Editing Nome Census Area, Alaska

{{short description|Census area in Alaska, United States}}
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{{Infobox U.S. county
 | county               = Nome Census Area
 | state                = Alaska
 | ex image             = SIDE AND FRONT - Iditarod Trail Shelter Cabins, Cape Nome Roadhouse, Cape Nome, Nome Census Area, AK HABS AK,9-SEW,2-M-5 (CT).tif
 | ex image size        = 220px
 | ex image cap         = [[Iditarod Trail]] Shelter Cabins, [[Cape Nome Roadhouse]], [[Cape Nome]]
 | seal                 = 
 | founded year         = 1980<ref>In 1980, the [[United States Census Bureau]] divided the [[Unorganized Borough]] into 12 census areas.</ref>
 | founded date         = 
 | founded title        = Established
 | seat wl              = 
 | largest city wl      = Nome
 | area_total_sq_mi     = 28278
 | area_land_sq_mi      = 22962
 | area_water_sq_mi     = 5316
 | area percentage      = 18.8%
 | population_as_of     = 2020
 | population_total     = 10046 
 | pop_est_as_of        = 2022
 | population_est       = 9835 {{decrease}}
 | density_sq_mi        = auto
 | web                  = 
 | district             = At-large
 | time zone            = Alaska
 | named for            = [[Nome, Alaska|Nome]]
}}

'''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 United States census|2020 census]], the population was 10,046, up from 9,492 in 2010.<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/nomecensusareaalaska/PST045222 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=April 20, 2023}}</ref> It is part of the [[unorganized borough]] and therefore has no [[borough seat]]. Its largest community by far is the city of [[Nome, Alaska|Nome]].

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the census area has a total area of {{convert|28278|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|22962|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|5316|sqmi}} (18.8%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> 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, Alaska|Gambell]] and [[Savoonga, Alaska|Savoonga]]. Nome Census 
Area is the 7th largest county-equivalent in the state of Alaska.

===Adjacent boroughs and census areas===
* [[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===
* [[Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge]] (part of the Bering Sea unit)
** [[Besboro Island]]
** [[King Island (Alaska)|King Island]]
** [[Sledge Island]]
* [[Bering Land Bridge National Preserve]] (part)
* [[Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge]] (part)
** [[Andreafsky Wilderness]] (part)


==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1960= 6091
|1970= 5749
|1980= 6537
|1990= 8288
|2000= 9196
|2010= 9492
|2020= 10046
|estyear=2023
|estimate=9763
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2023">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.html|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=March 28, 2024}}</ref>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=May 18, 2014}}</ref><br />1790-1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=May 18, 2014}}</ref> 1900-1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/ak190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=May 18, 2014}}</ref><br />1990-2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=October 9, 2022 |url-status=live|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=May 18, 2014}}</ref> 2010-2020<ref name="QF"/>
}}

===2020 Census===
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Races (alone or in combination with other) in Nome Census Area (2020 United States census)
<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mtgis-portal.geo.census.gov/arcgis/apps/MapSeries/index.html?appid=2566121a73de463995ed2b2fd7ff6eb7|title=2020 Census Demographic Data Map Viewer}}</ref> 
|-
! Race !! Percentage of Population
|-
| [[White Americans|White]] || 21.83%
|-
| [[Black people|Black]] or [[African American]] || 1.16%
|-
| [[Native Americans in the United States|American Indian or Alaska Native]] || 82.57%
|-
| [[Asian Americans|Asian]] || 2.19%
|-
| [[Native Hawaiian]] and Other [[Pacific Islander]] || 0.37%
|-
| Some other race || 1.26%
|}

===2000 census===
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 {{convert|0.3|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people}}. There were 3,649 housing units at an average density of {{convert|0|/mi2|/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 [[Inupiat language|Inupiaq]]; a further 2.02% reported speaking "Eskimo", a term that covers both Yupik and Inupiaq.<ref>[http://www.mla.org/map_data_results&state_id=2&county_id=180&mode=geographic&zip=&place_id=&cty_id=&ll=&a=&ea=&order=r MLA Language Map Data Center]</ref>

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 37.10% of the population was under the age of 18, 9.30% was from 18 to 24, 29.00% from 25 to 44, 18.60% from 45 to 64, and 5.90% was 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===
{{div col|colwidth=20em}}
*[[Brevig Mission, Alaska|Brevig Mission]]
*[[Diomede, Alaska|Diomede]]
*[[Elim, Alaska|Elim]]
*[[Gambell, Alaska|Gambell]]
*[[Golovin, Alaska|Golovin]]
*[[Koyuk, Alaska|Koyuk]]
*[[Nome, Alaska|Nome]]
*[[Savoonga, Alaska|Savoonga]]
*[[Shaktoolik, Alaska|Shaktoolik]]
*[[Shishmaref, Alaska|Shishmaref]]
*[[St. Michael, Alaska|St. Michael]]
*[[Stebbins, Alaska|Stebbins]]
*[[Teller, Alaska|Teller]]
*[[Unalakleet, Alaska|Unalakleet]]
*[[Wales, Alaska|Wales]]
*[[White Mountain, Alaska|White Mountain]]
{{div col end}}

===Census-designated place===
* [[Port Clarence, Alaska|Port Clarence]]

===Unincorporated communities===
*[[Haycock, Alaska|Haycock]]
*[[Solomon, Alaska|Solomon]]

==Politics==
{{PresHead|place=Nome Census Area, Alaska|source=<ref>{{cite web|url=https://rrhelections.com/index.php/2018/02/02/alaska-results-by-county-equivalent-1960-2016/|title=RRH Elections|first=RRH|last=Elections|website=rrhelections.com|date=February 2, 2018 |access-date=January 12, 2020}}</ref>}}
<!--{{PresRow|Year|Winner|GOP #|Dem #|3rd #|State}} -->
{{PresRow|2024|Democratic|1,167|1,424|202|Alaska}}
{{PresRow|2020|Democratic|1,287|2,131|250|Alaska}}
{{PresRow|2016|Democratic|935|1,689|668|Alaska}}
{{PresRow|2012|Democratic|1,096|2,264|199|Alaska}}
{{PresRow|2008|Democratic|1,618|1,728|3|Alaska}}
{{PresRow|2004|Republican|1,489|1,171|154|Alaska}}
{{PresRow|2000|Republican|1,637|1,217|324|Alaska}}
{{PresRow|1996|Democratic|1,206|1,444|334|Alaska}}
{{PresRow|1992|Democratic|1,147|1,222|649|Alaska}}
{{PresRow|1988|Republican|1,452|993|95|Alaska}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|1,657|1,059|64|Alaska}}
{{PresRow|1980|Democratic|938|953|270|Alaska}}
{{PresRow|1976|Republican|989|887|57|Alaska}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|911|812|118|Alaska}}
{{PresRow|1968|Democratic|817|929|102|Alaska}}
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|410|1,327|0|Alaska}}
{{PresFoot|1960|Republican|1,007|792|0|Alaska}}

Nome Census Area is somewhat of a national bellwether, having backed the national winner all but six times since statehood: in 1960, 1968, 1976, 1980, 2016, and 2024.

==See also==
*[[List of airports in the Nome Census Area]]
*[[Army Peak]]

==References==
{{reflist|30em}}

==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110721032944/http://labor.alaska.gov/research/alari/images/maps/4_17_0map.pdf Census Area map: Alaska Department of Labor]

{{Geographic Location
|Centre    = Nome Census Area, Alaska
|North     = [[Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska|Northwest Arctic Borough]]
|Northeast = 
|East      = [[Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska|Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area]]
|Southeast = 
|South     = [[Kusilvak Census Area, Alaska|Kusilvak Census Area]]
|Southwest = 
|West      = ''[[Bering Sea]]''<br>([[Chukotsky District]], [[Chukotka Autonomous Okrug]], [[Russia]])
|Northwest = 
}}

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[[Category:Nome Census Area, Alaska| ]]
[[Category:Alaska census areas]]
[[Category:Chukchi Sea]]
[[Category:Bering Sea]]