THE TONSINA LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Pacific Coastal Mountains setting.
Tonsina CDP has 159 square miles of land in Copper River Census Area. Its Census reference point is in Pacific Coastal Mountains.
Coastal Alaska's steep, wet mountains include large areas of glacial terrain. Rocky slopes and ice-covered highlands contrast with lower shrub-covered settings where vegetation can establish.
Regional context: Pacific Coastal Mountains ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Tonsina and Copper River Census Area
Tonsina is associated with Copper River Census Area in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Tonsina by land and water
The Census records 0.27 square miles of water within Tonsina, or 0.2% of its total area. It is 1.7 percentage points lower than the 1.9% recorded for Copper River Census Area. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Tonsina CDP has 81.7% of the land area of nearby Kenny Lake CDP (194.5 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

