Mud Bay, Alaska Explained

Official Name:Mud Bay, Alaska
Native Name:Ḵutlkw G̱eeyí
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:Alaska
Pushpin Label:Mud Bay
Pushpin Label Position:left
Coordinates:59.1483°N -135.3533°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:Borough
Subdivision Name1:Alaska
Subdivision Name2:Haines
Leader Title:Borough mayor
Leader Name:Douglas Olerud
Leader Title1:State senator
Leader Name1:Jesse Kiehl (D)
Area Footnotes:[1]
Leader Title2:State rep.
Leader Name2:Andi Story (D)
Area Total Km2:31.50
Area Total Sq Mi:12.16
Area Land Km2:31.43
Area Land Sq Mi:12.14
Area Water Km2:0.06
Area Water Sq Mi:0.02
Elevation M:22
Elevation Ft:72
Population Total:159
Population As Of:2020
Population Density Km2:5.06
Population Density Sq Mi:13.10
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:99827[2]
Area Code:907
Timezone:Alaska (AKST)
Utc Offset:-9
Timezone Dst:AKDT
Utc Offset Dst:-8
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:02-51455
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1865558
Unit Pref:Imperial

Mud Bay (Lingít: Ḵutlkw G̱eeyí[3]) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Haines Borough, Alaska, United States. At the 2010 census the population was 212,[4] up from 137 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Mud Bay is located in central Haines Borough at 59.1483°N -135.3533°W (59.148234, -135.353359),[5] 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 31.4km2, of which 0.06km2, or 0.20%, are water.[4]

Demographics

Mud Bay first appeared on the 2000 U.S. Census as a census-designated place (CDP). This is not to be confused with another Mud Bay, which is a suburb to the northwest of Ketchikan, which reported on the 1960-70 censuses.

As of the census[6] of 2000, there were 137 people, 66 households, and 35 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 11sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 110 housing units at an average density of 8.8sp=usNaNsp=us. 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.

There were 66 households, out of which 21.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.0% were married couples living together, 3.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 45.5% were non-families. 27.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.08 and the average family size was 2.61.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 16.1% under the age of 18, 2.2% from 18 to 24, 43.1% from 25 to 44, 32.8% from 45 to 64, and 5.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 107.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 113.0 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $44,750, and the median income for a family was $56,250. Males had a median income of $53,750 versus $19,583 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $24,720. There were none of the families and 9.7% of the population living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and none of those over 64.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. October 29, 2021.
  2. Web site: Mud Bay AK ZIP Code. zipdatamaps.com. 2023. June 16, 2023.
  3. Web site: Comprehensive List of Tlingit Names for All the Present-Day Communities in Lingít Aaní. August 7, 2018.
  4. Web site: Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Mud Bay CDP, Alaska. U.S. Census Bureau. American Factfinder. April 17, 2017.
  5. Web site: US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990. United States Census Bureau. April 23, 2011. February 12, 2011.
  6. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. January 31, 2008.