Thorne Bay, Alaska

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Thorne Bay
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
CountryUnited States
StateAlaska
IncorporatedAugust 9, 1982[1]
Government
 • MayorJim Gould[2]
 • State senatorBert Stedman (R)
 • State rep.Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins (D)
Area
 • Total29.58 sq mi (76.61 km2)
 • Land26.58 sq mi (68.84 km2)
 • Water3.00 sq mi (7.77 km2)
Elevation
128 ft (39 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total471
 • Estimate 
(2016)
485
 • Density16.40/sq mi (6.33/km2)
Time zoneUTC-9 (Alaska (AKST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-8 (AKDT)
ZIP code
99919
Area code907
FIPS code02-77140
GNIS feature ID1669435

Thorne Bay is a city in Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, United States. At the 2010 census the population was 471.

References[change | change source]

  1. 1996 Alaska Municipal Officials Directory. Juneau: Alaska Municipal League/Alaska Department of Community and Regional Affairs. January 1996. p. 150.
  2. 2015 Alaska Municipal Officials Directory. Juneau: Alaska Municipal League. 2015. p. 154.
  3. "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved Jun 22, 2017.