Alexander Creek, Alaska

Alexander 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 Alexander, Alaska
Alaska Native Village Corporation
Alexander Creek, Alaska 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 [1]
• Borough mayor	Vern Halter
• President of village corporation	Stephanie Thiele Thompson
Area
• Total	56.8 sq mi (147 km^2)
Elevation [2]	33 ft (10 m)
Population  (1990)[3]
• 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

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
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

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

References

1. "The Story of Alexander (Creek)" (PDF). GottsteinLaw.Com.
2. "Alexander Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-05-04. coordinates-elevation
3. "Alaska Native Village Statistical Areas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau, United States Department of Commerce. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-10-04. Retrieved 2017-12-06.
4. "Alexander". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-05-04.
5. "History of Alexander (Creek)". ExploreNorth.Com.
6. "U.S. Decennial Census". Census.gov. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
7. https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1980a_akABCD-01.pdf
8. https://www.census.gov/prod/cen1990/cph5/cph-5-3.pdf
9. https://www.census.gov/prod/cen2000/phc-1-3.pdf

General References

External links

• Alexander Creek at the Community Database Online from the Alaska Division of Community and Regional Affairs