The City of Palmer is located 42 miles North of Anchorage on the Glenn Highway and has over
5,200 residents. The surrounding communities of Butte, Sutton and the Greater Palmer area have roughly 15,000 people who work, shop, or travel through Palmer. Additionally, the city of Wasilla is located 10 miles to the West and introduces a large number of people to the Palmer area. Like other Alaskan cities, the summer tourist season swells the population significantly.
Palmer is the location of many of the Borough's major businesses; the Matanuska-Susitna Borough Headquarters Complex; the Matanuska-Susitna School District Administration Office; the Third Judicial District Court; Department of Corrections, Mat-Su Pre Trial; Alaska State Troopers - "B" Detachment Headquarters; Valley Hospital; the Palmer Pioneer Home and Senior Center complex; the Matanuska Electric Company; the Matanuska Telephone Company, the State Division of Forestry, the Alaska State Fair, an Airport capable of supporting small jet aircraft, an 18 hole golf course and more. All of these contribute significantly to the daily population of Palmer.
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