Loring

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Loring

Total population

0

Median home value

$0

Median income

$0

Land area1.6 km²

Weather47°F · Heavy Rain

Coordinates55.61°, -131.64°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Loring was established in 1885 with the first post office in the District of Alaska and is a census-designated place (CDP) in Ketchikan Gateway Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. As of the 2020 census, the population is 0, down from 4 at the 2010 census, although the number increases in summer months.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Loring, AK from NOAA NWS API.

Nearby places in Alaska

• Saxman
  19.7 mi away · pop. 324
• Metlakatla
  34.2 mi away · pop. 1,235
• Hydaburg
  54 mi away · pop. 375
• Klawock
  56.6 mi away · pop. 749
• Craig
  58.1 mi away · pop. 1,131
• Edna Bay
  83.5 mi away · pop. 25
• Port Protection
  91.1 mi away · pop. 27
• Point Baker
  92 mi away
• Port Alexander
  124.5 mi away · pop. 50
• Hobart Bay
  140.3 mi away
• Angoon
  166.6 mi away · pop. 480
• Hoonah
  225.1 mi away · pop. 862

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Loring

Lighted Windows

Emilie Baker Loring · 1930

Bow Wow!

Carole Marsh · 1991

Behind the Cloud

Emilie Baker Loring · 1940

Totem lore of the Alaska Indians

H. P. Corser · 1900

Totem lore of the Alaska Indian

H. P. Corser · 1932

Alaska Classic Christmas Trivia

Carole Marsh · 1990

Totem lore and the land of the totem

H. P. Corser · 1911

Alaska Timeline

Carole Marsh · 1994

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Fly Agaric

Amanita muscaria

Seen 2026-10-04

Scaly Chanterelle

Turbinellus floccosus

Seen 2026-09-19

Ochre-banded Conk

Fomitopsis ochracea

Seen 2026-09-19

angel's wings

Pleurocybella porrigens

Seen 2026-09-19

American Black Bear

Ursus americanus

Seen 2026-09-17

Coho Salmon

Oncorhynchus kisutch

Seen 2026-09-12

Sockeye Salmon

Oncorhynchus nerka

Seen 2026-09-12

common bracken

Pteridium aquilinum

Seen 2026-09-06

admirable bolete

Aureoboletus mirabilis

Seen 2026-09-06

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Nearest stream gauge

Live readings from USGS NWIS · measured 2026-10-16 01:30 UTC.