Editing Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska (section)

==Geography==
[[File:Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska.jpg|thumb|[[Mount Bradley (Alaska)|Mount Bradley]] in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, 2014]]
The [[borough seat]] is [[Palmer, Alaska|Palmer]],<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|access-date=June 7, 2011|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref> and the largest community is the census-designated place of [[Knik-Fairview, Alaska]].

As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population was 107,081, up from 88,995 in 2010. It is the fastest growing subdivision in Alaska.<ref name="2020 Census Data">{{cite web|url=https://live.laborstats.alaska.gov/cen/2020-census-data.html |title=2020 Census Data - Cities and Census Designated Places |format=Web |publisher=State of Alaska, Department of Labor and Workforce Development |access-date=October 31, 2021}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the borough has a total area of {{convert|25258|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|24608|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|650|sqmi}} (2.6%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

===Adjacent boroughs and census areas===
* [[Denali Borough, Alaska]] - north
* [[Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska]] - northeast
* [[Copper River Census Area, Alaska]] - east
* [[Chugach Census Area, Alaska]] - east
* [[Anchorage, Alaska|Municipality of Anchorage, Alaska]] - south
* [[Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska]] - south
* [[Bethel Census Area, Alaska]] - west
* [[Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska]] - west

===National protected areas in the borough===
* [[Chugach National Forest]] (part)
* [[Denali National Park and Preserve]] (part)
** [[Denali Wilderness]] (part)
* [[Lake Clark National Park and Preserve]] (part)
** [[Lake Clark Wilderness]] (part)