# 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 km$^2$), of which 22,962 square miles (59,470 km$^2$) is land and 5,316 square miles (13,770 km$^2$) (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

* 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
** Sledge Island
* Bering Land Bridge National Preserve (part)
* Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge (part)
** Andreafsky Wilderness (part)

## Demographics
### 2020 Census

Races (alone or in combination with other) in Nome Census Area (2020 United States census) :
| Race | Percentage of Population |
| White | 21.83% |
| Black or African American | 1.16% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 82.57% |
| 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 0.3 people per square mile (0.12 people/km$^2$). There were 3,649 housing units at an average density of 0 per square mile (0/km$^2$). 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 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

* Brevig Mission
* Diomede
* Elim
* Gambell
* Golovin
* Koyuk
* Nome
* Savoonga
* Shaktoolik
* Shishmaref
* St. Michael
* Stebbins
* Teller
* Unalakleet
* Wales
* White Mountain

### Census-designated place

* Port Clarence

### Unincorporated communities

* Haycock
* Solomon

## Politics

United States presidential election results for Nome Census Area, Alaska :
| Year | Republican | Republican | Democratic | Democratic | Third party(ies) | Third party(ies) |
| Year | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % |
| 2024 | 1,167 | 41.78% | 1,424 | 50.98% | 202 | 7.23% |
| 2020 | 1,287 | 35.09% | 2,131 | 58.10% | 250 | 6.82% |
| 2016 | 935 | 28.40% | 1,689 | 51.31% | 668 | 20.29% |
| 2012 | 1,096 | 30.80% | 2,264 | 63.61% | 199 | 5.59% |
| 2008 | 1,618 | 48.31% | 1,728 | 51.60% | 3 | 0.09% |
| 2004 | 1,489 | 52.91% | 1,171 | 41.61% | 154 | 5.47% |
| 2000 | 1,637 | 51.51% | 1,217 | 38.29% | 324 | 10.20% |
| 1996 | 1,206 | 40.42% | 1,444 | 48.39% | 334 | 11.19% |
| 1992 | 1,147 | 38.01% | 1,222 | 40.49% | 649 | 21.50% |
| 1988 | 1,452 | 57.17% | 993 | 39.09% | 95 | 3.74% |
| 1984 | 1,657 | 59.60% | 1,059 | 38.09% | 64 | 2.30% |
| 1980 | 938 | 43.41% | 953 | 44.10% | 270 | 12.49% |
| 1976 | 989 | 51.16% | 887 | 45.89% | 57 | 2.95% |
| 1972 | 911 | 49.48% | 812 | 44.11% | 118 | 6.41% |
| 1968 | 817 | 44.21% | 929 | 50.27% | 102 | 5.52% |
| 1964 | 410 | 23.60% | 1,327 | 76.40% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1960 | 1,007 | 55.98% | 792 | 44.02% | 0 | 0.00% |
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.