Anderson, Alaska

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• Besieged Bush veterinarian Eric Jayne quits his practice
  

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• American Legion Auxiliary: Support with a ribbon and a bow
  

  Christie Hill plays "Taps" during a Veterans Day ceremony at Alaska Islands and Ocean Visitor Center.

• Alaska fugitive caught in Guatemala
  

  An Alaska fugitive wanted for murder was apprehended in Guatemala this week. U.S. Marshals, working with Anchorage detectives, diplomats and Guatemalan authorities, located 25-year-old Ariel Patrick on Monday.

• Murder suspect captured in Guatemala
  

  An Alaska man wanted for murder who has been on the run for more than two years was captured this week in Guatemala, according to the U.S. Department of State.

• Alaska Ear
  

  TIME ON HIS HANDS ... Well, darlings, it's done. The corrupter gets three years in a federal summer camp.

• AFN convention to touch on village issues
  

  The Alaska Federation of Natives convention launches this morning in Anchorage, promising a complex look at the law and politics surrounding those basic village needs.

• Beaverton to Alaska is a bust for homesteaders
  

  Former Beaverton resident Ross Shoger was the last person to get free land to build a home in Anderson, Alaska in 2007.

• Anderson Land Giveaway Nets Poor Results
  

  The city is looking at foreclosing on most of the 26 lots it gave away two years ago as an experiment in community growth.

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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