Toksook Bay, Alaska
City · Population 632 · #42 in Alaska
About Toksook Bay
Toksook Bay, AK is a tiny community located in central Alaska counting 632 people who proudly call it home.
Toksook Bay holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 28.71 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 22 residents per square mile.
📰 Toksook Bay News Today
- Finding Local Solutions to Professional Housing Needs in Toksook Bay Alaska Housing Finance Corporation · Apr 29
- Alaska youth and advocates urge support for suicide prevention, state funding for 988 crisis line Alaska Beacon · Mar 23
- Alaska youth and advocates urge support for suicide prevention, state funding for 988 crisis line Juneau Independent · Mar 23
- 2020 Census: First Look at Toksook Bay, Alaska FEDmanager · Jan 21
- Son of Toksook Bay Tribal judge arrested after alleged Tribal Officer kidnapping at gunpoint Alaska's News Source · Jan 28
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What Makes Toksook Bay Unique
- The only place in America named Toksook Bay — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
- One of the northernmost communities in the lower 48 states.
- Alaska living: vast wilderness, midnight sun in summer, and true frontier spirit.
Why People Love It Here
- Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Well connected: 2+ neighboring communities within 11 miles.
🏫 Schools in Toksook Bay
- Nelson Island Area School
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateAlaska
TypeCity
Population (2024)632
Rank in state#42 of 149
Land area28.71 sq mi
Density22/sq mi
Coordinates60.5281, -165.1062