Matanuska-Susitna Borough is a borough located in the state of Alaska, United States. As of the 2000 census, the population was 59,322. The borough seat is Palmer and the largest city in the borough is Wasilla.
Matanuska-Susitna Borough is part of the Anchorage Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The Mat-Su Borough is so designated because it contains the entire Matanuska and Susitna Rivers. These rivers empty into Cook Inlet which is the southern bor...
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Matanuska-Susitna Borough is a borough located in the state of Alaska, United States. As of the 2000 census, the population was 59,322. The borough seat is Palmer and the largest city in the borough is Wasilla.
Matanuska-Susitna Borough is part of the Anchorage Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The Mat-Su Borough is so designated because it contains the entire Matanuska and Susitna Rivers. These rivers empty into Cook Inlet which is the southern border of the Mat-Su Borough. This area is one of the few agricultural areas of Alaska.
The borough has a total area of 25,260 square miles (65,423 km²), of which, 24,682 square miles (63,925 km²) of it is land and 578 square miles (1,498 km²) of it (2.29%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 59,322 people, 20,556 households, and 15,046 families residing in the borough. The population density was 2 people per square mile (1/km²). There were 27,329 housing units at an average density of 1 per square mile (0/km²). The racial makeup of...
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