Wasilla, Alaska
Population: 5,469
Located in Matanuska-Susitna Borough
Located on the Alaska Railroad main line that runs between Anchorage and Fairbanks, Wasilla is about 45 miles north of Anchorage, in an area that is simply breath-taking, between the Matanuska and Susitna valleys of south-central Alaska. Wasilla is the center of commercial activity in the region. There are several major shopping outlets and several malls and along the shopping strip; several statewide banks have outlets and service branches, and utility, real estate, insurance and medical service organizations consider Wasilla their home base. The quality of life is excellent, the water is clean and abundant, the air is fresh, and the people are friendly. Wasilla embodies the small-town values of family, community, and caring for neighbors. Residents have easy access to major cities, other small towns, suburban areas, farmlands, and isolated cabins. Proximity to Anchorage and the magnificent coastal areas of the Southcentral region provides residents with additional economic, educational, cultural, and recreational opportunities. Encompassing more than 24,000 square miles, the Borough is larger than West Virginia. There are four major mountain ranges you can see in the Mat-Su Valley: the Alaska, Chugach, Talkeetna and Wrangell-St. Elias mountain ranges. Wasilla is nearly enveloped by the mountains of the Talkeetna and Chugach Ranges, and lies in the valley formed by these ranges. Wasilla itself has an abundance of gentle rolling hills and flat moraines of glacial outwash materials. Lakes Lucille and Wasilla are prominent, popular, and located within the Wasilla city limits. Consequently both are heavily used in all seasons of the year. They offer water skiing, swimming, fishing and boating. Wintertime activities feature skating, ice boating, ice fishing snowmobiling and ice golf. A number of streams crisscross the area and provide excellent recreational opportunities of their own. A year-round recreation paradise, Wasilla is the home of the world renowned Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race and the Tesoro Iron-Dog 2000, the world's longest snowmobile race. Wasilla's residents and visitors enjoy many parks including “Iditapark” a 29 acre parcel that is home to Wonderland Park, a skateboard park, a BMX bike run area, a sand volleyball pit as well as basketball and tennis courts, the Veterans Honor Garden and the Garden of Reflection. This park is located one block off the Parks Highway on Weber and Nelson Drive. Wasilla hosts many tournaments for soccer, softball and wrestling at our recreational areas and has miles of trails for your enjoyment. Additionally, fishing, swimming, boating, hiking, and biking are popular activities during summer's long daylight hours, and mountains, lakes, streams, wetlands, tundra, and boreal forests are within easy reach. Many people tired of life in the lower 48 have come to see what Wasilla is like and they stay! There is such a wild beauty to this region – a sense that it can never be tamed, and that appeals to many – which is why Wasilla has become such a great area to live. Wasilla is a progressive community in a spectacular natural setting that offers the best of Alaska to visitors and residents alike. A thriving crossroads with a booming economy, this rapidly growing city is the heart of a diverse and dynamic region. Wasilla is the commercial and retail center for the Matanuska-Susitna Borough (approx. population 74,000) in Southcentral Alaska. In Alaska terms, the size of Wasilla is simply perfect - large enough to offer metropolitan amenities and a blossoming growth center for business, yet small enough to preserve the charm, security, and quality of life that small-town living provides. With an active population of almost 6,500, Wasilla offers affordable land and housing; unparalleled recreation, a thriving economy, and a responsive local government committed to assisting private development. Wasilla’s advantageous location along the George Parks Highway and the Alaska Railroad make it a strategic link between Anchorage and Fairbanks, the largest population centers and transportation hubs of Southcentral and Interior Alaska. With recent improvements to the Glenn and Parks highways the 50-minute commute between Wasilla and Anchorage is manageable and scenic.
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