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.
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. His works were published in Shem Pete’s Alaska: The Territory of the Upper Cook Inlet Dena’ina.
| Name: | Susitna CDP |
|---|---|
| LSAD Code: | 57 |
| LSAD Description: | CDP (suffix) |
| State: | Alaska |
| County: | Matanuska-Susitna Borough |
| Elevation: | 33 ft (10 m) |
| Total Area: | 218.76 sq mi (566.59 km²) |
| Land Area: | 216.02 sq mi (559.48 km²) |
| Water Area: | 2.74 sq mi (7.11 km²) |
| Total Population: | 11 |
| Population Density: | 0.05/sq mi (0.02/km²) |
| Area code: | 907 |
| FIPS code: | 0274340 |
| GNISfeature ID: | 1410439 |
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Geography
Susitna is located in southwestern Matanuska-Susitna Borough at 61°33′27″N 150°34′36″W / 61.55750°N 150.57667°W / 61.55750; -150.57667 (61.557631, -150.576743). It is primarily on the west side of the Susitna River, north of where the river flows into Cook Inlet. A portion of the CDP containing the actual settlement of Susitna is on the east side of the river, about 22 miles (35 km) as the crow flies southwest of Houston and 35 miles (56 km) west of Wasilla.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the Susitna CDP has a total area of 218.8 square miles (567 km), of which 216.0 square miles (559 km) are land and 2.7 square miles (7.0 km), or 1.25%, are water.
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