Anderson, Alaska

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Anderson
FIPS code
02-03220
GNIS feature ID1398245
Websitewww.anderson.govoffice.com

Anderson is a city in the

2020 census, the population dropped to 177 residents. The city is named after one of the original homesteaders.[5]

History

Early years

Anderson is named after Arthur Anderson, one of several homesteaders who settled in the area in the late 1950s. In 1959, Anderson subdivided his homestead into house lots and sold most of the lots to civilian workers from

Clear Air Force Station, a Ballistic Missile Early Warning System
station completed in 1961. An elementary school was built in the community in 1961, and Anderson incorporated as a city on June 2, 1962.

In the 1960s, a road was completed between Anderson and Nenana. A ferry across the Tanana River at Nenana provided access to the Fairbanks–Nenana Highway, and hence to Fairbanks and the contiguous North American highway system via the Richardson and Alaska Highways. The ferry was replaced with a bridge in 1968. In 1972, the George Parks Highway was completed, which provided direct road access to points south, including Anchorage.[5]

21st century

In March 2007, the city announced a plan to attract more residents: the awarding of free land to interested applicants.

Homestead Act
.

The Anderson/Clear Lions Club, in conjunction with commercial sponsors and Two Rivers-based concert promoters Acoustic Adventures, hosted the annual Anderson Bluegrass Festival. Held on the last weekend of every July from Friday through Sunday at Riverside Park, the festival was the city's significant visitor attraction. The festival was discontinued in 2012. It was replaced with a similar, privately run family music festival held in the same location starting in 2015.

Geography

Anderson is located at 64°20′43″N 149°11′43″W / 64.34528°N 149.19528°W / 64.34528; -149.19528 (64.345372, -149.195352),

Clear Air Force Station (5.5 miles (8.9 km) south of the townsite) are also within city limits. Clear Air Force Station is home to the 213th Space Warning Squadron
. Anderson lies 289 miles (465 km) north of Anchorage, the most populous city of Alaska, and 81 miles (130 km) southwest of Fairbanks.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 47.3 square miles (122.5 km2), of which 43.7 square miles (113.3 km2) is land and 3.6 square miles (9.2 km2), or 7.49%, is water.[4]

Anderson attracts mostly curious visitors, owing to its "out of the way" location at the end of a side road, plus those stopping to camp or access the Nenana River at Riverside Park.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1970362—
198051742.8%
199062821.5%
2000367−41.6%
2010246−33.0%
2020177−28.0%
U.S. Decennial Census[8]

Anderson first appeared on the 1970 U.S. Census as a city,[9] having incorporated in 1962.

As of the census

Latino
of any race.

There were 101 households, out of which 40.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.4% were married couples living together, 10.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.7% were non-families. 20.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and none had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.05.

In the city, the age distribution of the population shows 21.0% under the age of 18, 12.0% from 18 to 24, 42.0% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 2.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 175.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 187.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $58,750, and the median income for a family was $62,188. Males had a median income of $31,641 versus $23,750 for females. The

poverty line
, including 25.8% of those under age 18 and 10.0% of those age 65 or over.

Education

K-12 students attend Anderson School, operated by the Denali Borough School District.

References

  1. Alaska Department of Community and Regional Affairs
    . January 1996. p. 25.
  2. ^ "City Council Members". anderson.govoffice.com. City of Anderson, Alaska. Archived from the original on January 20, 2024. Retrieved January 20, 2024.
  3. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Anderson city, Alaska". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved October 7, 2015.[dead link]
  5. ^ a b "Anderson". City of Anderson. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
  6. ^ "21st century homesteading: Free land in Alaska - CNN.com". CNN. Archived from the original on March 19, 2007. Retrieved March 16, 2007.
  7. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  8. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  9. ^ Bureau of the Census (January 1973). "1970 Census of Population - Characteristics of the Population - Alaska" (PDF).
  10. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.

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