Knik River Alaska

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It lies along Old Glenn Highway and Knik River Road.</div> <bR> <div> The community lies at approximately 61.470970° North Latitude and -148.860640° (West) Longitude. (Sec. 24, T016N, R003W, Seward Meridian.)</div> <bR> <div> Knik River is located in the Palmer Recording District.</div> <div> The area encompasses 90.4 sq. miles of land and 2.8 sq. miles of water.</div> <bR> <div> The temperatures in January range from -35 to 33; in July, 42 to 85. Annual precipitation is 16.5 inches, including 43 inches of snowfall.</div> <div> <B>Organizations with Local Offices</B></div> <div> <B>Community Non-Profit</B> - South Knik River Community Council</div> <div> HC 02 Box 7691-I</div> <div> Palmer, AK 99645-9710</div> <div> Phone 907-746-6414</div> <div> E-mail <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" >cswrrceo@mtaonline.net</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>Regional Organizations</B></div> <div> <B>Borough</B> - Matanuska-Susitna Borough</div> <div> 350 East Dahlia Avenue</div> <div> Palmer, AK 99645</div> <div> Phone 907-745-4801</div> <div> Fax 907-745-9845</div> <div> E-mail <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" >Timothy.Anderson@matsugov.us</FONT></div> <div> Web <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" >http://www.matsugov.us</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>Regional Native Health Corporation</B> - Southcentral Foundation</div> <div> 4501 Diplomacy, Suite 200</div> <div> Anchorage, AK 99508</div> <div> Phone 907-729-5235</div> <div> Fax 907-729-4972</div> <div> E-mail <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" >katherineg@scf.cc</FONT></div> <div> Web <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" >http://www.southcentralfoundation.com/index.cfm</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>Regional Development</B> - Mat-Su Resource Conser. & Dev.</div> <div> 1700 E. Bogard #203</div> <div> Wasilla, AK 99654</div> <div> Phone 907-373-1062</div> <div> Fax 907-373-1064</div> <div> E-mail <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" >matsurcd@mtaonline.net</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>Facilities, Utilities, Schools and Health Care</B></div> <div> Most homes use individual wells and septic systems.</div> <div> There are a few private piped systems; some residents haul water and use outhouses.</div> <div> The Eklutna Power Project is located in the community.</div> <div> The Borough provides a refuse transfer site in Butte.</div> <div> Electricity is provided by Matanuska Electric Association.</div> <div> There are no state operated schools located in the community.</div> <div> Local hospitals or health clinics include Valley Hospital in Palmer (907-746-8600) or Anchorage hospitals.</div> <div> Auxiliary health care is provided by Butte Ambulance Service (373-8800/745-4811), Anchorage or Palmer hospitals.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Economy and Transportation</B></div> <div> Many residents are employed in Anchorage or the Palmer/Wasilla area in a variety of positions in the private and public sectors. Retail trade, transportation, and education are the primary employers.</div> <div> Knik River lies off the Glenn Highway. Many forms of transportation are available in nearby Palmer and Anchorage.</div> <bR> <div> <B>History, Culture and Demographics</B></div> <div> The Dena'ina Athabascans were the earliest inhabitants of the region.</div> <div> They traveled through the area on a winter trail from Eklutna up the Knik River to the Copper River.</div> <div> The Old Glenn Highway was built from Palmer to the junction of the New Glenn Highway on the Eklutna Flats in 1942.</div> <div> <I><B>Travelers used to enjoy stopping at a lodge on Goat Creek.</B></I></div> <div> The specialty of the house was to serve drinks with chunks of ice that floated down the river from Lake George during breakup.</div> <div> The Eklutna Power Project was also built in the 1940s, including tract housing for employees.</div> <div> Knik River Road started as a logging road in the early 1950s.</div> <div> The existing gravel road was built in the late 1960s. </div> <div> The population of the community consists of 11.5% Alaska Native or part Native.</div> <div> Residents enjoy a semi-rural lifestyle, with ready access to the amenities of Anchorage.</div> <div> Students are bused to schools in Butte and Palmer.</div> <div> During the 2000 U.S. Census, total housing units numbered 263, and vacant housing units numbered 47. Vacant housing units used only seasonally numbered 18. U.S. Census data for Year 2000 showed 297 residents as employed.</div> <div> The unemployment rate at that time was 21.14 percent, although 40.05 percent of all adults were not in the work force.</div> <div> The median household income was $55,000, per capita income was $19,104, and 15.3 percent of residents were living below the poverty level.</div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <A HREF="advertise.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Advertise"> <img src="HTMLobj-1138/aniGif.gif" alt="Rent this Space" border="0" align="bottom" width="468" height="60">  </A></div> </td> </tr></table></body>