Steele Creek, Alaska Explained

Official Name:Steele Creek, Alaska
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Mapsize:260px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Alaska
Subdivision Type2:Borough
Leader Title:Borough mayor
Leader Name:Bryce J. Ward
Leader Title1:State senator
Leader Name1:Robert Myers (R)
Leader Title2:State reps.
Leader Name2:Mike Prax (R)
Frank Tomaszewski (R)
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:240.63
Area Land Km2:240.59
Area Water Km2:0.04
Area Total Sq Mi:92.91
Area Land Sq Mi:92.89
Area Water Sq Mi:0.01
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:6437
Population Density Km2:26.76
Population Density Sq Mi:69.30
Timezone:Alaska (AKST)
Utc Offset:-9
Timezone Dst:AKDT
Utc Offset Dst:-8
Elevation Ft:500
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:99712[2]
Area Code:907
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:02-72985
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2582718
Unit Pref:Imperial

Steele Creek is a census-designated place (CDP) in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, United States. It is part of the Fairbanks, Alaska Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2020 census, the population was 6,437, down from 6,662 in 2010.[3] [4] It is the eighth-most populated CDP in Alaska.

Geography

Steele Creek is located northeast of Fairbanks and east of the Steese Highway. The community is named for the creek which flows from north to south across the western part of the CDP, rising on Tungsten Hill and flowing towards the Chena River. The CDP extends east as far as the Little Chena River and Iowa Creek. The CDP is bounded by Two Rivers to the east, Badger to the south, Fairbanks to the southwest, Farmers Loop to the west, and Fox to the northwest.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Steele Creek CDP has a total area of 240.5sqkm, of which 0.01sqkm, or 0.01%, is water.[4]

Demographics

As of the census[5] of 2010, there were 6,662 people, 2,525 households, and 1,806 families residing in the CDP. There were 2,743 housing units. The racial makeup of the CDP was 87.4% White, 0.8% Black or African American, 3.8% Native American, 0.9% Asian, 0.2% Pacific Islander, 1.1% from other races, and 5.9% from two or more races. 3.2% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. October 29, 2021.
  2. Web site: Steele Creek AK ZIP Code. zipdatamaps.com. 2023. January 26, 2023.
  3. Web site: 2020 Census Data - Cities and Census Designated Places. Web. State of Alaska, Department of Labor and Workforce Development. October 31, 2021.
  4. Web site: Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Steele Creek CDP, Alaska. U.S. Census Bureau. American Factfinder. April 14, 2016. https://archive.today/20200213064346/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US0272985. February 13, 2020. dead.
  5. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. January 4, 2015.