Updated on Apr 13, 2021
Imagine hearing the winsome yet eerie song of the common loon calling their mate as the sun sets over a pristine, undisturbed lake deep in the Alaska Wilderness. Property is situated near the...
Skwentna is a census-designated place (CDP) on Iditarod Trail in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, United States. Located 61 miles northwest of Wasilla along the Skwentna River, it is part of the Anchorage, Alaska Metropolitan Statistical Area. At the 2020 census the population was 62, up from 37 in 2010.
Skwentna is located at (61.879482, −151.266455).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it (1.54%) is water.
As with much of South Central Alaska, Skwentna has a dry-summer subarctic climate (Köppen climate classification: Dsc ), with long, cold, snowy winters and short, warm summers, although, as is more typical of the Alaska Interior, August averages cooler than June the town is also located in USDA Plant Hardiness Zone 3, indicating the coldest temperature of the year is typically in the −40 to −30 °F (−40 to −34 °C). In summer, temperatures reach on 39 days and on 4.6, with an average of 18 nights remaining above . August through October is the wettest period of the year, while snow typically falls from October to April (rarely May or September), accumulating .
Skwentna first appeared on the 1950 U.S. Census as an unincorporated village. It did not appear again until 1990, when it was made a census-designated place (CDP).
As of the census of 2000, there were 111 people, 50 households, and 29 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 0.3 people per square mile (0.1/km2 ). There were 360 housing units at an average density of 0.8/sq mi (0.3/km2 ). The racial makeup of the CDP was 92.79% White, 6.31% Native American, and 0.90% from two or more races.
There were 50 households, out of which 22.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.0% were married couples living together, 6.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.0% were non-families. 36.0% 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 2.22 and the average family size was 2.90.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 22.5% under the age of 18, 5.4% from 18 to 24, 23.4% from 25 to 44, 44.1% from 45 to 64, and 4.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females, there were 164.3 males. For every 100 females age
More about SKWENTNA under "Town Info"
This page uses material from the Wikipedia article Skwentna, Alaska , which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0.