Shishmaref
Also known as Shishmaref, Alaska, Shishmaref, AK
city and village in the Nome Census Area, Alaska, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Alaska
- Census area
- Nome
- Incorporated
- July 13, 1969
- Mayor
- Donna Barr
- State senator
- Donald Olson ( D )
- State rep
- Neal Foster (D)
- Total
- 7.27 sq mi (18.82 km )
- Land
- 2.34 sq mi (6.06 km )
- Water
- 4.93 sq mi (12.76 km )
- Elevation
- 16 ft (5 m)
- Density
- 246.3/sq mi (95.08/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-9 ( Alaska (AKST) )
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Shishmaref (/ˈʃɪʃmərɛf/ SHISH-mə-ref; Inupiaq: Qigiqtaq, IPA: [qixiqtaq] or Kigiqtaq; Russian: Шишмарёв, IPA: [ʂɨʂmɐˈrʲɵf]) is a city in the Nome Census Area, Alaska, United States. It is located on Sarichef Island in the Chukchi Sea, just north of the Bering Strait and five miles from the mainland. Shishmaref lies within the Bering Land Bridge National Preserve. As of the 2020 census, Shishmaref had a population of 576.
Etymology