Elim (Alaska)
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | 17th October 1970 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Alaska | ||
| Borough : | Unorganized Borough | ||
| Coordinates : | 64 ° 37 ′ N , 162 ° 16 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Alaska ( UTC − 9 / −8 ) | ||
| Residents : | 340 (as of 2016) | ||
| Height : | 11 m | ||
| Postal code : | 99739 | ||
| Area code : | +1 907 | ||
| FIPS : | 02-22250 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 2419383 | ||
Elim ( Central Alaskan Yup'ik : Neviarcaurluq ) is a town in the Nome Census Area on the south coast of the Seward Peninsula in western Alaska . The population was estimated to be 340 in 2016.
Elim is located on Norton Bay in the northeast of Norton Sound . The closest places are 63 km northeast of Koyuk , 82 km southwest of Shaktoolik and 37 km west of the city of Nome . Next to the state-operated Elim Airport , located on the outskirts, is the privately operated Moses Point Airport , 13 km northeast , to which a road along the coast leads.
92% of the population are of native Alaska origin.
The Iditarod dog sled race passes Elim on the way to Nome.
Web links
- City of Elim in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System
- Elim in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
Individual evidence
- ↑ City and Town Population Totals: 2010-2016 . US Dept. of Commerce - United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on June 2, 2017. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
