Loring, Alaska
Unincorporated community in Alaska, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Loring (Lingít: Kax̱.àan) 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,[3] although the number increases in summer months.
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Loring, Alaska, Naha Bay
Kax̱.àan | |
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Coordinates: 55°36′11″N 131°38′13″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Alaska |
Borough | Ketchikan Gateway |
Government | |
• Borough mayor | David Landis[1] |
• State senator | Bert Stedman (R) |
• State rep. | Dan Ortiz (I) |
Area | |
• Total | 0.63 sq mi (1.63 km2) |
• Land | 0.55 sq mi (1.43 km2) |
• Water | 0.08 sq mi (0.20 km2) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 0 |
• Density | 0.00/sq mi (0.00/km2) |
FIPS code | 02-45020 |
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Located due north of downtown Ketchikan on Revillagigedo Island, Loring was once Ketchikan's rival as the service center for the area's fishing and timber industries.