Buffalo Soapstone, Alaska
census designated place in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, United States
Buffalo Soapstone is a census-designated place (CDP) in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, United States. It is part of the Anchorage, Alaska Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,021 at the 2020 census, up from 855 in 2010.
Geography
Buffalo Soapstone is located at 61°41′25″N 149°07′27″W.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 22.6 square miles (59 km2), of which, 22.6 square miles (59 km2) of it is land and 0.04% is water.
Demographics
Buffalo Soapstone first appeared on the 2000 U.S. Census as a census-designated place (CDP).
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Buffalo Soapstone had a population of 1,021. The median age was 38.3 years. 24.5% of residents were under the age of 18 and 12.4% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 105.0 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 98.2 males age 18 and over.
0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.
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