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Thorne Bay, Alaska

Thorne Bay
City
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Thorne Bay is located in Alaska
Thorne Bay
Thorne Bay
Location in Alaska
Coordinates: 55°40′38″N 132°33′22″W / 55.67722°N 132.55611°W / 55.67722; -132.55611Coordinates: 55°40′38″N 132°33′22″W / 55.67722°N 132.55611°W / 55.67722; -132.55611
Country United States
State Alaska
Incorporated August 9, 1982
Government
 • Mayor Jim Gould
 • State senator Bert Stedman (R)
 • State rep. Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins (D)
Area
 • Total 29.58 sq mi (76.61 km2)
 • Land 26.58 sq mi (68.84 km2)
 • Water 3.00 sq mi (7.77 km2)
Elevation 128 ft (39 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 471
 • Estimate (2016) 485
 • Density 16.40/sq mi (6.33/km2)
Time zone Alaska (AKST) (UTC-9)
 • Summer (DST) AKDT (UTC-8)
ZIP code 99919
Area code 907
FIPS code 02-77140
GNIS feature ID 1669435

Thorne Bay is a city in Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 557.

Thorne Bay is located at 55°40′38″N 132°33′22″W / 55.677232°N 132.556246°W / 55.677232; -132.556246.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 30.4 square miles (79 km2), of which, 25.5 square miles (66 km2) of it is land and 4.8 square miles (12 km2) of it (15.85%) is water.

As of the census of 2000, there were 557 people, 219 households, and 157 families residing in the city. The population density was 21.8 people per square mile (8.4/km²). There were 327 housing units at an average density of 12.8 per square mile (4.9/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 92.46% White, 2.87% Native American, 0.18% Pacific Islander, 0.54% from other races, and 3.95% from two or more races. 1.26% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 219 households out of which 35.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.6% were married couples living together, 4.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.3% were non-families. 23.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 2.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.03.


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