Tanaina

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Tanaina

Total population

9,646

Median home value

$328,500

24.5%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$105,536

Tanaina$106k

National$74k

Elevation152 m

Land area79.94 km²

Weather48°F · Scattered Rain Showers

Coordinates61.66°, -149.43°

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

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Tanaina is a census-designated place (CDP) in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. Located 4 miles north from Wasilla, it is part of the Anchorage, Alaska Metropolitan Statistical Area. At the 2020 census the population was 8,817, up from 8,197 in 2010. Tanaina is the sixth-most populated CDP in Alaska.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

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 Tanaina, AK from NOAA NWS API.

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

Bristol Palin

daughter of Sarah Palin

Levi Johnston

American model and actor

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Noelle Meyer

American model

Cathy Tilton

American politician

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Track Palin

Sarah Palin's son

T

Tony Gaetano

American actor

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Robert Yundt

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Jubilee Underwood

American politician

April Flowers

American pornographic actress and erotic dancer, born 1978

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

Nearby places in Alaska

• North Lakes
  4.7 mi away · pop. 10,223
• Wasilla
  5.4 mi away · pop. 9,720
• South Lakes
  6.1 mi away · pop. 6,180
• Fishhook
  7 mi away · pop. 5,819
• Gateway
  9.2 mi away · pop. 6,845
• Buffalo Soapstone
  10.2 mi away · pop. 739
• Palmer
  11.1 mi away · pop. 6,268
• Knik-Fairview
  12.2 mi away · pop. 19,972
• Houston
  12.6 mi away · pop. 1,834
• Lazy Mountain
  16.5 mi away · pop. 1,459
• Willow
  17.1 mi away · pop. 1,815
• Sutton-Alpine
  19 mi away · pop. 1,598

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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.

Books about Tanaina

Tanaina tales from Alaska

Bill Vaudrin · 1969

Tanaina plantlore, Dena'ina k'et'una

Priscilla Russell Kari · 1987

Denaina Sukdua

Alaska Native Language Center · 2006

Tanaina Tales from Alaska (Civilization of the American Indian Series)

Bill Vaudrin · 1980

Denaʹina sukduʹa =

1976

Tanaina country =

James M. Kari · 1982

Dena'ina Sukdu'a(Tanaina Stories)

1984

Tanaina Plantlore/Dena'ina K'et'una

Priscilla Russel Kari · 2020

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire Mukluk, Southeast Fairbanks, Alaska
  Wildfires · 2026-08-17 · 234 mi

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

Recently spotted species

Kidney-spotted Rustic Moth

Helotropha reniformis

Seen 2026-09-25

Spruce Grouse

Canachites canadensis

Seen 2026-09-24

Trumpeter Swan

Cygnus buccinator

Seen 2026-09-23

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

birch polypore

Fomitopsis betulina

Seen 2026-09-18

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