Thoms Place, Wrangell Explained

Official Name:Thoms Place, Alaska
Settlement Type:Former census-designated place
Mapsize:250px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Alaska
Subdivision Type2:Borough
Subdivision Name2:Wrangell
Leader Title:State senator
Leader Name:Bert Stedman (R)
Leader Title1:State rep.
Leader Name1:Dan Ortiz (I)
Area Total Km2:27.6
Area Land Km2:27.6
Area Water Km2:0.0
Area Total Sq Mi:10.7
Area Land Sq Mi:10.7
Area Water Sq Mi:0.0
Population As Of:2000
Population Total:22
Population Density Km2:0.8
Population Density Sq Mi:2.1
Timezone:Alaska (AKST)
Utc Offset:-9
Timezone Dst:AKDT
Utc Offset Dst:-8
Elevation M:125
Elevation Ft:410
Coordinates:56.195°N -132.1981°W
Area Code Type:Area code
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:02-76970
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1865568

Thoms Place is a former census-designated place (CDP) on Wrangell Island in the city of Wrangell, Alaska, United States.The population was 22 at the 2000 census, at which time it was an unincorporated part of the former Wrangell-Petersburg Census Area, Alaska. It is now included in the City and Borough of Wrangell,[1] which became a borough on June 1, 2008.

Geography

Thoms Place is located at 56.195°N -132.1981°W (56.195077, -132.198042).[2]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP had a total area of 10.6mi2, all of it land.

Demographics

Thoms Place appeared once on the 2000 U.S. Census as a census-designated place (CDP). In 2008, it was consolidated into the city of Wrangell.

As of the Census[3] of 2000, there were 22 people, 13 households, and 7 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 2.1/sqmi. There were 30 housing units at an average density of 2.8/sqmi. The racial makeup of the CDP was 86.36% White and 13.64% Native American.

There were 13 households, out of which none had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.5% were married couples living together, and 38.5% were non-families. 38.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and none had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.69 and the average family size was 2.13.

In the CDP, the age distribution of the population shows 9.1% from 25 to 44, 77.3% from 45 to 64, and 13.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 54 years. For every 100 females, there were 175.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 175.0 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $28,750, and the median income for a family was $28,750. Males had a median income of $0 versus $0 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $16,086. 33.3% of families and 31.0% of the population were living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and none of those over 64.

References

  1. http://www.wrangell.com/news/articles/uploads/attachments/wrg_boro36x44a.pdf Boundary of the City and Borough of Wrangell
  2. Web site: US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990. United States Census Bureau. 2011-04-23. 2011-02-12.
  3. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.