• Source: Nome Census Area, Alaska

Nome Census Area is a census area located in the U.S. state of Alaska, mostly overlapping with the Seward Peninsula. As of the 2020 census, the population was 10,046, up from 9,492 in 2010. It is part of the unorganized borough and therefore has no borough seat. Its largest community by far is the city of Nome.




Geography


According to the United States Census Bureau, the census area has a total area of 28,278 square miles (73,240 km2), of which 22,962 square miles (59,470 km2) is land and 5,316 square miles (13,770 km2) (18.8%) 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. Nome Census
Area is the 7th largest county-equivalent in the state of Alaska.




= Adjacent boroughs and census areas

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Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska - north
Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska - east
Kusilvak Census Area, Alaska - south
Chukotsky District, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug - west




= National protected areas

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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)




Politics






Demographics






= 2020 Census

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= 2000 census

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As of the census of 2000, there were 9,196 people, 2,693 households, and 1,898 families living in the census area. The population density was 0.3 people per square mile (0.12 people/km2). There were 3,649 housing units at an average density of 0 per square mile (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.
Of the 2,693 households, 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 households were one person, and 3.30% were one person aged 65 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% 65 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.




Communities






= Cities

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= Census-designated place

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Port Clarence




= Unincorporated communities

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Haycock
Solomon




See also


List of airports in the Nome Census Area
Army Peak




References






External links


Census Area map: Alaska Department of Labor

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