Knik River, Alaska | |
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 Location in Matanuska-Susitna Borough and the state of Alaska | |
  Knik River, Alaska Location within the state of Alaska | |
| Coordinates: 61°30′28″N 149°0′13″W / 61.50778°N 149.00361°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Borough | Matanuska-Susitna |
| Government | |
| • Borough mayor | Edna DeVries |
| • State senator | Shelley Hughes (R) |
| • State rep. | DeLena Johnson (R) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 91.68 sq mi (237.44 km2) |
| • Land | 81.72 sq mi (211.65 km2) |
| • Water | 9.96 sq mi (25.79 km2) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 792 |
| • Density | 9.69/sq mi (3.74/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-9 (Alaska (AKST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-8 (AKDT) |
| Area code | 907 |
| FIPS code | 02-40670 |
Knik River /ˈknɪk/ is a census-designated place (CDP) in Matanuska-Susitna Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. Located 15 miles southeast from Palmer along the Knik River, it is part of the Anchorage, Alaska Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 792 at the 2020 census, up from 744 in 2010.[2]
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
- ^ "2020 Census Data - Cities and Census Designated Places" (Web). State of Alaska, Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Retrieved October 31, 2021.