Knik River, Alaska

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Back to Knik River, AK housing info, Alaska, AK smaller cities, AK small cities, All Cities. We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures! General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Population (year 2000): 582 Males: 303   (52.1%) Females: 279   (47.9%) Median resident age:   36.2 years Alaska median age:   32.4 years Zip codes: 99645. Estimated median household income in 2008: $73,497 (it was $55,000 in 2000) Knik River:   $73,497 Alaska:   $68,460 Estimated per capita income in 2008: $25,542 Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $195,209 (it was $112,900 in 2000) Knik River:   $195,209 Alaska:   $237,800 Mean prices in 2008: All housing units: $175,153; Detached houses: $186,136; Mobile homes: $55,000 Knik River, AK residents, houses, and apartments details Put your B&M business profile right here for free. 20,000 businesses already created their profiles! Business Search - 14 Million verified businesses Search for:  near:   Races in Knik River: White Non-Hispanic (85.4%) American Indian (11.5%) Two or more races (5.2%) Hispanic (2.6%) Other race (1.4%) Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander (0.9%) Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Knik River: 91.1 (less than average, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Knik River, Alaska on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Knik River is mentioned 25 times on our forum: Some recent AK photo's  (7562 replies) Traffic commuting to the Valley  (70 replies) Are GPS systems reliable in AK?  (15 replies) Eagle River  (22 replies) How is the wind out in the Valley right now?  (11 replies) 4 DUI's and no Pilot's License  (14 replies) Ancestries: German (28.0%), Irish (11.2%), Polish (8.9%), Norwegian (8.1%), Italian (6.5%), United States (6.2%). Current Local Time: AKST time zone Land area: 90.4 square miles. Population density: 6.4 people per square mile   (very low).

Average climate in Knik River, Alaska

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Knik River-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Alaska state average. It is 2630% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/28/1964 at 03:36:12, a magnitude 9.2 (9.2 UK, Class: Great, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 56.9 miles away from Knik River center, causing $1,020,000,000 total damage
On 7/12/1983 at 15:10:03, a magnitude 6.4 (6.1 MB, 6.4 MS, 6.3 MS, 6.4 ML, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 61.9 miles away from the city center
On 9/7/1983 at 19:22:05, a magnitude 6.2 (6.2 MB, 6.2 MS, 6.2 MS) earthquake occurred 63.0 miles away from the city center
On 1/1/1975 at 03:55:12, a magnitude 5.9 (5.9 MB, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 34.7 miles away from Knik River center
On 8/14/1984 at 01:02:08, a magnitude 5.7 (5.7 MB, 5.2 MS, 5.4 MS, 5.7 ML) earthquake occurred 21.1 miles away from the city center
On 7/22/1999 at 05:35:18, a magnitude 5.6 (5.0 MB, 4.5 MS, 5.6 ML, 5.3 MW, Depth: 28.3 mi) earthquake occurred 19.3 miles away from Knik River center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

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Notable location: Eklutna Powerhouse (A). Display/hide its location on the map Lake: Barbel Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map Creek: Hunter Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Average household size:

This place:	2.7 people
Alaska:	2.7 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	68.5%
Whole state:	68.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	9.3%
Whole state:	7.5%

No gay or lesbian households reported

This place:	15.3%
Whole state:	9.4%

This place:	1.0%
Whole state:	4.0%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Knik River, AK

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• #2 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Other healthcare support occupations"
• #3 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Operations specialties managers except financial managers"
• #3 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Sales and office occupations:"
• #5 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Professional, scientific, and technical services"
• #6 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Other health diagnosing and treating practitioners and technical occupations"
• #10 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores"
• #26 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the highest average snowfall in a year"
• #77 on the list of "Top 100 cities with longest commuting times"