Nome Census Area     This census area is up for adoption... Email the State Administrator   Communities [populations in brackets]: Brevig Mission [261] Council [0] Diomede City (Inalik) [174] Elim [291] Gambell [653] Golovin [152] Koyuk [272] Nome [3,595] Port Clarence [24] St. Michael [341] Savoonga [622] Shaktoolik [226] Shishmaref [542] Solomon [0] Stebbins [513] Teller [265] Unalakleet [803] Wales [162] White Mountain [190] Remaining [90] The Nome Census Area encloses 23,013 square miles of tundra landscape in northwest Alaska.  The region extends west into the Bering Sea to encompass the three islands of St. Lawrence, King and Little Diomede.  Some call the entire Nome Census Area the Bering Strait region.  Seventeen communities house a population of 9,178 residents (note Council and Solomon report no residents). Indigenous people settled this area over 4,000 years before gold was discovered (in 1900), and their ethnicity is reflected in the area's demographics.  Area Natives can trace their cultural roots to one of three distinct groups of Inuit (Eskimo) people.  While residents on the Seward Peninsula mostly identify with the Inupiat culture, descendants of the Central Yupiks tend to live south of Unalakleet.  Most Inuit people with Siberian Yupik ancestry live on St. Lawrence Island and are closely related to the Chukotska people of the Russian Far East in culture and language.       Links: Township Locator Alaska Resources at Rootsweb Cyndi's List - Alaska Localities Interment.net - Cemetery Transcription Library Social Security and Death Index Birth, Death, Marriage, & Divorce Records Alaska State Vital Records Bureau of Vital Statistics Department of Health & Social Services 350 Main Street, Room 114 Juneau, Alaska 99811-0675 Phone: 907-465-3392 Lookup Volunteers Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness - Alaska Forums & Message Boards AlaskaWeb Queries GenForum Alaska Message Board RootsWeb Message Boards - Alaska       Mailing Lists: AKWEB: Alaska Genealogy & History - This is a statewide list intended for the exchange of genealogical, historical and cultural information about the state of Alaska and the ancestors who lived here. Newbies to genealogical research and/or computer researching in Alaska are welcome.  Subscribe: [email protected]  I will need to approve your request to subscribe Once subscribed you can post queries by sending your message to:  [email protected] AKINT:  INTERIOR is a regional mailing list encompassing Denali Borough, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Nome Census Area, Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Wade Hampton Census Area, and Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area.  Newbies to genealogical research and/or computer researching in Alaska are welcome. Subscribe: [email protected] I will need to approve your request to subscribe Once subscribed you can post queries by sending your message to:  [email protected] AKNAT: NATIVES OF ALASKA is a statewide list intended for the exchange of genealogical, historical, and cultural information of Alaska Natives. Subscribe: [email protected] I will need to approve your request to subscribe Once subscribed you can post queries by sending your message to:  [email protected]