THE KNIK RIVER LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Pacific Coastal Mountains setting.
Knik River CDP has 81.7 square miles of land in Matanuska-Susitna Borough. Its Census reference point is in Pacific Coastal Mountains.
Coastal Alaska's steep, wet mountains include large areas of glacial terrain. Rocky slopes and ice-covered highlands contrast with lower shrub-covered settings where vegetation can establish.
Regional context: Pacific Coastal Mountains ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Knik River and Matanuska-Susitna Borough
Knik River 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 River by land and water
The Census records 9.96 square miles of water within Knik River, or 10.9% of its total area. It is 8.6 percentage points higher 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 River CDP has 2.4 times the land area of nearby Butte CDP (33.8 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.