THE CHITINA LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Copper Plateau setting.
Chitina CDP has 84.7 square miles of land in Copper River Census Area. Its Census reference point is in Copper Plateau.
An old glacial lake basin forms a nearly level to rolling plateau with numerous lakes and wetlands. Silty and clayey deposits support black spruce, shrubs and wetland vegetation.
Regional context: Copper Plateau ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Chitina and Copper River Census Area
Chitina is associated with Copper River Census Area in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Chitina by land and water
The Census records 14.8 square miles of water within Chitina, or 14.9% of its total area. It is 13 percentage points higher than the 1.9% recorded for Copper River Census Area. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Chitina CDP has 43.6% of the land area of nearby Kenny Lake CDP (194.5 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

