Alexander Creek, Alaska

Unincorporated community in the state of Alaska, United States

Alaska Native Village Corporation in the United States

Alexander Creek, Alaska Tuqen Kaq' Alexander, Alaska
Alaska Native Village Corporation
61°25′18″N 150°36′0″W / 61.42167°N 150.60000°W / 61.42167; -150.60000
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 km²)
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

Alexander (Dena'ina: Tuqen Kaq’) 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.

History

Alexander is located at 61°25′2″N 150°35′49″W / 61.41722°N 150.59694°W / 61.41722; -150.59694 (Alexander, Alaska), 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]

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Stephanie Thiele Thompson, President
Alexander Creek, Incorporated
8128 Cranberry Street
Anchorage, AK 99502
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References

^ ^a ^b ^c "The Story of Alexander (Creek)" (PDF). GottsteinLaw.Com.
^ ^a ^b "Alexander Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved May 4, 2009. coordinates-elevation
^ ^a ^b "Alaska Native Village Statistical Areas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau, United States Department of Commerce. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 4, 2012. Retrieved December 6, 2017.
^ "Alexander". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved May 4, 2009.
^ "History of Alexander (Creek)". ExploreNorth.Com.
^ "U.S. Decennial Census". Census.gov. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
^ "Characteristics of the Populations - Number of Inhabitants - Alaska" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. May 1982.
^ "1990 Census of Population and Housing - Summary Social, Economic, and Housing Characteristics - Alaska" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 23, 2014.
^ U.S. Census Bureau. "2000 Census of Population and Housing - Alaska" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 18, 2021. Retrieved October 13, 2019.