Point MacKenzie, Alaska

Point MacKenzie, Alaska
CDP
Location in Matanuska-Susitna Borough and the state of Alaska
Point MacKenzie, Alaska Location within the state of Alaska
Coordinates: 61°22′30″N149°54′45″W / 61.37500°N 149.91250°W / 61.37500; -149.91250
Country	United States
State	Alaska
Borough	Matanuska-Susitna
Government
• Borough mayor	Edna DeVries
•  State senator	Mike Shower (R)
•  State rep.	Kevin McCabe (R)
Area [1]
• Total	164.79 sq mi (426.81 km2)
• Land	162.33 sq mi (420.44 km2)
• Water	2.46 sq mi (6.37 km2)
Elevation	213 ft (65 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	1,852
• Density	11.41/sq mi (4.40/km2)
Time zone	UTC-9 (Alaska (AKST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-8 (AKDT)
Area code	907
FIPS code	02-61788
GNIS feature ID	1865561

Point MacKenzie is a census-designated place (CDP) in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, United States. It is part of the Anchorage, Alaska Metropolitan Statistical Area. At the 2020 census the population was 1,852, up from 529 in 2010. ^[2]

Geography

Point MacKenzie is located at 61°22′30″N149°54′45″W / 61.37500°N 149.91250°W / 61.37500; -149.91250 (61.374982, -149.912390). ^[3]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 150.3 square miles (389 km²), of which, 148.0 square miles (383 km²) of it is land and 2.3 square miles (6.0 km²) of it (1.54%) is water.

History

In the book Shem Pete's Alaska, a collection of recollections about the lives of Upper Cook Inlet Dena'ina Athabascans, Point MacKenzie is identified as Dilhi Tunch’del’usht Beydegh, (“Point where we transport hooligan”), a trade site where the Dghelay Teht'ana ("The Mountain People") of the Talkeetna Mountains would trade with the Dena'ina of the Knik Arm. ^[4]

Seward's Success was once proposed to be constructed here in the 1970s. ^[5]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1960	25		—
2000	111		—
2010	529		376.6%
2020	1,852		250.1%
U.S. Decennial Census [6]

Point MacKenzie first reported on the 1960 U.S. Census as the unincorporated village of "McKenzie Point." ^[7] In this census, first-level divisions of the state were coterminous with state election districts, which included this area along with Anchorage. As a result of redistricting in 1961, it was drawn into the Matanuska-Susitna Borough when the borough was created by the state legislature in 1963. It did not report again until 2000, when it returned as Point MacKenzie, and was made a census-designated place (CDP).

As of the census ^[8] of 2000, there were 111 people, 39 households, and 26 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 0.8 people per square mile (0.31 people/km²). There were 98 housing units at an average density of 0.7 per square mile (0.27/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 91.89% White, 0.90% Black or African American, 3.60% Native American, 1.80% Asian, and 1.80% from two or more races.

There were 39 households, out of which 25.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.5% were married couples living together, and 30.8% were non-families. 17.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and none had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.85 and the average family size was 3.26.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 28.8% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 29.7% from 25 to 44, 26.1% from 45 to 64, and 7.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 126.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 154.8 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $23,250, and the median income for a family was $69,688. Males had a median income of $46,563 versus $0 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $23,228. There were 17.4% of families and 22.7% of the population living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and none of those over 64.

References

1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
2. "2020 Census Data - Cities and Census Designated Places" (Web). State of Alaska, Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
3. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
4. James Kari and James Fall. "Original Alaska Names by the Original People" (url). Alaska Department of Fish and Game. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
5. Doogan, Mike (September 8, 2000). "Point MacKenzie proves itself a graveyard for grand schemes". Anchorage Daily News. p. B1.
6. "U.S. Decennial Census". Census.gov. Retrieved October 16, 2021.
7. "Number of Inhabitants - Alaska" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1960.
8. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.