Willow, Alaska

Back to Willow, AK housing info, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, AK smaller cities, AK small cities, All Cities.   Submit your own pictures of this place and show them to the World General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Current weather forecast for Willow, AK Matanuska-Susitna Borough Population in July 2007: 2,290. Males: 1,220   (53.3%) Females: 1,070   (46.7%) Median resident age:   40.1 years Alaska median age:   32.4 years Zip codes: 99688. Estimated median household income in 2007: $51,251 (it was $38,906 in 2000) Willow:   $51,251 Alaska:   $64,333 Estimated per capita income in 2007: $28,949 Willow:   $28,949 Alaska:   $28,891 Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $180,675 (it was $109,200 in 2000) Willow:   $180,675 Alaska:   $231,300 Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $198,116; Detached houses: $205,909; Townhouses or other attached units: $81,495; Mobile homes: $20,658; Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $18,125 Recent home sales, real estate maps, and home value estimator for zip code 99688 Willow, AK residents, houses, and apartments details Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition Profiles of local businesses: blowme surf gear, inc. Alaskan Host Bed and Breakfast Races in Willow: White Non-Hispanic (91.8%) American Indian (6.0%) Two or more races (3.9%) Hispanic (1.3%) 2008 cost of living index in Willow: 88.7 (less than average, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Willow, Alaska on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Willow is mentioned 320 times on our forum: Willow/Talkeetna area  (39 replies) Hooligans in the Willow/Houston Area  (14 replies) Willow  (3 replies) Some recent AK photo's  (6725 replies) Mr Bob's Alaskan Adventures  (1103 replies) Is Redoubt fixin' to blow?  (823 replies) Latest news from Willow, AK collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations Ancestries: German (22.2%), Irish (14.8%), United States (12.0%), English (9.0%), Russian (5.1%), Scottish (4.5%). Current Local Time: AKST time zone Land area: 684.8 square miles. Population density: 3.3 people per square mile   (very low).

Average climate in Willow, Alaska

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Willow-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Alaska state average. It is 3760% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/28/1964 at 03:36:12, a magnitude 9.2 (9.2 UK, Class: Great, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 93.9 miles away from Willow center, causing $1,020,000,000 total damage
On 5/1/1991 at 07:18:43, a magnitude 6.4 (6.1 MB, 6.4 MB, Depth: 71.0 mi, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 73.1 miles away from the city center
On 7/12/1983 at 15:10:03, a magnitude 6.4 (6.1 MB, 6.4 MS, 6.3 MS, 6.4 ML) earthquake occurred 99.0 miles away from the city center
On 1/1/1975 at 03:55:12, a magnitude 5.9 (5.9 MB, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 11.4 miles away from Willow center
On 9/7/1983 at 19:22:05, a magnitude 6.2 (6.2 MB, 6.2 MS, 6.2 MS) earthquake occurred 99.8 miles away from the city center
On 8/14/1984 at 01:02:08, a magnitude 5.7 (5.7 MB, 5.2 MS, 5.4 MS, 5.7 ML) earthquake occurred 27.5 miles away from Willow center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS)

Political contributions by individuals in Willow, AK

• Willow Airport (Runways: 1, Air Taxi Ops: 1,500, Itinerant Ops: 4,500, Local Ops: 1,500, Military Ops: 200)
• Rustic Wilderness Airport (Runways: 1, Itinerant Ops: 140, Local Ops: 80)
• C.T.S. Airport (Runways: 1)
• Deshka Landing Airport (Runways: 1)
• Ernies Airstrip Airport (Runways: 1)
• Honeybee Lake Aero Park Airport (Runways: 2)
• Jewell Airport (Runways: 1)
• Laub Airport (Runways: 1)
• Long Lake Airport (Runways: 1)
• Minuteman Strip Airport (Runways: 1)
• Shirley Lake Airport (Runways: 1)
• Skid Marks Airport (Runways: 1)
• Thomas Strip Airport (Runways: 1)
• Yentna Bend Strip Airport (Runways: 1)
• Kashwitna Lake Seaplane Base
• Long Lake Seaplane Base
• Minuteman Lake Seaplane Base
• Willow Seaplane Base

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Notable locations in Willow: Nancy (A), Kashwitna (B), Rogers Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes: Frazer Lake (A), Little Noluck Lake (B), Charr Lake (C), Long Lake (D), Stevens Lake (E), Chicken Lake (F), Florence Lake (G), Willow Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Craigie Creek (A), Deception Creek (B), Lake Creek (C), 196 Mile Creek (D), Peters Creek (E), Iron Creek (F), Purches Creek (G), Rogers Creek (H), Lilly Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Willow include: Palmer Hat Flats State Game Refuge (1), Nancy Lake State Recreation Area (2). Display/hide their locations on the map Tourist attractions: Backcountry Llamaventures & Windwalker Llamas (Recreational Trips & Guides; Parks Highway Mile 87.5) (1), Alaska Gold Rush Adventures (Tours & Charters; PO Box 442) (2). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map

Average household size:

This place:	2.5 people
Alaska:	2.7 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	67.0%
Whole state:	68.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	7.3%
Whole state:	7.5%

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

• Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
• Gay men: 0.2% of all households

This place:	22.1%
Whole state:	9.4%

This place:	9.5%
Whole state:	4.0%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Willow, AK

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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%

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%

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)

• Mile 71 Parks Highway, Call Sign: KBN460, Licensee ID: L00002062
  Assigned Frequencies : 47.0400 MHz, 47.1600 MHz
  Grant Date: 10/02/2002, Expiration Date: 12/30/2012
  Registrant: State Of Alaska, 5900 E Tudor Rd, Anchorage, AK 99507
• Mile 83 Parks Hwy, Call Sign: KNAB910, Licensee ID: L00002062
  Assigned Frequencies : 47.0400 MHz, 47.1600 MHz
  Grant Date: 12/08/2000, Expiration Date: 12/05/2010, Cancelation Date: 10/04/2002
  Registrant: State Of Alaska, 5900 E Tudor Rd, Anchorage, AK 99507, Phone: (907) 495-6252
• Hatcher Pass Rd., 11.5 Hacher Pass Rd., Type: Tower, Structure height: 61 m, Call Sign: WPXJ892
  Assigned Frequencies : 37.4400 MHz, 44.0400 MHz
  Grant Date: 04/18/2003, Expiration Date: 04/18/2013, Certifier: Bart Browning
  Registrant: Alaska Railroad Corporation, 327 W Shipr Creek Ave, Anchorage, AK 99501, Phone: (907) 265-3901, Fax: (907) 265-2685, Email:

• DOUGLAS, 1.5 Miles North Of Willow, Alaska, Type: Tower, Structure height: 30.5 m, Call Sign: WNEF468
  Assigned Frequencies : 6745.00 MHz
  Grant Date: 08/20/2008, Expiration Date: 10/13/2018
  Registrant: State Of Alaska, 5900 East Tudor Road, Anchorage, AK 99507, Phone: (907) 269-5744, Fax: (907) 269-5562, Email:
• Mi 11.5 Willow Creek Rd, Structure height: 60.7 m, Call Sign: WPNL575
  Assigned Frequencies : 5974.85 MHz, 6665.00 MHz, 6585.00 MHz, 6256.54 MHz, 6093.45 MHz
  Grant Date: 08/20/2008, Expiration Date: 10/13/2018
  Registrant: State Of Alaska, 5900 East Tudor Road, Anchorage, AK 99507, Phone: (907) 269-5744, Fax: (907) 269-5562, Email:
• WILLOW, On Parks Hwy 1 Mi S, Type: Tower, Structure height: 30.4 m, Overall height: 36.5 m, Call Sign: WPOS927
  Assigned Frequencies : 6178.12 MHz, 6373.28 MHz
  Grant Date: 07/07/1999, Expiration Date: 07/07/2009, Certifier: Carolyn K Hanson
  Registrant: Dorsey & Whitney, LLP, 1001 Pennsylvania Avenue Nw, Suite 400 North, Washington, DC 20004, Phone: (202) 442-3553, Fax: (202) 442-3199, Email:
• WILLOW CELL SITE, On Parks Hwy 1 Mi S, Type: Tower, Structure height: 30.4 m, Overall height: 36.5 m, Call Sign: WQEG462
  Assigned Frequencies : 11575.0 MHz
  Grant Date: 01/19/2006, Expiration Date: 01/19/2016, Certifier: Eric Anderson
  Registrant: Radio Dynamics Corporation, 6701 Democracy Blvd, Suite 300, Bethesda, MD 20817, Phone: (301) 493-5171, Fax: (301) 493-5162, Email:
• DESHKA LAND, 3/4 Mile East Of Deshka Landing, Type: Tower, Structure height: 54.8 m, Overall height: 60.9 m, Call Sign: WQEG463
  Assigned Frequencies : 6755.00 MHz, 11085.0 MHz
  Grant Date: 01/19/2006, Expiration Date: 01/19/2016, Certifier: Eric Anderson
  Registrant: Matanuska Telephone Association, Inc., 1740 S. Chugach Street, Palmer, AK 99645, Phone: (907) 761-2752, Fax: (907) 761-2678, Email:

• 0.5 S.M. Ssw Of Willow, Call Sign: KWA634
  Assigned Frequencies : 152.180 MHz
  Grant Date: 06/14/1999, Expiration Date: 04/01/2009, Certifier: Shawn E Endsley
  Registrant: Usa Mobility Wireless, Inc., 300 Technology Drive #400, Plano, TX 75074, Phone: (972) 801-1626, Fax: (972) 801-1699, Email:

• Fire: 45
• Hazardous Condition: 2