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Mud Bay
AlaskaCDP
Mud Bay
Total population
79
Median home value
$0
Bachelor's+
Median income
$43,125
Air quality index
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
Mud Bay is a census-designated place (CDP) in Haines Borough, Alaska, United States. As of the 2020 census, Mud Bay had a population of 159.
Read more on WikipediaHistory & geography
Geography
Mud Bay is located in central Haines Borough at (59.148234, -135.353359), on the Chilkat Peninsula. It is bordered to the east by the Chilkoot Inlet and to the west by the Chilkat Inlet, and extends south to the end of the peninsula at Seduction Point, where the two inlets join to form the Lynn Canal. 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 United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which , or 0.20%, are water.
Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for Mud Bay, AK from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Bald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves447
- American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves338
- Surf ScoterMelanitta perspicillata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves253
- Common RavenCorvus corax Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves252
- American RobinTurdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves247
- Chestnut-backed ChickadeePoecile rufescens (J.K.Townsend, 1837) · Aves207
- Short-billed GullLarus brachyrhynchus Richardson, 1831 · Aves177
- Orange-crowned WarblerLeiothlypis celata (Say, 1822) · Aves170
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Schools
Largest nearby schools
- Haines ElementaryElementary · Haines · 166 students · 12.8:1 ratio
- Haines High SchoolHigh · Haines · 83 students · 11.9:1 ratio
- Haines Home SchoolOther · Haines · 13 students
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 3.1 — 2026-08-2048 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska
- M 2.8 — 2026-08-2048 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska
- M 2.7 — 2026-06-2433 km WSW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska
- M 3 — 2026-05-2432 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska
- M 2.9 — 2026-05-1119 km NNW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska
- M 2.9 — 2026-05-1040 km WSW of Haines, Alaska
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Nearby places in Alaska
- Skagway21.8 mi away · pop. 1,174
- Covenant Life32 mi away · pop. 15
- Gustavus51.3 mi away · pop. 594
- Hoonah71.2 mi away · pop. 862
- Angoon122.4 mi away · pop. 480
- Hobart Bay141 mi away
- Yakutat152.3 mi away · pop. 527
- Port Alexander203 mi away · pop. 50
- Point Baker204 mi away
- Port Protection205.2 mi away · pop. 27
- Edna Bay228.4 mi away · pop. 25
- Klawock262.4 mi away · pop. 749
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Nearest stream gauge
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API