Knik River (Alaska)
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Location in Alaska
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| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Alaska | ||
| Coordinates : | 61 ° 30 ′ N , 149 ° 0 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Alaska ( UTC − 9 / −8 ) | ||
| Residents : | 744 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 3.2 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 241.3 km 2 (approx. 93 mi 2 ) thereof 234.2 km 2 (approx. 90 mi 2 ) land |
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| Area code : | +1 907 | ||
| FIPS : | 02-40670 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 2418662 | ||
Knik River is a census-designated place (CDP) in Matanuska-Susitna Borough in Alaska in the United States . The area is primarily known as the scene of many of the crimes committed by serial killer Robert Christian Hansen , who murdered at least 17 prostitutes in the 1980s .
geography
Knik River CDP is located at the tip of the Knik Arm of the Cook Inlet in Southcentral Alaska about 17 miles northeast of Anchorage . The area is located on the southern bank of the eponymous Knik River on the southern border of the Matanuska - Susitna Valley and can be reached via the Old Glenn Highway and the Knik River Road .
history
The area of today's CDP Knik River was first settled by indigenous people of the Dena'ina - Athabasques . The Old Glenn Highway, then called Palmer Road, was built in 1942 to connect the area with Palmer . A lodge on Goat Creek was popular with travelers. Knik River Road was laid out as a logging path in the early 1950s, and this became a gravel path in the late 1960s. Today the road is paved all the way to Hunter Creek .
Demographics
At the time of the 2000 census ( US Census 2000 ) Knik River CDP had 582 inhabitants on a land area of 234.2 km². The median age was 36.2 years (US national mean: 35.3 years). The per capita income (engl. The per capita income ) amounted to US $ 19,104 (national average of USA: US $ 21,587). 15.3% of the population had their income below the poverty line (US national average: 12.4%). 28.0% of the population are of German descent and 11.2% are of Irish descent. Many residents work in Anchorage or in the catchment areas of the cities of Palmer and Wasilla .