All the houses are located on Thane Road, which comes to a dead end about six miles (10 km) from downtown; there are no side streets.

[citation needed] Thane was founded in 1881 as a result of mining operations in the vicinity.

Since World War II the population has steadily declined with the curtailment of mining activities.

[1] The community was named in 1914 for Bartlett L. Thane, 1878–1927, general manager of the Alaska Gastineau Mining Co. which had its mill here.

[citation needed] Juneau assesses personal property and real estate taxes, and distributes a portion of collections to settlements within the Borough.