inlet in the Matanuska-Susitna Valley of the southcentral part of the state. The city's population was 7,831 at the 2010 census...
  
  
• Willow
  Willow, Alaska
  Willow is a census-designated place in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. It is part of the Anchorage, Alaska Metropolitan Statistical Area. At the 2000 census the population was 1,658.-History:...
  
  
• Y
  Y, Alaska
  Y is a census-designated place in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. It is part of the Anchorage, Alaska Metropolitan Statistical Area...
  
  

See also

• Matanuska-Susitna Valley
  Matanuska-Susitna Valley
  Matanuska-Susitna Valley is an area in Southcentral Alaska south of the Alaska Range about 35 miles north of Anchorage, Alaska....
  
  
• List of Airports in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough
• Matanuska Formation
  Matanuska Formation
  The Matanuska Formation consists of more than of sedimentary strata exposed in the northern Chugach Mountains, Matanuska Valley, and southern Talkeetna Mountains of South-Central Alaska. The Matanuska Formation contains strata from Early Cretaceous to Late Cretaceous . Parts of the formation...
  
  

External links

• Matanuska-Susitna Borough official government website
• Borough map: Alaska Department of Labor