| Official Name: | Thane, Alaska |
| Pushpin Map: | USA Alaska |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Thane in the U.S. state of Alaska |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Alaska |
| Subdivision Type2: | Borough |
| Subdivision Name2: | Juneau |
| Established Title: | Settled |
| Named For: | Bartlett L. Thane |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation Ft: | 141 |
| Coordinates: | 58.2642°N -134.3303°W |
| Population As Of: | 1990 |
| Timezone: | Alaska (AKST) |
| Utc Offset: | -9 |
| Timezone Dst: | AKDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -8 |
| Postal Code Type: | Zipcode |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 02-76700 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Thane is a neighborhood in the City and Borough of Juneau in the U.S. state of Alaska. Located along Gastineau Channel, it begins one mile (1.6 km) south of downtown Juneau and consists of approximately five dozen houses spread over five miles (8 km). All the houses are located on Thane Road, which comes to a dead end about six miles (10 km) from downtown; there are no side streets. It was named for Bartlett L. Thane, Manager and Director of the Alaska-Gastineau Mining Company.[2]
The only electric link to Snettisham hydroelectric dam - Juneau’s primary electric power plant - travels through Thane. Avalanches knock out this power line somewhat routinely,[3] forcing the local power company, Alaska Electric Light & Power, to keep a series of reserve diesel generators on standby.
Thane was founded in 1881 as a result of mining operations in the vicinity. Since World War II the population has steadily declined with the curtailment of mining activities. It is now a residential area (DeArmond, 1957, p43-44).[1]
The community was named in 1914 for Bartlett L. Thane, 1878–1927, general manager of the Alaska Gastineau Mining Co. which had its mill here. Thane was born in California and went to Alaska in 1897. The name Sheep Creek, which was the original miners' name for the town, was published by United States Coast and Geodetic Survey in the 1901 Coast Pilot, but was later changed to Thane by the United States Board on Geographic Names.[1]
Thane first appeared on the 1920 U.S. Census as an unincorporated village. It continued to appear until the 1960 census. It was annexed into Juneau soon after.
Thane lies on the eastern shore of Gastineau Channel, 4miles southeast of Juneau and 6miles northwest of Point Salisbury, Coast Mountains.
Juneau assesses personal property and real estate taxes, and distributes a portion of collections to settlements within the Borough. Tax rates are generally low.
Radio and television broadcast are available either via satellite or from local broadcasts in Juneau, Alaska.