Buffalo Soapstone

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Buffalo Soapstone

Total population

739

Median home value

$289,300

19.7%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$68,750

Buffalo Soapstone$69k

National$74k

Weather47°F · Scattered Rain Showers

Coordinates61.68°, -149.12°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

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.

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Buffalo Soapstone, AK from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Corey Cogdell

American sport shooter

D

Drew Mormino

player of American football

Kerry Weiland

American ice hockey and inline hockey player

Laird Barron

horror writer, dogsledder

D

David Registe

Dominica long jumper

C

Cain Carter

musher

Andrew Kurka

American para-alpine skier

C

Chris O'Shea

Basketball coach

J

Jesse Sumner

American politician

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Alaska

• Palmer
  6 mi away · pop. 6,268
• Fishhook
  6.2 mi away · pop. 5,819
• Lazy Mountain
  6.7 mi away · pop. 1,459
• North Lakes
  7.7 mi away · pop. 10,223
• Gateway
  8.8 mi away · pop. 6,845
• Sutton-Alpine
  9 mi away · pop. 1,598
• South Lakes
  9.2 mi away · pop. 6,180
• Tanaina
  10.2 mi away · pop. 9,646
• Butte
  11.3 mi away · pop. 4,085
• Wasilla
  13.2 mi away · pop. 9,720
• Knik River
  15.8 mi away · pop. 883
• Knik-Fairview
  20.5 mi away · pop. 19,972

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire Mukluk, Southeast Fairbanks, Alaska
  Wildfires · 2026-08-17 · 224 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Recently spotted species

Bald Eagle

Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Seen 2026-09-30

Sockeye Salmon

Oncorhynchus nerka

Seen 2026-09-28

Coho Salmon

Oncorhynchus kisutch

Seen 2026-09-28

Common Conecap

Pholiotina rugosa

Seen 2026-09-20

Chocolate Chip Lichen

Solorina crocea

Seen 2026-09-20

Purple Saxifrage

Saxifraga oppositifolia

Seen 2026-09-20

Green Moss-shingle Lichen

Psoroma hypnorum

Seen 2026-09-19

Thorn Lichen

Cladonia uncialis

Seen 2026-09-19

Iceland Lichen

Cetraria islandica

Seen 2026-09-19

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Nearest stream gauge

Live readings from USGS NWIS · measured 2026-10-01 14:45 UTC.