Mud Bay (

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(CDP) in

Haines Borough Haines Borough is a home-rule borough located in the state of Alaska. As of the 2020 census, the population was 2,080, down from 2,508 in 2010. Geography The borough has a total area of , of which is land and (14.9%) is water. Adjacent boro ...

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, United States. At the 2010 census the population was 212, up from 137 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Mud Bay is located in central Haines Borough at (59.148234, -135.353359), on the

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. It is bordered to the east by the

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and to the west by the

Chilkat Inlet Chilkat Inlet is an inlet in Lynn Canal in the Southeast region of the U.S. state of Alaska that includes the delta for the Chilkat River and borders Haines and the Chilkat Peninsula. It was first charted in 1794 by Joseph Whidbey, master of dur ...

, and extends south to the end of the peninsula at Seduction Point, where the two inlets join to form the

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. To the north the CDP is bordered by the community of Haines. Chilkat State Park occupies the southern end of the peninsula. According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , of which , or 0.20%, are water.

Demographics

Mud Bay first appeared on the 2000 U.S. Census as a census-designated place (CDP). This is not to be confused with another Mud Bay, which is a suburb to the northwest of

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, which reported on the 1960-70 censuses. As of the census of 2000, there were 137 people, 66 households, and 35 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 11.0 people per square mile (4.2/km²). There were 110 housing units at an average density of 8.8/sq mi (3.4/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 91.97%

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, 2.19% Native American, 0.73% from

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, and 5.11% from two or more races. 2.19% of the population were

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of any race. There were 66 households, out of which 21.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.0% were married couples living together, 3.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 45.5% were non-families. 27.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.08 and the average family size was 2.61. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 16.1% under the age of 18, 2.2% from 18 to 24, 43.1% from 25 to 44, 32.8% from 45 to 64, and 5.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 107.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 113.0 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $44,750, and the median income for a family was $56,250. Males had a median income of $53,750 versus $19,583 for females. The

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for the CDP was $24,720. There were none of the families and 9.7% of the population living below the

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, including no under eighteens and none of those over 64.

References

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