Nome Census Area, Alaska

Nome Census Area is a census area located in the state of Alaska, United States. As of the 2000 census, the population was 9,196. It is part of the unorganized borough and therefore has no borough seat. Its largest community by far is the city of Nome.

Contents 1 Geography 1.1 Adjacent boroughs and census areas 1.2 National protected areas 2 Demographics 3 Cities and towns 4 See also 5 External links 6 References

Geography

The census area has a total area of 28,283 square miles (73,250 km²), of which, 23,001 square miles (59,570 km²) of it is land and 5,282 square miles (13,680 km²) of it (18.68%) is water. It also includes the large offshore St. Lawrence Island, which has about 14 percent of the census area's population and two of its larger cities in Gambell and Savoonga.

Adjacent boroughs and census areas

• Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska - north
• Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska - east
• Wade Hampton Census Area, Alaska - south

		Northwest Arctic Borough
	Bering Sea		Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area
		Nome Census Area, Alaska
		Wade Hampton Census Area

National protected areas

• Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge (part of the Bering Sea unit)
  • Besboro Island
  • King Island
  • Sledge Island
• Bering Land Bridge National Preserve (part)
• Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge (part)
  • Andreafsky Wilderness (part)

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 9,196 people, 2,693 households, and 1,898 families residing in the census area. The population density was 0 people per square mile (0/km²). There were 3,649 housing units at an average density of 0/sq mi (0/km²). The racial makeup of the census area was 19.32% White, 0.38% Black or African American, 75.20% Native American, 0.67% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.20% from other races, and 4.21% from two or more races. 1.00% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 16.32% reported speaking a Yupik language at home, while 8.75% speak Inupiaq; a further 2.02% reported speaking "Eskimo", a term that covers both Yupik and Inupiaq [1].

There were 2,693 households out of which 45.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.40% were married couples living together, 15.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.50% were non-families. 23.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.33 and the average family size was 4.01.

In the census area the population was spread out with 37.10% under the age of 18, 9.30% from 18 to 24, 29.00% from 25 to 44, 18.60% from 45 to 64, and 5.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 28 years. For every 100 females there were 117.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 122.70 males.

Cities and towns

See also

• List of airports in the Nome Census Area

External links

• Census Area map: Alaska Department of Labor

Municipalities and communities of Nome Census Area, Alaska, USA Cities Brevig Mission Diomede Elim Gambell Golovin Koyuk Nome Savoonga Shaktoolik Shishmaref St. Michael Stebbins Teller Unalakleet Wales White Mountain CDP Port Clarence Ghost towns Council Mary's Igloo

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References

1. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.