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Population (year 2000): 557. Estimated
population in July 2005: 503 (-9.7% change)
Males: 299 (53.7%), Females: 258 (46.3%)
Zip code:
99919
Median resident age: 38.8 years
Median household income: $45,625 (year 2000)
Median house value: $148,800 (year 2000)
Races in Thorne Bay:
- White Non-Hispanic (91.7%)
- American Indian (4.8%)
- Two or more races (3.9%)
- Hispanic (1.3%)
- Other race (0.5%)
Ancestries: German (17.6%), Irish (9.5%),
English (8.1%), Norwegian (8.1%), United States (7.5%), French
(6.3%).
Elevation: 200 feet
Land area: 25.5 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Thorne Bay
- High school or higher: 88.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 9.5%
- Unemployed: 14.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 12.3 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Thorne Bay city
- Never married: 22.3%
- Now married: 67.0%
- Separated: 0.9%
- Widowed: 1.7%
- Divorced: 8.1%
4.7% Foreign born (1.3% Africa, 1.3% North
America, 1.1% Latin America, 0.7% Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: -25 (-4.3%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Thorne Bay:
- WRANGELL MEDICAL CENTER (about 53 miles; WRANGELL,
AK)
- KETCHIKAN GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 65 miles;
KETCHIKAN, AK)
- PETERSBURG MEDICAL CENTER (about 82 miles;
PETERSBURG, AK)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Thorne Bay:
- WRANGELL (about 57 miles; WRANGELL, AK; ID: WRG)
- KETCHIKAN INTL (about 64 miles; KETCHIKAN, AK; ID:
KTN)
- PETERSBURG JAMES A JOHNSON (about 82 miles;
PETERSBURG, AK; ID: PSG)
Other public-use airports nearest to Thorne Bay:
- THORNE BAY (about 2 miles; THORNE BAY, AK; ID: KTB)
- HOLLIS (about 16 miles; HOLLIS, AK; ID: HYL)
- KASAAN (about 16 miles; KASAAN, AK; ID: KXA)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Thorne Bay:
- PENINSULA COLLEGE (about 820 miles; PORT ANGELES,
WA; Full-time enrollment: 2,374)
- WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 844 miles;
BELLINGHAM, WA; FT enrollment: 11,889)
- WHATCOM COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 847 miles;
BELLINGHAM, WA; FT enrollment: 2,656)
- SKAGIT VALLEY COLLEGE (about 865 miles; MT VERNON,
WA; FT enrollment: 3,420)
- OLYMPIC COLLEGE (about 884 miles; BREMERTON, WA; FT
enrollment: 3,889)
- EVERGREEN STATE COLLEGE (about 889 miles; OLYMPIA,
WA; FT enrollment: 3,749)
- EVERETT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 890 miles; EVERETT,
WA; FT enrollment: 3,970)
Public primary/middle schools in Thorne Bay:
- THORNE BAY SCHOOL (Students: 85; Location:
1010 SANDY BEACH ROAD; Grades: KG - 12)
- SE ISLAND CORRESP. (Students: 10; Location:
THORNE BAY; Grades: KG - 12)
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