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Buffalo Soapstone, AK map Population (year 2000): 699
Males: 378  (54.1%)
Females: 321  (45.9%)
Median resident age:  33.4 years
Alaska median age:  32.4 years

Zip codes: 99645.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $40,900 (it was $41,250 in 2000)
Buffalo Soapstone  $40,900
Alaska:  $56,234

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $121,900 (it was $105,700 in 2000)
Buffalo Soapstone  $121,900
Alaska:  $197,100

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Races in Buffalo Soapstone:

  • White Non-Hispanic (88.6%)
  • American Indian (7.4%)
  • Two or more races (4.0%)
  • Hispanic (1.6%)
  • Other race (1.1%)

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Ancestries: English (18.3%), German (17.7%), Italian (11.9%), French (10.4%), Irish (9.3%), Norwegian (7.4%).

Current Local Time: AKST time zone

Land area: 22.6 square miles.

Population density: 31 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).

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For population 25 years and over in Buffalo Soapstone

  • High school or higher: 83.8%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.1%
  • Unemployed: 7.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 27.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Buffalo Soapstone CDP

  • Never married: 27.1%
  • Now married: 62.0%
  • Separated: 1.4%
  • Widowed: 3.6%
  • Divorced: 6.0%

6 residents are foreign born

This place:  0.9%
Alaska:  5.9%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this place in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Buffalo Soapstone:  1.6% ($1,650)
Alaska:  1.3% ($1,888)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Anchorage, AK (55.8 miles , pop. 260,283).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (2847.4 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Farm Loop, AK (4.5 miles ), Palmer, AK (6.1 miles ), Lazy Mountain, AK (7.0 miles ), Fishhook, AK (9.7 miles ), Gateway, AK (11.8 miles ), Butte, AK (11.9 miles ), Lakes, AK (13.6 miles ), Knik River, AK (15.1 miles ).

Latitude: 61.69 N, Longitude: 149.12 W


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Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (26%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (13%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Nonmetallic mineral products (9%)
  • Mining (8%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (5%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (17%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (12%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Construction (8%)
  • Food and beverage stores (8%)
  • Pharmacies and drug stores (8%)
  • Health care (8%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Extraction workers (8%)
  • Drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians (7%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Lawyers (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
  • Construction laborers (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Cashiers (13%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (12%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (11%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (9%)
  • Other health diagnosing and treating practitioners and technical occupations (8%)
  • Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (8%)
  • Bus drivers (8%)


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Hospitals/medical centers near Buffalo Soapstone:
  • VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; PALMER, AK)
  • PROVIDENCE ALASKA MEDICAL CENTER (about 46 miles; ANCHORAGE, AK)
  • ALASKA NATIVE MEDICAL CENTER, PHS (about 59 miles; ANCHORAGE, AK)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Buffalo Soapstone:
  • TED STEVENS ANCHORAGE INTL (about 70 miles; ANCHORAGE, AK; ID: ANC)
  • KENAI MUNI (about 166 miles; KENAI, AK; ID: ENA)
  • VALDEZ PIONEER FIELD (about 204 miles; VALDEZ, AK; ID: VDZ)
Other public-use airports nearest to Buffalo Soapstone:
  • PALMER MUNI (about 8 miles; PALMER, AK; ID: PAQ)
  • FINGER LAKE (about 12 miles; PALMER, AK; ID: 99Z)
  • BUTTE MUNI (about 15 miles; PALMER, AK; ID: AK1)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Buffalo Soapstone:
  • UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE (about 59 miles; ANCHORAGE, AK; Full-time enrollment: 9,453)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS (about 236 miles; FAIRBANKS, AK; FT enrollment: 5,034)
  • PENINSULA COLLEGE (about 2009 miles; PORT ANGELES, WA; FT enrollment: 2,374)
  • WHATCOM COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 2046 miles; BELLINGHAM, WA; FT enrollment: 2,656)
  • WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 2046 miles; BELLINGHAM, WA; FT enrollment: 11,889)
  • SKAGIT VALLEY COLLEGE (about 2065 miles; MT VERNON, WA; FT enrollment: 3,420)
  • EVERGREEN STATE COLLEGE (about 2069 miles; OLYMPIA, WA; FT enrollment: 3,749)

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Average household size:
This place:  3.0 people
Alaska:  2.7 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  73.8%
Whole state:  68.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  9.9%
Whole state:  7.5%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  22.2%
Whole state:  9.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  11.0%
Whole state:  4.0%

Buffalo Soapstone compared to Alaska state average:
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Strongest AM radio stations in Buffalo Soapstone:
  • KENI (650 AM; 50 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KFQD (750 AM; 50 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
  • KBYR (700 AM; 10 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: COBB COMMUNICATIONS,INC.)
  • KUDO (1080 AM; 10 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: CHINOOK CONCERT BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • KTZN (550 AM; 5 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KHAR (590 AM; 5 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
  • KJNP (1170 AM; 50 kW; NORTH POLE, AK; Owner: EVAN. ALASKA MISSIONARY FELLOWSHIP)
  • KIAM (630 AM; 10 kW; NENANA, AK; Owner: VOICE OF CHRIST MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • KSLD (1140 AM; 10 kW; SOLDOTNA, AK; Owner: KSRM, INC)
  • KCHU (770 AM; 10 kW; VALDEZ, AK; Owner: TERMINAL RADIO, INC.)
  • KBBI (890 AM; 10 kW; HOMER, AK; Owner: KACHEMAK BAY BROADCASTING INC)
  • KFAR (660 AM; 10 kW; FAIRBANKS, AK; Owner: NEW NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS, LLC)
  • KCBF (820 AM; 10 kW; FAIRBANKS, AK; Owner: NEW NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Buffalo Soapstone:
  • KFAT (92.9 FM; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: NEW NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS, LLC)
  • KNIK-FM (105.7 FM; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: UBIK CORPORATION)
  • KGOT (101.3 FM; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KASH-FM (107.5 FM; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KQEZ (92.1 FM; HOUSTON, AK; Owner: NEW NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS, LLC)


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