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Tonsina, Alaska | |
|---|---|
 Location of Tonsina, Alaska | |
| Coordinates: 61°39′43″N 145°10′39″W / 61.66194°N 145.17750°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Census Area | Valdez-Cordova |
| Government | |
| • State senators | Click Bishop (R) Mike Shower (R) |
| • State reps. | Mike Cronk (R) George Rauscher (R) |
| Area | |
• Total | 159.25 sq mi (412.45 km2) |
| • Land | 158.99 sq mi (411.79 km2) |
| • Water | 0.26 sq mi (0.66 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,565 ft (477 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 55 |
| • Density | 0.35/sq mi (0.13/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-9 (Alaska (AKST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-8 (AKDT) |
| Area code | 907 |
| FIPS code | 02-78350 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1411105 |
Tonsina /tɒnˈsiːnə/ is a census-designated place (CDP) in Copper River Census Area, Alaska, United States. At the 2020 census the population was 55, down from 78 in 2010.[2]
Tonsina is part of the Copper River Valley area. The centerpiece of Tonsina valley is the Tonsina River Lodge. This roadhouse alongside the Richardson Highway consists of a bar, restaurant, gas station, convenience and liquor store, laundromat and showers. There is also a camping area, RV park and motel. A main attraction of the roadhouse is the historic hotel.
The Tonsina River Lodge is a rambling, shambling, gravel-covered spread, with weatherbeaten buildings. The historic hotel is an orange, three story Army barracks with a red tin roof. It once was a brothel. The lodge is at the end of an airplane runway. The lodge sits in the foothills of several towering, snow-capped mountain ranges, next to a stream. In 2006, the flooding from the stream took out the two-lane concrete bridge that crosses the stream. Connecting Valdez to Anchorage, the Richardson Highway bridge was repaired in two weeks.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
- ^ "2020 Census Data - Cities and Census Designated Places" (Web). State of Alaska, Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Retrieved December 5, 2021.