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Tanaina, Alaska


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official_nameTanaina, Alaska
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subdivision_type2Borough
subdivision_name2Matanuska-Susitna
leader_titleBorough mayor
leader_nameEdna DeVries
leader_title1State senators
leader_name1Mike Shower (R)
David Wilson (R)
leader_title2State reps.
leader_name2Kevin McCabe (R)
George Rauscher (R)
Jesse Sumner (R)
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coordinates
postal_code_typeZIP code
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David Wilson (R) George Rauscher (R) Jesse Sumner (R)

Tanaina is a census-designated place (CDP) in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. Located 4 miles north from Wasilla, it is part of the Anchorage, Alaska Metropolitan Statistical Area. At the 2020 census the population was 8,817, up from 8,197 in 2010. Tanaina is the sixth-most populated CDP in Alaska.

Geography

Tanaina is located at (61.624211, -149.432817).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 27.5 sqmi, of which, 27.1 sqmi of it is land and 0.4 sqmi of it (1.53%) is water.

Demographics

|align-fn=center Tanaina first appeared on the 2000 U.S. Census as a census-designated place (CDP).

As of the census of 2000, there were 4,993 people, 1,609 households, and 1,266 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 184.3 PD/sqmi. There were 1,700 housing units at an average density of 62.7 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the CDP was 87.9% White, 0.5% Black or African American, 4.7% Native American, 0.6% Asian,

There were 1,609 households, out of which 49.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.9% were married couples living together, 8.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.3% were non-families. 14.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 1.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.10 and the average family size was 3.46.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 35.8% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 32.9% from 25 to 44, 20.9% from 45 to 64, and 3.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 107.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.2 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $64,491, and the median income for a family was $71,629. Males had a median income of $47,917 versus $30,474 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $23,967. About 6.1% of families and 7.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.6% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

Tanaina's median household income rose to $76,114 in 2010–2014, according to the 2010–2014 American Community Survey.

References

References

  1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau.
  2. (2023). "Tanaina ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com.
  3. "2020 Census Data - Cities and Census Designated Places". State of Alaska, Department of Labor and Workforce Development.
  4. (February 12, 2011). "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". [[United States Census Bureau]].
  5. "U.S. Decennial Census". Census.gov.
  6. "U.S. Census website". [[United States Census Bureau]].
  7. United States Census Bureau
  8. "U.S. Census website". [[United States Census Bureau]].
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