Butte, Alaska

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Matanuska-Susitna Borough

Population in July 2007: 3,537.

Males: 1,827	(51.7%)
Females: 1,710	(48.3%)

Median resident age:	36.2 years
Alaska median age:	32.4 years

Zip codes: 99645.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $63,100 (it was $55,573 in 2000)

Butte	$63,100
Alaska:	$64,333

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $159,700 (it was $126,500 in 2000)

Butte	$159,700
Alaska:	$231,300

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Races in Butte:

White Non-Hispanic (91.8%)
American Indian (5.5%)
Two or more races (3.4%)
Hispanic (1.2%)
Black (0.5%)
Other race (0.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Butte: 93.4 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (27.5%), Irish (9.2%), Norwegian (7.8%), English (7.7%), United States (6.2%), Swedish (5.0%).

Current Local Time: AKST time zone

Land area: 40.3 square miles.

Population density: 88 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Butte

High school or higher: 87.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.9%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.1%
Unemployed: 8.9%
Mean travel time to work: 41.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Butte CDP

Never married: 23.3%
Now married: 61.2%
Separated: 2.4%
Widowed: 3.6%
Divorced: 9.5%

17 residents are foreign born

This place:	0.7%
Alaska:	5.9%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this place in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Butte:	1.3% ($1,608)
Alaska:	1.3% ($1,888)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Anchorage, AK (56.2 miles , pop. 260,283).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (2835.9 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Knik River, AK (3.2 miles ), Lazy Mountain, AK (5.5 miles ), Palmer, AK (7.3 miles ), Farm Loop, AK (9.9 miles ), Buffalo Soapstone, AK (11.9 miles ), Sutton-Alpine, AK (14.9 miles ), Gateway, AK (15.6 miles ), Fishhook, AK (18.7 miles ).

Latitude: 61.55 N, Longitude: 149.03 W

7 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
7 people in hospices or homes for chronically ill

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Most common industries for males:

Construction (20%)
Mining (10%)
Public administration (9%)
Repair and maintenance (5%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
Health care (5%)
Educational services (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (16%)
Educational services (12%)
Public administration (9%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (4%)
Broadcasting and telecommunications (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (11%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (8%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Engineers (4%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (12%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5%)
Child care workers (4%)
Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (4%)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Butte:

VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; PALMER, AK)
PROVIDENCE ALASKA MEDICAL CENTER (about 42 miles; ANCHORAGE, AK)
ALASKA NATIVE MEDICAL CENTER, PHS (about 60 miles; ANCHORAGE, AK)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Butte:

TED STEVENS ANCHORAGE INTL (about 72 miles; ANCHORAGE, AK; ID: ANC)
KENAI MUNI (about 167 miles; KENAI, AK; ID: ENA)
VALDEZ PIONEER FIELD (about 196 miles; VALDEZ, AK; ID: VDZ)

Other public-use airports nearest to Butte:

BUTTE MUNI (about 3 miles; PALMER, AK; ID: AK1)
PALMER MUNI (about 5 miles; PALMER, AK; ID: PAQ)
JONESVILLE MINE (about 14 miles; SUTTON, AK; ID: JVM)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Butte:

UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE (about 60 miles; ANCHORAGE, AK; Full-time enrollment: 9,453)
UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS (about 243 miles; FAIRBANKS, AK; FT enrollment: 5,034)
PENINSULA COLLEGE (about 1999 miles; PORT ANGELES, WA; FT enrollment: 2,374)
WHATCOM COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 2035 miles; BELLINGHAM, WA; FT enrollment: 2,656)
WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 2036 miles; BELLINGHAM, WA; FT enrollment: 11,889)
SKAGIT VALLEY COLLEGE (about 2054 miles; MT VERNON, WA; FT enrollment: 3,420)
EVERGREEN STATE COLLEGE (about 2059 miles; OLYMPIA, WA; FT enrollment: 3,749)

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Butte, Alaska gets 80''inches of snow annually just a bit more than Anchorage because its proximity to mountain moisture channels.

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Cemetery: Valley Memory Garden (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Lakes: Ezi Slough (A), Falks Lake (B), Gull Lake (C), Burkholder Lake (D), Butte Lake (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creek: Bodenburg Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Park in Butte: Polar Raceway Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Average household size:

This place:	2.9 people
Alaska:	2.7 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	76.0%
Whole state:	68.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	6.4%
Whole state:	7.5%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.7% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This place:	9.8%
Whole state:	9.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This place:	3.4%
Whole state:	4.0%

Butte compared to Alaska state average:

Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage below state average.
Number of college students below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

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Educational Attainment

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Most commonly used house heating fuel:

11.14% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($46,822 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	11.14%
Alaska average:	9.33%

0.15% of residents moved from foreign countries ($493 average AGI)
Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 0.15%
Alaska average: 0.28%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Anchorage Municipality, AK	4.83% ($52,567 average AGI)
from Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK	0.35% ($45,270)
from Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK	0.27% ($54,529)

7.39% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,283 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.39%
Alaska average:	9.43%

0.10% of residents moved to foreign countries ($592 average AGI)
Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 0.10%
Alaska average: 0.24%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Anchorage Municipality, AK	2.35% ($37,449 average AGI)
to Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK	0.29% ($28,901)
to Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK	0.22% ($35,962)

Strongest AM radio stations in Butte:

KENI (650 AM; 50 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KFQD (750 AM; 50 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
KBYR (700 AM; 10 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: COBB COMMUNICATIONS,INC.)
KUDO (1080 AM; 10 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: CHINOOK CONCERT BROADCASTERS, INC.)
KTZN (550 AM; 5 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KHAR (590 AM; 5 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
KJNP (1170 AM; 50 kW; NORTH POLE, AK; Owner: EVAN. ALASKA MISSIONARY FELLOWSHIP)
KIAM (630 AM; 10 kW; NENANA, AK; Owner: VOICE OF CHRIST MINISTRIES, INC.)
KSLD (1140 AM; 10 kW; SOLDOTNA, AK; Owner: KSRM, INC)
KCHU (770 AM; 10 kW; VALDEZ, AK; Owner: TERMINAL RADIO, INC.)
KBBI (890 AM; 10 kW; HOMER, AK; Owner: KACHEMAK BAY BROADCASTING INC)
KFAR (660 AM; 10 kW; FAIRBANKS, AK; Owner: NEW NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS, LLC)
KSRM (920 AM; 5 kW; SOLDOTNA, AK; Owner: KSRM, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Butte:

KFAT (92.9 FM; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: NEW NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS, LLC)
KNIK-FM (105.7 FM; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: UBIK CORPORATION)
KGOT (101.3 FM; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KASH-FM (107.5 FM; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KQEZ (92.1 FM; HOUSTON, AK; Owner: NEW NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS, LLC)
K208BC (89.5 FM; PALMER, AK; Owner: ALASKA PUBLIC TELECOM, INC.)
K202CB (88.3 FM; PALMER, AK; Owner: CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Butte:

K09JE (Channel 9; PALMER, AK; Owner: CHANNEL 2 BROADCASTING COMPANY)
K66CF (Channel 66; PALMER, AK; Owner: NORTHERN TELEVISION, INC.)

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