Map of Tonsina CDP

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.

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.

Tonsina CDP overview:
Name:	Tonsina CDP
LSAD Code:	57
LSAD Description:	CDP (suffix)
State:	Alaska
County:	Valdez-Cordova Census Area
Elevation:	1,565 ft (477 m)
Total Area:	159.25 sq mi (412.45 km²)
Land Area:	158.99 sq mi (411.79 km²)
Water Area:	0.26 sq mi (0.66 km²)
Total Population:	55
Population Density:	0.35/sq mi (0.13/km²)
Area code:	907
FIPS code:	0278350
GNISfeature ID:	1411105

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Geography

Tonsina is located at 61°39′43″N 145°10′39″W / 61.66194°N 145.17750°W / 61.66194; -145.17750 (61.661883, -145.177582).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 148.0 square miles (383 km), of which, 147.8 square miles (383 km) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km) of it (0.13%) is water.