Jump to content

Sutton-Alpine, Alaska: Difference between revisions

Coordinates: 61°42′45″N 148°53′8″W / 61.71250°N 148.88556°W / 61.71250; -148.88556
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous edit
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
Native name
Tags: Reverted Visual edit
→History: fixed
 
(8 intermediate revisions by 8 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox settlement
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name = Sutton-Alpine, Alaska.
| official_name = Sutton-Alpine, Alaska
| settlement_type = [[Census-designated place|CDP]]
| native_name = Ts'es Tac'ilaexde
| settlement_type = [[Census-designated place]]
| nickname =
| nickname =
| motto = <!-- Images -->
| motto = <!-- Images -->
| image_skyline = State Fair Winner.jpg
| image_skyline = State Fair Winner.jpg
| image_caption = Eska Mountain and [[Granite Peak (Matanuska-Susitna, Alaska)|Granite Peak]] surrounding Sutton in late fall.
| image_caption = Eska Mountain and [[Granite Peak (Matanuska-Susitna, Alaska)|Granite Peak]] surrounding Sutton in late fall
| imagesize = 250px
| imagesize = 250px
| image_flag =
| image_flag =
Line 11: Line 13:
| image_map = Matanuska-Susitna Borough Alaska incorporated and unincorporated areas Sutton-Alpine highlighted.svg
| image_map = Matanuska-Susitna Borough Alaska incorporated and unincorporated areas Sutton-Alpine highlighted.svg
| mapsize = 260px
| mapsize = 260px
| map_caption = Location in [[Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska|Matanuska-Susitna Borough]] and the state of [[Alaska]].
| map_caption = Location in [[Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska|Matanuska-Susitna Borough]] and the state of [[Alaska]]
|
|
| pushpin_map = Alaska
| pushpin_map = Alaska
⚫
| pushpin_label =
| pushpin_label_position = left <!-- the position of the pushpin label: left, right, top, bottom, none -->
| pushpin_label_position = left <!-- the position of the pushpin label: left, right, top, bottom, none -->
| pushpin_map_caption = Location within the state of Alaska
| pushpin_map_caption = Location within the state of Alaska
| pushpin_mapsize = <!-- Location -->
| pushpin_mapsize = <!-- Location -->
| subdivision_type = Country.
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = United States.
| subdivision_name = United States
| subdivision_type1 = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_type1 = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Alaska]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Alaska]]
Line 26: Line 29:
| government_type =
| government_type =
| leader_title = Borough [[mayor]]
| leader_title = Borough [[mayor]]
| leader_name = [[Vern Halter]]
| leader_name = [[Edna DeVries]]
| leader_title1 = [[Alaska Senate|State senator]]
| leader_title1 = [[Alaska Senate|State senator]]
| leader_name1 = [[Mike Shower]] ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]])
| leader_name1 = [[Mike Shower]] ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]])
Line 33: Line 36:
| established_title =
| established_title =
| established_date = <!-- Area -->
| established_date = <!-- Area -->
| area_footnotes = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_02.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=October 29, 2021}}</ref>
| area_footnotes = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2021">{{cite web|title=2021 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Alaska|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2021_Gazetteer/2021_gaz_place_02.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=May 4, 2022}}</ref>
⚫
| area_magnitude =
| area_total_km2 = 150.57
| area_total_km2 = 150.57
| area_land_km2 = 149.19
| area_land_km2 = 149.19
Line 42: Line 44:
| area_water_sq_mi = 0.54
| area_water_sq_mi = 0.54


<!-- Population -->| population_as_of = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
<!-- Population -->
| population_as_of = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
| population_footnotes = <ref name="Census 2020">{{Cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=&g=1600000US0274525&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P1| title=Sutton-Alpine CDP, Alaska: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| access-date=May 4, 2022}}</ref>
| population_footnotes =
| population_total = 1038
| population_total = 1038
| population_density_km2 = 6.96
| population_density_km2 = 6.96
| population_density_sq_mi = 18.02
| population_density_sq_mi = 18.02


<!-- General information -->| timezone = [[Alaska Time Zone|Alaska (AKST)]]
<!-- General information -->
| timezone = [[Alaska Time Zone|Alaska (AKST)]]
| utc_offset = -9
| utc_offset = -9
| timezone_DST = AKDT
| timezone_DST = AKDT
Line 72: Line 76:
}}
}}


'''Sutton''' ([[Ahtna language|Ahtna]]: ''Ts'es Tac'ilaedena','' "where fish run among rocks", refering to Eska creek<ref>{{Citation|title=Ahtna Place Names Mat. Valley & Anchorage|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qjCmk95D_o|language=en|access-date=2022-02-24}}</ref>'')''is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in the [[Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska|Matanuska-Susitna Borough]] in the U.S. state of [[Alaska]]. It is part of the [[Anchorage, Alaska]] [[Anchorage metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]]. At the [[United States Census, 2010|2010 census]] the population was 1,447, up from 1,080 in 2000. The CDP includes the former [[coal mining]] community and road construction camp of '''Sutton''', as well as the former mining camps of '''Eska'''<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Rr9RAQAAMAAJ&dq=eska&pg=PA49 |title = Geological Survey Professional Paper|year = 1949}}</ref> and '''Jonesville.'''<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Rr9RAQAAMAAJ&dq=jonesville&pg=PA49 |title = Geological Survey Professional Paper|year = 1949}}</ref>
'''Sutton''' ([[Ahtna language|Ahtna]]: ''Ts'es Tac'ilaexde''; [[Denaʼina language|Dena'ina]]: ''Ts'es Tuk'ilaght'') is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in the [[Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska|Matanuska-Susitna Borough]] in the U.S. state of [[Alaska]]. At the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]] the population was 1,038,<ref name="Census 2020"/> down from 1,447 in 2010. The CDP includes the former [[coal mining]] community and road construction camp of Sutton, as well as the former mining camps of Eska<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Rr9RAQAAMAAJ&dq=eska&pg=PA49 |title = Geological Survey Professional Paper|year = 1949}}</ref> and Jonesville.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Rr9RAQAAMAAJ&dq=jonesville&pg=PA49 |title = Geological Survey Professional Paper|year = 1949}}</ref>


==Geography==
==Geography==
Sutton is located at {{coord|61|42|45|N|148|53|8|W|type:city}} (61.712473, -148.885625),<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> 52–72 miles (84–116&nbsp;km) northeast of [[Anchorage, Alaska|Anchorage]] along the [[Glenn Highway]].
Sutton-Alpine is located in southeastern Matanuska-Susitna Borough at {{coord|61|42|45|N|148|53|8|W|type:city}} (61.712473, -148.885625),<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> 52–72 miles (84–116&nbsp;km) northeast of [[Anchorage, Alaska|Anchorage]] along the [[Glenn Highway]]. It sits along [[Alaska Route 1]], the Glenn Highway, between [[Buffalo Soapstone, Alaska|Buffalo Soapstone]] to the west and [[Chickaloon, Alaska|Chickaloon]] to the east. The [[Matanuska River]] forms the southern edge of the CDP. [[Palmer, Alaska|Palmer]], the [[borough seat]], is {{convert|14|mi}} to the southwest via the Glenn Highway.


According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of 151.6&nbsp;square miles (392.7&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), of which, 151.3&nbsp;square miles (391.8&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of it is land and 0.3&nbsp;square miles (0.9&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of it (0.23%) is water.
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the Sutton-Alpine CDP has a total area of {{convert|58.1|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|57.6|sqmi}} are land and {{convert|0.5|sqmi}}, or 0.92%, are water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2021"/>


==Climate==
==Climate==
Line 194: Line 198:
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 6, 2013}}</ref>
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 6, 2013}}</ref>
}}
}}
[[File:Paisaje en Sutton, Alaska, Estados Unidos, 2017-08-22, DD 107.jpg|thumb|Landscape in Sutton.]]
[[File:Paisaje en Sutton, Alaska, Estados Unidos, 2017-08-22, DD 107.jpg|thumb|Landscape in Sutton]]
Sutton-Alpine first appeared on the 1940 U.S. Census as the unincorporated village of "Sutton."<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Rr9RAQAAMAAJ&dq=sutton&pg=PA49 | title=Geological Survey Professional Paper| year=1949}}</ref> It did not appear on the 1950 census, but did return in 1960 and 1970. In 1980, Sutton was made a census-designated place (CDP). In 2000, the name was changed to the present Sutton-Alpine. The area of the CDP includes the aforementioned Sutton as well as the former mining villages of Eska (1950 pop: 54, 1960 pop.: 53) and Jonesville (1950 pop: 97).
Sutton-Alpine first appeared on the 1940 U.S. Census as the unincorporated village of "Sutton."<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Rr9RAQAAMAAJ&dq=sutton&pg=PA49 | title=Geological Survey Professional Paper| year=1949}}</ref> It did not appear on the 1950 census, but did return in 1960 and 1970. In 1980, Sutton was made a census-designated place (CDP). In 2000, the name was changed to the present Sutton-Alpine. The area of the CDP includes the aforementioned Sutton as well as the former mining villages of Eska (1950 pop: 54, 1960 pop.: 53) and Jonesville (1950 pop: 97).


As of the census<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 1,080 people, 278 households, and 179 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 7.1 people per square mile (2.8/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 352 housing units at an average density of 2.3/sq&nbsp;mi (0.9/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the CDP was 67.50% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 4.54% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 22.41% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.28% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.37% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.74% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 4.17% from two or more races. 1.57% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.
As of the census<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 1,080 people, 278 households, and 179 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|7.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 352 housing units at an average density of {{convert|2.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 67.50% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 4.54% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 22.41% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.28% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.37% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.74% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 4.17% from two or more races. 1.57% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.


There were 278 households, out of which 34.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.5% were married couples living together, 6.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.3% were non-families. 29.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.09.
There were 278 households, out of which 34.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.5% were married couples living together, 6.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.3% were non-families. 29.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.09.
Line 204: Line 208:


The median income for a household in the CDP was $35,652, and the median income for a family was $36,563. Males had a median income of $31,827 versus $28,750 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $20,436. About 6.9% of families and 11.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 15.8% of those under age 18 and 5.7% of those age 65 or over.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $35,652, and the median income for a family was $36,563. Males had a median income of $31,827 versus $28,750 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $20,436. About 6.9% of families and 11.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 15.8% of those under age 18 and 5.7% of those age 65 or over.

==History==
The first people in Sutton were the [[Ahtna]] and [[Denaʼina|Dena'ina]] Athabascans, who called Sutton ''Ts'es Tac'ilaexde'' and ''Ts'es Tuk'ilaght'', respectively. In both languages, the name means 'where fish run among rocks'.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Kari |first1=James |last2=Pete |first2=Shem |last3=Alex |first3=Daniel |title=Shem Pete's Alaska: The Territory of the Upper Cook Inlet Dena'ina. |date=2016 |publisher=University of Alaska Press}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==

Latest revision as of 18:21, 2 July 2024

Sutton-Alpine, Alaska
Ts'es Tac'ilaexde
Census-designated place
Eska Mountain and Granite Peak surrounding Sutton in late fall
Eska Mountain and Granite Peak surrounding Sutton in late fall
Location in Matanuska-Susitna Borough and the state of Alaska
Location in Matanuska-Susitna Borough and the state of Alaska
Sutton-Alpine, Alaska is located in Alaska
Sutton-Alpine, Alaska
Sutton-Alpine, Alaska
Location within the state of Alaska
Coordinates: 61°42′45″N 148°53′8″W / 61.71250°N 148.88556°W / 61.71250; -148.88556
CountryUnited States
StateAlaska
BoroughMatanuska-Susitna
Government
 • Borough mayorEdna DeVries
 • State senatorMike Shower (R)
 • State rep.George Rauscher (R)
Area
[1]
 • Total
58.14 sq mi (150.57 km2)
 • Land57.60 sq mi (149.19 km2)
 • Water0.54 sq mi (1.39 km2)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total
1,038
 • Density18.02/sq mi (6.96/km2)
Time zoneUTC-9 (Alaska (AKST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-8 (AKDT)
ZIP code
99674
Area code907
FIPS code02-74525

Sutton (Ahtna: Ts'es Tac'ilaexde; Dena'ina: Ts'es Tuk'ilaght) is a census-designated place (CDP) in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. At the 2020 census the population was 1,038,[2] down from 1,447 in 2010. The CDP includes the former coal mining community and road construction camp of Sutton, as well as the former mining camps of Eska[3] and Jonesville.[4]

Geography

[edit]

Sutton-Alpine is located in southeastern Matanuska-Susitna Borough at 61°42′45″N 148°53′8″W / 61.71250°N 148.88556°W / 61.71250; -148.88556 (61.712473, -148.885625),[5] 52–72 miles (84–116 km) northeast of Anchorage along the Glenn Highway. It sits along Alaska Route 1, the Glenn Highway, between Buffalo Soapstone to the west and Chickaloon to the east. The Matanuska River forms the southern edge of the CDP. Palmer, the borough seat, is 14 miles (23 km) to the southwest via the Glenn Highway.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the Sutton-Alpine CDP has a total area of 58.1 square miles (150 km2), of which 57.6 square miles (149 km2) are land and 0.5 square miles (1.3 km2), or 0.92%, are water.[1]

Climate

[edit]

Sutton has a continental subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc) with cold, snowy winters and mild summers.

Climate data for Sutton
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °F (°C) 49
(9) 		54
(12) 		55
(13) 		78
(26) 		82
(28) 		85
(29) 		85
(29) 		85
(29) 		73
(23) 		67
(19) 		49
(9) 		52
(11) 		85
(29)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) 22.9
(−5.1) 		28.2
(−2.1) 		37.2
(2.9) 		48.9
(9.4) 		60.9
(16.1) 		66.9
(19.4) 		68
(20) 		65.7
(18.7) 		57.2
(14.0) 		42.5
(5.8) 		28.1
(−2.2) 		23.6
(−4.7) 		45.8
(7.7)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) 9.1
(−12.7) 		11.5
(−11.4) 		17.3
(−8.2) 		25
(−4) 		32.4
(0.2) 		40.7
(4.8) 		46.3
(7.9) 		44.1
(6.7) 		35.9
(2.2) 		25.9
(−3.4) 		14.8
(−9.6) 		10
(−12) 		26.1
(−3.3)
Record low °F (°C) −40
(−40) 		−43
(−42) 		−31
(−35) 		−19
(−28) 		11
(−12) 		17
(−8) 		29
(−2) 		25
(−4) 		12
(−11) 		−21
(−29) 		−27
(−33) 		−36
(−38) 		−43
(−42)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 1.08
(27) 		1.04
(26) 		0.83
(21) 		0.54
(14) 		0.86
(22) 		1.47
(37) 		2.48
(63) 		2.95
(75) 		3.04
(77) 		1.66
(42) 		1.54
(39) 		1.54
(39) 		19.04
(484)
Average snowfall inches (cm) 12.3
(31) 		11
(28) 		8.7
(22) 		3.5
(8.9) 		1
(2.5) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0.2
(0.51) 		6.4
(16) 		14
(36) 		17.8
(45) 		74.8
(190)
Average precipitation days 8 6 5 4 8 11 16 17 15 9 8 9 116
Source: [6]

Demographics

[edit]
Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
194014—
1960162—
197076−53.1%
1980182139.5%
199030869.2%
20001,080250.6%
20101,44734.0%
20201,038−28.3%
U.S. Decennial Census[7]
Landscape in Sutton

Sutton-Alpine first appeared on the 1940 U.S. Census as the unincorporated village of "Sutton."[8] It did not appear on the 1950 census, but did return in 1960 and 1970. In 1980, Sutton was made a census-designated place (CDP). In 2000, the name was changed to the present Sutton-Alpine. The area of the CDP includes the aforementioned Sutton as well as the former mining villages of Eska (1950 pop: 54, 1960 pop.: 53) and Jonesville (1950 pop: 97).

As of the census[9] of 2000, there were 1,080 people, 278 households, and 179 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 7.1 inhabitants per square mile (2.7/km2). There were 352 housing units at an average density of 2.3 per square mile (0.89/km2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 67.50% White, 4.54% Black or African American, 22.41% Native American, 0.28% Asian, 0.37% Pacific Islander, 0.74% from other races, and 4.17% from two or more races. 1.57% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 278 households, out of which 34.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.5% were married couples living together, 6.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.3% were non-families. 29.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.09.

In the CDP the population was spread out, with 19.3% under the age of 18, 9.8% from 18 to 24, 40.7% from 25 to 44, 25.0% from 45 to 64, and 5.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 208.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 261.8 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $35,652, and the median income for a family was $36,563. Males had a median income of $31,827 versus $28,750 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $20,436. About 6.9% of families and 11.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.8% of those under age 18 and 5.7% of those age 65 or over.

History

[edit]

The first people in Sutton were the Ahtna and Dena'ina Athabascans, who called Sutton Ts'es Tac'ilaexde and Ts'es Tuk'ilaght, respectively. In both languages, the name means 'where fish run among rocks'.[10]

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b "2021 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Alaska". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 4, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Sutton-Alpine CDP, Alaska: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved May 4, 2022.
  3. ^ "Geological Survey Professional Paper". 1949.
  4. ^ "Geological Survey Professional Paper". 1949.
  5. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  6. ^ "SUTTON, AK (508915)". Western Regional Climate Center. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
  7. ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". Census.gov. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
  8. ^ "Geological Survey Professional Paper". 1949.
  9. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  10. ^ Kari, James; Pete, Shem; Alex, Daniel (2016). Shem Pete's Alaska: The Territory of the Upper Cook Inlet Dena'ina. University of Alaska Press.
[edit]
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Sutton-Alpine,_Alaska&oldid=1232241057"