Nome Census Area, Alaska Genealogy

Description
The Borough has no borough seat and the Borough was created as an unorganized borough. The Borough is located in the northwest area of the state.

Background
Nome Census Area, Alaska is a census area located in the U.S. state of Alaska. As of the 2010 census, the population was 9,492. It is part of the unorganized borough and therefore has no borough seat. Its largest community by far is the city of Nome.

Populated Areas

 * Nome, Alaska is a city in the Nome Census Area in the Unorganized Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska. The city is located on the southern Seward Peninsula coast on Norton Sound of the Bering Sea. According to the 2010 Census, the city population was 3,598. Nome was incorporated on April 9, 1901, and was once the most populous city in Alaska.




 * Port Clarence, Alaska is a census-designated place (CDP) in Nome Census Area, Alaska. The population was 24 at the 2010 census. It is located on the spit separating the bay of Port Clarence from the Bering Strait.

Record Loss
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this census area.

Vital Records

 * 1816-1959 at FamilySearch — index and images