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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]
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]
List of boroughs and census areas in Alaska; Martin Field Airport (Alaska) Mat-Su Regional Medical Center; Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman; Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska; Meadow Lakes, Alaska; Middle Triple Peak; Mount Russell (Alaska) Mount Stevens (Alaska) National Register of Historic Places listings in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska ...
The borough's many large lakes, and the Alaska Peninsula: 0.06 1,331: 23,832 sq mi (61,725 km 2) 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 ...
The mountainous terrain, glacial soils, and climate did not favour large-scale agriculture. The Matanuska, Susitna and Knik river valleys are of glacial origin and are hemmed in by high mountain ranges: the Alaska Range curves in the northwest, Talkeetna Mountains rise to the north and Chugach Mountains to the east. The marks of glacial ...
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. [6]
Feb. 27—JUNEAU — A Republican state lawmaker has proposed a bill that could limit abortion access in Alaska by defining human life as beginning at conception. Rep. Kevin McCabe of Big Lake is ...
Wasilla (Dena'ina: Benteh [4]) is a city in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, United States, and the fourth-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 9,054 at the 2020 census, up from 7,831 in 2010. [5]