Buffalo Soapstone, AK

Buffalo Soapstone is a census-designated place in Alaska's Matanuska-Susitna Borough, part of the broader Anchorage metropolitan area but far more rural in feel than Anchorage itself. The population passed 1,000 in the 2020 census, up from 855 in 2010, which hints at the steady growth seen across parts of the Mat-Su Valley. It is best understood as a spre...