Shishmaref
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  Shishmaref Location in Alaska | |
| Coordinates: 66°15′20″N 166°04′20″W / 66.25556°N 166.07222°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Census Area | Nome |
| Incorporated | July 13, 1969[1] |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Donna Barr[2] |
| • State senator | Donald Olson (D) |
| • State rep. | Neal Foster (D) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7.27 sq mi (18.82 km2) |
| • Land | 2.34 sq mi (6.06 km2) |
| • Water | 4.93 sq mi (12.76 km2) |
| Elevation | 16 ft (5 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 576 |
| • Density | 246.26/sq mi (95.08/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-9 (Alaska (AKST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-8 (AKDT) |
| ZIP code | 99772 |
| Area code | 907 |
| FIPS code | 02-69770 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1409434, 2418855 |
Shishmaref (/ˈʃɪʃmərɛf/ SHISH-mə-ref;[4] Inupiaq: Qigiqtaq, IPA: [qixiqtaq] or Kigiqtaq; Russian: Шишмарёв, IPA: [ʂɨʂmɐˈrʲɵf]) is a city[5][6] in the Nome Census Area, Alaska, United States. It is located on Sarichef Island in the Chukchi Sea, just north of the Bering Strait and five miles from the mainland. Shishmaref lies within the Bering Land Bridge National Preserve. The population was 563 at the 2010 census,[5] up from 562 in 2000.
- ^ 1996 Alaska Municipal Officials Directory. Juneau: Alaska Municipal League/Alaska Department of Community and Regional Affairs. January 1996. p. 142.
- ^ 2015 Alaska Municipal Officials Directory. Juneau: Alaska Municipal League. 2015. p. 147.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
- ^ "Shishmaref". Division of Community and Regional Affairs, Alaska Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development. Retrieved January 23, 2013.
- ^ a b "Shishmaref city, Alaska". Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data. United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved January 23, 2013.
- ^ "Alaska Taxable 2011: Municipal Taxation - Rates and Policies" (PDF). Division of Community and Regional Affairs, Alaska Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development. January 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 25, 2013.