Knik River, Alaska
| Knik River, Alaska | |
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| CDP | |
 Location in Matanuska-Susitna Borough and the state of Alaska. |
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 Knik River, Alaska
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| Coordinates: 61°30′28″N 149°0′13″W / 61.50778°N 149.00361°WCoordinates: 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 | Vern Halter |
| • State senator | Bill Stoltze (R) |
| • State rep. | Cathy Tilton (R) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 93.2 sq mi (241.3 km2) |
| • Land | 90.4 sq mi (234.2 km2) |
| • Water | 2.8 sq mi (7.1 km2) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 744 |
| • Density | 8.0/sq mi (3.1/km2) |
| Time zone | Alaska (AKST) (UTC-9) |
| • Summer (DST) | AKDT (UTC-8) |
| Area code(s) | 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. It is part of the Anchorage, Alaska Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 744 at the 2010 census.
Knik River is located at 61°28′15″N 148°51′38″W / 61.47083°N 148.86056°W (61.470970, -148.86064) (Sec. 24, T016N, R003W, Seward Meridian), in the Palmer Recording District.
The community is at the head of the Knik Arm of Cook Inlet in Southcentral Alaska, 27 km (17 mi) northeast of Anchorage. The community has developed along the south bank of the Knik River, which flows into Knik Arm, at the southern border of the Mat-Su Borough. It lies along the Old Glenn Highway and Knik River Road.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 93.2 square miles (241 km2), of which, 90.4 square miles (234 km2) of it is land and 2.8 square miles (7.3 km2) of it (2.95%) is water.
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