Susitna, Alaska
Census-designated place in Alaska, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with Susitna North, Alaska.
Susitna is a census-designated place (CDP) in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, United States. It is part of the Anchorage Metropolitan Area. As of the 2020 census, the population of the CDP was 11.[2]
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Susitna, Alaska | |
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Coordinates: 61°33′27″N 150°34′36″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Alaska |
Borough | Matanuska-Susitna |
Government | |
• Borough mayor | Edna DeVries |
• State senator | Mike Shower (R) |
• State rep. | Kevin McCabe (R) |
Area | |
• Total | 218.76 sq mi (566.59 km2) |
• Land | 216.02 sq mi (559.48 km2) |
• Water | 2.74 sq mi (7.11 km2) |
Elevation | 33 ft (10 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 11 |
• Density | 0.05/sq mi (0.02/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-9 (Alaska (AKST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-8 (AKDT) |
Area code | 907 |
FIPS code | 02-74340 |
GNIS feature ID | 1410439 |
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Susitna was once home to the legendary Athabaskan elder, historian and ethnologist Shem Pete (c1896-1989), who documented countless locations travelling thousands of miles within the Matanuska-Susitna region.[3] His works were published in Shem Pete's Alaska: The Territory of the Upper Cook Inlet Dena'ina.[4]