The settlement along the Palmer Highway in an area that had been home to Denai’ina Athabascans for thousands of years was named "Chugiak" on February 17, 1947, by pioneering white residents. "Chugiak" is said to have come from a Dena'ina Athabascan word meaning "place of many places".[2] Chugiak was first heavily settled in the 1950s, primarily by the homesteading by former military personnel who had served in Alaska during World War II. It is currently one of the main sites of suburban expansion near Anchorage.[3]
Chugiak first appeared on the 1960 U.S. Census as an unincorporated village. It reported again in 1970. In 1975, it merged with the city of Anchorage.
Present day
There are about 10,000 residents, most of whom work in Anchorage or the Matanuska-Susitna Valley, and are spread out mainly along the Glenn Highway. The urban cluster of Anchorage Northeast (including Chugiak and surroundings) has an estimated population of 31,000 (2010), covering an area of 15 square miles (39 km2).[citation needed]
Chugiak is also the home of the "Birchwood Shooting & Recreational Park", (adjacent to the Birchwood Airport), the largest rifle, pistol, and shotgun range facility in the State of Alaska. The annual Alaska State Trap and Skeet competitions are held there.[citation needed]
Chugiak has its own post office, with United States postal zip code 99567, which also serves the adjacent small unincorporated communities of Birchwood, Peters Creek, and Eklutna.
chugiak, anchorage, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, decembe. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Chugiak Anchorage news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2012 Learn how and when to remove this template message Chugiak ˈ tʃ uː ɡ iː ae k is an unincorporated community in the Municipality of Anchorage in the U S state of Alaska situated approximately 20 miles 32 km northeast of downtown Anchorage Needels Loop near the intersection of the Old Glenn Highway and North Birchwood Loop Road in 1982 Contents 1 Geography 2 History 3 Demographics 4 Present day 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksGeography EditChugiak is located between Eagle River to the south and Eklutna to the north and between Knik Arm to the west and Chugach State Park to the east where the Chugach Mountains lie 1 History EditThe settlement along the Palmer Highway in an area that had been home to Denai ina Athabascans for thousands of years was named Chugiak on February 17 1947 by pioneering white residents Chugiak is said to have come from a Dena ina Athabascan word meaning place of many places 2 Chugiak was first heavily settled in the 1950s primarily by the homesteading by former military personnel who had served in Alaska during World War II It is currently one of the main sites of suburban expansion near Anchorage 3 Demographics EditHistorical population CensusPop Note 196051 1970489858 8 U S Decennial Census 4 Chugiak first appeared on the 1960 U S Census as an unincorporated village It reported again in 1970 In 1975 it merged with the city of Anchorage Present day EditThere are about 10 000 residents most of whom work in Anchorage or the Matanuska Susitna Valley and are spread out mainly along the Glenn Highway The urban cluster of Anchorage Northeast including Chugiak and surroundings has an estimated population of 31 000 2010 covering an area of 15 square miles 39 km2 citation needed Chugiak is also the home of the Birchwood Shooting amp Recreational Park adjacent to the Birchwood Airport the largest rifle pistol and shotgun range facility in the State of Alaska The annual Alaska State Trap and Skeet competitions are held there citation needed Chugiak has its own post office with United States postal zip code 99567 which also serves the adjacent small unincorporated communities of Birchwood Peters Creek and Eklutna See also EditChugiak High SchoolReferences Edit Chugiak Eagle River Comprehensive Plan Community overview by the Municipality of Anchorage No date See map between pp 46 and 49 Jordan Lee February A Big Month For Chugiak Eagle River ECHO Magazine 2 Feb 2017 Lockman Mary Chugiak Turns Seventy Frontiersman com 16 Feb 2017 U S Decennial Census Census gov Retrieved June 6 2013 External links EditChugiak Eagle RiverCoordinates 61 23 20 N 149 28 55 W 61 38889 N 149 48194 W 61 38889 149 48194 This article about a location in the Municipality of Anchorage Alaska is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Chugiak Anchorage amp oldid 1105452838, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
