Wasilla, Alaska, United States

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Wasilla, Alaska, United States, is a small city in the Matanuska-Susitna Valley known for its rapid growth as a commuter suburb of Anchorage and as the longtime hometown of former governor and vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city ⓘ
areaCode 907 ⓘ
borough Matanuska-Susitna Borough ⓘ
category Cities in Alaska ⓘ
Populated places in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska ⓘ
climate subarctic climate ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
distanceTo Anchorage, Alaska ⓘ
linked to: Anchorage
distanceToAnchorageMiles approximately 43 miles by road ⓘ
economy commuter services to Anchorage ⓘ
construction ⓘ
retail trade ⓘ
founded 1917 ⓘ
governmentType mayor–council government ⓘ
hasAirport Wasilla Airport ⓘ
hasHighSchool Burchell High School ⓘ
Wasilla High School ⓘ
hasMayor Glenda Ledford ⓘ
hasMedia Frontiersman newspaper ⓘ
hasMuseum Museum of Alaska Transportation and Industry ⓘ
hasSportsFacility Curtis D. Menard Memorial Sports Center ⓘ
incorporatedAsCity 1974 ⓘ
is commuter suburb of Anchorage ⓘ
knownFor hometown of Sarah Palin ⓘ
rapid population growth ⓘ
latitude 61.581389° N ⓘ
locatedIn Matanuska-Susitna Valley ⓘ
linked to: Matanuska Valley
locatedNear Anchorage, Alaska ⓘ
linked to: Anchorage

Knik Arm ⓘ
locatedOn Wasilla Lake ⓘ
longitude 149.439444° W ⓘ
namedAfter Denaʼina chief Wasilla ⓘ
linked to: Chief Wasilla
nearbyAirport Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport ⓘ
nearbyCity Palmer, Alaska ⓘ
nearbyCommunity Knik-Fairview, Alaska ⓘ
linked to: Sutton, Alaska
notableResident Bristol Palin ⓘ
Sarah Palin ⓘ
Track Palin ⓘ
partOf Anchorage metropolitan area ⓘ
linked to: Anchorage
politicalLeaning generally conservative ⓘ
populationTrend fast-growing city in Alaska ⓘ
postalCode 99654 ⓘ
region Southcentral Alaska ⓘ
servedAs headquarters for Sarah Palin’s 2008 vice-presidential campaign operations in Alaska ⓘ
state Alaska ⓘ
timeZone Alaska Time Zone ⓘ
transportation Alaska Railroad ⓘ
George Parks Highway ⓘ

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Sarah Palin → residence → Wasilla, Alaska, United States ⓘ
Bristol Palin → placeOfBirth → Wasilla, Alaska, United States ⓘ
Wasilla City Council → appliesToJurisdiction → City of Wasilla, Alaska ⓘ
linked to: Wasilla, Alaska, United States