Nome Census Area, Alaska

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Nome Census Area
Borough
Iditarod Trail Shelter Cabins, Cape Nome Roadhouse, Cape Nome
Location within the U.S. state of Alaska
Alaska's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 64°44′N 164°11′W / 64.74°N 164.19°W / 64.74; -164.19
Country	United States
State	Alaska
Established	1980[1]
Named for	Nome
Largest city	Nome
Area
• Total	28,278 sq mi (73,240 km2)
• Land	22,962 sq mi (59,470 km2)
• Water	5,316 sq mi (13,770 km2)  18.8%
Population  (2020)
• Total	10,046
• Estimate  (2022)	9,835
• Density	0.36/sq mi (0.14/km2)
Time zone	UTC−9 (Alaska)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−8 (ADT)
Congressional district	At-large

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.^[2] It is part of the unorganized borough and therefore has no borough seat. Its largest community by far is the city of Nome.