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About the Anchorage, Eagle River, and Matanuska Areas  

The Anchorage Municipality  

Anchorage Alaska sits right between the Chugach National Forest and Shores of Cook Inlet. Live with entertainment year around Anchorage has sporting events in the local arena, museums, performing arts centers, festivals, libraries, art galleries, specialty shops and five star restaurants. Anchorage was named an All-American City in 2002, and is a place where many people are proud to call home. One of the many amenities of living in the Anchorage bowl is location, Anchorage is located in the South central region of Alaska. While in the South central region of Alaska the mountains are in your back yard. There are a variety of youth sporting organizations available within the Anchorage Municipality. Anchorage has a lot to offer the outdoors enthusiast, winter sports and summer sports such as hiking, swimming, climbing, canoeing, rafting, tennis, fishing, camping, picnicking, biking, back-country biking, cross country skiing, ski joring, dog sledding, downhill skiing, ice skating, snowshoeing, glacier and ice climbing are all within the Anchorage bowl, or just outside of it.  

The population of Anchorage is approximately 264,000 which are about 46% of the State population. Anchorage is approximately 1,900 square miles, and being such a large city there are a lot of schools all under the same school district The Anchorage School District. There are also charter schools and the population of home schooling in the Anchorage, and Mat-su areas have increased in recent years. There is a large support group for parents home schooling now in Anchorage.  

Eagle River is located just 23 miles outside of Anchorage and is in fact part of the Anchorage municipality. Eagle River is the largest suburb of Anchorage. There has been a substantial population boost in the last two years and now there is an estimated 34,000 residents of the Eagle River Chugiak areas. Eagle River houses a lot of military due to the great location just a 10 minute drive to Ft. Richardson Army Post and 15 minutes to Elmendorf Air Force Base. Like Anchorage Eagle River also has a lot to offer the outdoors enthusiast, with the Eagle River running through town there are many white water rafters and kayakers, the Chugach State Park and Eagle River Nature Center are a 12 mile drive through the mountains, there are a number of falls in the area and just like in Anchorage there are trails throughout the town for biking, running and cross country skiing. With a local library, six screen movie theater, youth organizations, galleries, two local grocery stores, many restaurants including a 4 star restaurant, two high schools, two middle schools and five elementary schools Eagle River offers many job opportunities.
 

Matanuska Valley 

Just north or Eagle River sits the communities of the Matanuska valley. Mat-Su is made up of two communities, Palmer and Wasilla. Palmer is in the center of the Matanuska Valley and 42 miles north of Anchorage. Palmer is a picturesque town with an agricultural flair and beautiful mountain views. The Alaska State Fair is held in Palmer in late August yearly. Wasilla is home to the world famous Iditarod Trail Dog Sled Race, and the Tesoro Iron-Dog, the worlds longest snowmobile race. The Palmer Wasilla area offers water skiing, swimming, fishing, bicycling, loads of hiking and camping, snowmobiling, ice skating, ice fishing dog mushing, cross country skiing and much more. With 500 river miles selected as “Exceptional Recreation River” because of the beauty, accesses and opportunities, Mat-Su is heaven for anglers kayakers, rafters, hikers and campers. The top employers of the Mat-Su area are retail, trade, finance, real estate, rental & leasing, insurance, government and transportation. Besides all of the outdoor entertainment in the Mat-Su valley there is a local theater, many restaurants, theatrical events, museums and local libraries. University of Alaska Anchorage has an extended campus in the Valley. The Mat-Su School District is separate from the Anchorage School District and has over 14,000 students enrolled. 

Mat-Su has approximately 65,300 residents which encompasses roughly 124,000 square miles (approximately the size of the state of Virginia). Wasilla and Palmer are the fastest growing communities in Alaska, with a growth rate of 4.2% yearly. The Matanuska Borough is completely separate from the Anchorage municipality and has a separate mayor, assembly and separate police department.
 

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