Anderson, Alaska

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  Sent Mayday Call as Craft Went Down off Alaska; Died; 3 Crew Members Rescued; One Says Distress Call Is Why Survivors Made It 04/22/2010 - Crews fight a wildfire near Anderson, just south of Nenana at Mile 280 of the Parks Highway.

• Small wildfire in interior Alaska
  

  Local firefighters and the Alaska Division of Forestry responded to a small wildfire late on April 20, reported around 10:30 p.m. The two-acre fire occurred in the South Wind Homestead at mile 280 George Parks Highway approximately five miles south of Anderson, between Anchorage and Fairbanks in Alaska's interior.

City Description

Anderson is a city in Denali Borough, Alaska, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 367. The city is named after one of the original homesteaders. Anderson is immediately north of the Clear Air Force Station and is seventy-five miles southwest of Fairbanks. Anderson is located at 64°20′43″N 149°11′43″W / 64.34528°N 149.19528°W / 64.34528; -149.19528 (64.345372, -149.195352). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 47.3 square miles (122.4 km²), of which, 46.7 square miles (121.0 km²) of it is land and 0.5 square miles (1.4 km²) of it (1.14%) is water. Anderson lies 9 km (6 miles) west of the George Parks Highway, south of Nenana. 9 km (6 miles) south of Anderson is Clear Air Force Station, home of the 13th Space Warning Squadron (13SWS). Clear Air Force Station is located within the city boundaries. As of the census of 2000, there were 367 people, 101 households, and 74 families residing in the city. The population density was 7.9 people per square mile (3.0/km²). There were 148 housing units at an average density of 3.2/sq mi (1.2/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 86.38% White, 4.36% Black or African American, 1.36% Native

City Contained By:

• United States of America
• Alaska
• Denali Borough

Timezones:

• Alaska Time Zone

Size:

• 122.506437619 km squared

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