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Around Trapper Creek
Distances
Nearest major airport
Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC)79 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Anchorage, AK85 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Trapper Creek; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Population over time
Trapper Creek had 499 residents in the 2020 census, up 18% since 2000.
It’s the 130th largest of 321 towns in Alaska by population.
Matanuska-Susitna Borough grew from 5,188 residents in 1960 to 107,081 in 2020.
Matanuska-Susitna Borough, 1960–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 69°F in summer, and winter lows average 5°F. About 26.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Talkeetna Ap, AK weather station (4 miles away).
Jobs in Matanuska-Susitna Borough
23,971 jobs at 2,822 businesses in Matanuska-Susitna Borough. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Places in and around Trapper Creek
Parks (2 nearby)
Talkeetna River Park · 2 acres3.6 mi
Grocery stores (2 nearby)
The Alaska Country Store2.1 mi
Nagley's General Store3.8 mi
Libraries (2 nearby)
Trapper Creek Public Library0.7 mi
Talkeetna Public Library4.8 mi
Museums (2 nearby)
Susitna Salmon Center3.7 mi
Talkeetna Historical Society Museum3.8 mi
Theaters and performance venues (1 nearby)
Sheldon Community Arts Hangar3.8 mi
Counts are within about 8 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(1)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Trapper Creek ElementaryTrapper Creek
Pre-K–5
18
Public
2.8 mi
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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