▁Sus it na ▁North ▁is ▁a ▁census - design ated ▁place ▁( CD P ) ▁in ▁the ▁Mat anus ka - S us it na ▁Bor ough ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁state ▁of ▁Al aska . ▁It ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁An ch orage , ▁Al aska ▁Metropolitan ▁Statist ical ▁Area . ▁The ▁population ▁was ▁ 1 , 2 6 0 ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁census , ▁up ▁from ▁ 9 5 6 ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁The ▁CD P ▁was ▁formerly ▁named ▁Y ▁, ▁for ▁the ▁intersection ▁of ▁the ▁George ▁Park s ▁Highway ▁and ▁the ▁Tal ke et na ▁Sp ur ▁Road . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁immediate ▁vic inity ▁of ▁this ▁intersection ▁is ▁a ▁community ▁center ▁of ▁sorts , ▁containing ▁a ▁health ▁clin ic , ▁law ▁enfor cement ▁( Al aska ▁State ▁Tro op ers ), ▁Sus it na ▁Valley ▁High ▁School ▁and ▁ret ail ▁services ▁for ▁highway ▁travel ers ▁such ▁as ▁gas oline ▁and ▁food . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁A ht na - spe aking ▁Ath ab asc ans ▁lived ▁in ▁the ▁Tal ke et na ▁Mountains ▁and ▁had ▁a ▁village ▁opposite ▁the ▁mouth ▁of ▁Sun sh ine ▁Creek ▁called ▁" T su k ▁Q ay eh ", ▁meaning ▁" Old ▁Village ." ▁D ena ' ina - spe aking ▁Ath ab asc ans ▁lived ▁along ▁the ▁Des h ka ▁River ▁and ▁the ▁middle ▁Sus it na ▁River ▁in ▁the ▁winter , ▁below ▁present - day ▁Tal ke et na . ▁A ▁D