Thoms Place, Alaska
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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, which became a borough on June 1, 2008.
According to the United States Census Bureau
, the CDP had a total area of 10.6 square miles (27.6 km²), all of it land.
of 2000, there were 22 people, 13 households, and 7 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 2.1 people per square mile (0.8/km²). There were 30 housing units at an average density of 2.8/sq mi (1.1/km²). 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.
Census-designated place
A census-designated place is a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as cities, towns and villages...
(CDP) on Wrangell Island
Wrangell Island
Wrangell Island is in the Alexander Archipelago in the Alaska Panhandle of southeastern Alaska. It is long and 8–23 km wide. It has a land area of , making it the 29th largest island in the United States...
in the city of Wrangell, Alaska
Wrangell, Alaska
Wrangell is a city and borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. At the 2000 census the population was 2,308.Its Tlingit name is Ḵaachx̱aana.áakʼw . The Tlingit people residing in the Wrangell area, who were there centuries before Europeans, call themselves the Shtaxʼhéen Ḵwáan after the nearby Stikine...
, 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, which became a borough on June 1, 2008.
Geography
Thoms Place is located at 56°11′42"N 132°11′53"W (56.195077, -132.198042).According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, the CDP had a total area of 10.6 square miles (27.6 km²), all of it land.
Demographics
As of the CensusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
of 2000, there were 22 people, 13 households, and 7 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 2.1 people per square mile (0.8/km²). There were 30 housing units at an average density of 2.8/sq mi (1.1/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 86.36% White
Race (United States Census)
Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
and 13.64% Native American
Race (United States Census)
Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
.
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
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
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.