South Van Horn, Alaska
census-designated place in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska
South Van Horn is a census-designated place (CDP) in the Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, United States. As of the 2020 census, South Van Horn had a population of 503.
Fairbanks International Airport is in the borough.
Geography
South Van Horn is located at 64°48′34″N 147°47′17″W.
The CDP has a total area of 8.52 square miles (22.1 km2), of which, 8.04 square miles (20.8 km2) of it is land and 0.48 square miles (1.2 km2) of it (5.68%) is water.
The elevation is 418 feet (127 m).
Demographics
South Van Horn has a median age of 42.4, with a married population of 49.3%. The average household has 2.51 people. The unemployment rate is 5.5% and the median household income is $39,883.
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