Nome Census Area

Also known as Nome Census Area, Alaska

census area in Alaska, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Alaska
Named after: Nome
Largest city: Nome
Total: 28,278 sq mi (73,240 km )
Land: 22,962 sq mi (59,470 km )
Water: 5,316 sq mi (13,770 km ) 18.8%
Estimate 2025: 9,830
Density: 0.43751/sq mi (0.16892/km )
Time zone: UTC−9 ( Alaska )
Summer dst: UTC−8 ( ADT )
Congressional district: At-large

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Wikidata facts

Named after: Nome
Country: United States
Located in: Alaska
Population: 10046
Area: 28278
Time zone: UTC−09:00
Shares border with: Northwest Arctic Borough
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
Households: 2777

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inception: 1980-00-00
water as percent of area: 18.8
native label: Nome Census Area
Commons category: Nome Census Area, Alaska
topic's main category: Category:Nome Census Area, Alaska
per capita income: 24613

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Encyclopedic overview

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.

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