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Map of the region. Matanuska-Susitna Valley (/ m æ t ə ˈ n uː s k ə s uː ˈ s ɪ t n ə /; known locally as the Mat-Su or The Valley) is an area in Southcentral Alaska south of the Alaska Range about 35 miles (56 km) north of Anchorage, Alaska. [1]
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Matanuska-Susitna Borough (often referred to as the Mat-Su Borough) is a borough located in the U.S. state of Alaska. Its borough seat is Palmer, and the largest community is the census-designated place of Knik-Fairview. As of the 2020 census, the borough's population was 107,801. [3]
Relief map of the Matanuska-Susitna Valley. In 1935, the Federal Emergency Relief Administration created an experimental farming community known as the Matanuska Valley Colony as part of the New Deal resettlement plan. [1]
Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 170: Palmer: Second: 1964-Named for the valley that the Matanuska and Susitna Rivers form. 4.66 115,239: 24,707 sq mi (63,991 km 2) North Slope Borough: 185: Utqiaġvik: Home Rule: 1972-The Alaska North Slope along the Brooks Range. 0.12 10,603: 88,824 sq mi (230,053 km 2) Northwest Arctic Borough: 188: Kotzebue: Home ...
Glacier View is located in the eastern part of Matanuska-Susitna Borough at (61.818532, -147.714741 It is bordered to the east by the Eureka Roadhouse CDP and to the west by the Chickaloon CDP. It is on the north side of the valley of the Matanuska River , along Alaska Route 1 , the Glenn Highway, which leads west 60 miles (97 km) to Palmer and ...
An enlargeable map of the state of Alaska. Names Common name: Alaska. Pronunciation: / ə ˈ l æ s k ə / ⓘ Official name: State of Alaska; Abbreviations and name codes Postal symbol: AK; ISO 3166-2 code: US-AK; Internet second-level domain: .ak.us; Nicknames Great Land (previously used on license plates) Land of the Midnight Sun [1]
The Matanuska River (Dena'ina: Ch'atanhtnu; Ahtna: Ts'itonhna’) is a 75-mile (121 km) long river in Southcentral Alaska, United States. [3] The river drains a broad valley south of the Alaska Range eponymously known as the Matanuska Valley .