THE KNIK-FAIRVIEW LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Cook Inlet setting.
Knik-Fairview CDP has 73.5 square miles of land in Matanuska-Susitna Borough. Its Census reference point is in Cook Inlet.
Glacially shaped level and rolling terrain surrounds Cook Inlet. Spruce and hardwood vegetation occupies a relatively mild coastal setting compared with much of interior Alaska.
Regional context: Cook Inlet ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Knik-Fairview and Matanuska-Susitna Borough
Knik-Fairview is associated with Matanuska-Susitna Borough 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.
Knik-Fairview by land and water
The Census records 1.01 square miles of water within Knik-Fairview, or 1.4% of its total area. It is 0.9 percentage points lower than the 2.2% recorded for Matanuska-Susitna Borough. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Knik-Fairview CDP has 5.9 times the land area of nearby Wasilla city (12.4 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

