Mud Bay, Alaska
| Mud Bay, Alaska | |
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| Census-designated place | |
 Mud Bay
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| Coordinates: 59°8′54″N 135°21′12″W / 59.14833°N 135.35333°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Borough | Haines |
| Government | |
| • Borough mayor | Noah Thomas Head |
| • State senator | Dennis Egan (D) |
| • State rep. | Sam Kito III (D) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 12.13 sq mi (31.42 km2) |
| • Land | 12.11 sq mi (31.36 km2) |
| • Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.06 km2) |
| Elevation | 72 ft (22 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 212 |
| • Density | 18/sq mi (6.8/km2) |
| Time zone | Alaska (AKST) (UTC-9) |
| • Summer (DST) | AKDT (UTC-8) |
| Area code(s) | 907 |
| FIPS code | 02-51455 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1865558 |
Mud Bay is a census-designated place (CDP) in Haines Borough, Alaska, United States. At the 2010 census the population was 212, up from 137 at the 2000 census.
Mud Bay is located in central Haines Borough at 59°8′54″N 135°21′12″W / 59.14833°N 135.35333°W (59.148234, -135.353359), on the Chilkat Peninsula. It is bordered to the east by the Chilkoot Inlet and to the west by the Chilkat Inlet, and extends south to the end of the peninsula at Seduction Point, where the two inlets join to form the Lynn Canal. To the north the CDP is bordered by the community of Haines. Chilkat State Park occupies the southern end of the peninsula.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 12.1 square miles (31.4 km2), of which 0.02 square miles (0.06 km2), or 0.20%, are water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 137 people, 66 households, and 35 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 11.0 people per square mile (4.2/km²). There were 110 housing units at an average density of 8.8/sq mi (3.4/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 91.97% White, 2.19% Native American, 0.73% from other races, and 5.11% from two or more races. 2.19% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
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