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Nome, Alaska (well that didnt work XD)

Thu, 13 Feb 2020 01:57:14 +0000

Nome, Alaska

Nome (/ˈnoʊm/; Inupiaq: Siqnazuaq IPA: [siqnɐzuɑq]) is a city in the Nome Census Area in the Unorganized Borough of Alaska, United States. The city is located on the southern Seward Peninsula coast on Norton Sound of the Bering Sea. In 2018 the population was estimated at 3,866, a rise from the 3,598 recorded in the 2010 Census, up from 3,505 in 2000. Nome was incorporated on April 9, 1901, and was once the most-populous city in Alaska. Nome lies within the region of the Bering Straits Native Corporation, which is headquartered in Nome.

Nome Siqnazuaq
City
City of Nome
Steadman Street in Nome, looking north from King Place, in May 2002
Location of Nome, Alaska
Nome Location of Nome, Alaska
Coordinates: 64°30′14″N 165°23′58″W
Country	United States
State	Alaska
Census Area	Nome
Incorporated	April 12, 1901^[1]
Government
• Type	Council-Manager
• Mayor	Richard Beneville^[2]
• State senator	Donald Olson (D)
• State rep.	Neal Foster (D)
Area ^[3]
• Total	21.49 sq mi (55.65 km²)
• Land	12.80 sq mi (33.15 km²)
• Water	8.69 sq mi (22.50 km²)
Elevation	20 ft (6 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	3,598
• Estimate (2018)^[4]	3,866
• Density	302.05/sq mi (116.62/km²)
• Demonym	Nomeite, Noman
• Census Area	9,492
Time zone	UTC-9 (Alaska (AKST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-8 (AKDT)
ZIP Code	99762
Area code	907
FIPS code	02-54920
GNIS IDs	1407125, 2419435
Website	www.nomealaska.org

The city of Nome claims to be home to the world's largest gold pan, although this claim has been disputed by the Canadian city of Quesnel, British Columbia. ^[5]

In the winter of 1925, a diphtheria epidemic raged among Alaska Natives in the Nome area. Fierce territory-wide blizzard conditions prevented the delivery of a life-saving serum by aeroplane from Anchorage. A relay of dog sled teams was organized to deliver the serum.

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