Tonsina, Alaska

Geography

Tonsina is located at (61.661883, -145.177582).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 148.0 sqmi, of which, 147.8 sqmi of it is land and 0.2 sqmi of it (0.13%) is water.

Climate

Tonsina has a continental subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc).

|Jan record high F = 46 |Feb record high F = 48 |Mar record high F = 54 |Apr record high F = 69 |May record high F = 79 |Jun record high F = 90 |Jul record high F = 88 |Aug record high F = 88 |Sep record high F = 79 |Oct record high F = 67 |Nov record high F = 51 |Dec record high F = 50 |year record high F = 90 |Jan avg record high F = 32.0 |Feb avg record high F = 36.6 |Mar avg record high F = 44.1 |Apr avg record high F = 57.6 |May avg record high F = 72.6 |Jun avg record high F = 81.6 |Jul avg record high F = 81.7 |Aug avg record high F = 77.4 |Sep avg record high F = 64.5 |Oct avg record high F = 51.5 |Nov avg record high F = 34.0 |Dec avg record high F = 32.2 |year avg record high F = 84.3 |Jan avg record low F = -37.2 |Feb avg record low F = -27.1 |Mar avg record low F = -22.0 |Apr avg record low F = 0.6 |May avg record low F = 22.1 |Jun avg record low F = 28.2 |Jul avg record low F = 33.8 |Aug avg record low F = 28.4 |Sep avg record low F = 16.9 |Oct avg record low F = -2.9 |Nov avg record low F = -21.4 |Dec avg record low F = -31.0 |year avg record low F = -43.0 |Jan record low F = -60 |Feb record low F = -53 |Mar record low F = -46 |Apr record low F = -24 |May record low F = 6 |Jun record low F = 18 |Jul record low F = 26 |Aug record low F = 17 |Sep record low F = -1 |Oct record low F = -23 |Nov record low F = -42 |Dec record low F = -61 |year record low F = -61 |access-date=May 27, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230527063155/https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00509385&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL |archive-date=May 27, 2023}}

Demographics

|align-fn=center Tonsina first appeared on the 1980 U.S. Census as a census-designated place (CDP).

As of the census of 2000, there were 92 people, 34 households, and 21 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 0.6 PD/sqmi. There were 45 housing units at an average density of 0.3 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the CDP was 84.78% White, 2.17% Black or African American, 9.78% Native American and 3.26% Asian.

There were 34 households, out of which 35.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.9% were married couples living together, 2.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.3% were non-families. 26.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.45.

In the CDP, the age distribution of the population shows 32.6% under the age of 18, 4.3% from 18 to 24, 17.4% from 25 to 44, 28.3% from 45 to 64, and 17.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 142.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 121.4 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $32,188, and the median income for a family was $48,750. Males had a median income of $58,000 versus $25,000 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $13,390. There were 7.4% of families and 6.7% of the population living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and none of those over 64.

Parks

The Squirrel Creek State Recreation Site is a small 160 acre park on the banks of the Tonsina. The park has a campground, and access to the river, a creek, and a small lake, offering fishing for various species of trout and salmon.

References

References

1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau.
2. "2020 Census Data - Cities and Census Designated Places". State of Alaska, Department of Labor and Workforce Development.
3. (February 12, 2011). "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". [[United States Census Bureau]].
4. "U.S. Decennial Census". Census.gov.
5. "U.S. Census website". [[United States Census Bureau]].
6. [https://dnr.alaska.gov/parks/aspunits/matsu/squircksrs.htm Squirrel Creek SRS], [[Alaska Department of Natural Resources]]
7. [[The Milepost]], 2018 edition, page 434 {{ISBN. 9781892154378