 | Parts of this article (those related to Demographics) need to be updated. (December 2017) |
Bear Creek, Alaska | |
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.jpg) A saddle on a hitching post in Bear Creek CDP | |
  Bear Creek Location within the state of Alaska | |
| Coordinates: 60°10′34″N 149°23′42″W / 60.17611°N 149.39500°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Borough | Kenai Peninsula |
| Government | |
| • Borough mayor | Peter Micciche[1] |
| • State senator | Jesse Bjorkman (R) |
| • State rep. | Ben Carpenter (R) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 39.59 sq mi (102.55 km2) |
| • Land | 38.33 sq mi (99.28 km2) |
| • Water | 1.26 sq mi (3.26 km2) |
| Elevation | 138 ft (42 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 2,129 |
| • Density | 55.54/sq mi (21.44/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-9 (Alaska (AKST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-8 (AKDT) |
| ZIP code | 99664[3] |
| Area code | 907 |
| FIPS code | 02-05585 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1865547 |
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Bear Creek is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, United States. At the 2020 census the population was 2,129[4] up from 1,956 in 2010.[5] Bear Creek is a few miles north of Seward near the stream of the same name and its source, Bear Lake.[6]
- ^ Poux, Sabine. "Micciche wins Kenai Peninsula Borough mayor's race". Alaska Public Media. Alaska Public Media. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
- ^ "Bear Creek AK ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2023. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
- ^ "2020 Census Data - Cities and Census Designated Places" (Web). State of Alaska, Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
- ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Bear Creek CDP, Alaska". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved January 10, 2019.[dead link]
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bear Creek, Alaska