White Mountain
Nasirvik (Inupiaq) | |
|---|---|
 Location of White Mountain, Alaska | |
| Coordinates: 64°40′51″N 163°24′24″W / 64.68083°N 163.40667°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Census area | Nome |
| Incorporated | July 15, 1969[1] |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Daniel Harrelson[2] |
| • State senator | Donald Olson (D) |
| • State rep. | Neal Foster (D) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.05 sq mi (5.30 km2) |
| • Land | 1.82 sq mi (4.73 km2) |
| • Water | 0.22 sq mi (0.57 km2) |
| Elevation | 62 ft (19 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 185 |
| • Density | 101.37/sq mi (39.14/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-9 (Alaska (AKST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-8 (AKDT) |
| ZIP code | 99784 |
| Area code | 907 |
| FIPS code | 02-84070 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1411989 |
White Mountain (Inupiaq: Nasirvik, Nachirvik, or Nachizrvik) is a city in Nome Census Area, Alaska, United States. The population was 190 at the 2010 census,[4] down from 203 in 2000. The city is an Iġaluŋmiut (Fish River tribe) Inupiat village, with historical influences from and relationships with Qawiaraq (Mary's Igloo) Inupiat and Golovin and Elim Yup’iks. 86.2% of the population is Alaska Native or part Native. Subsistence activities are prevalent. White Mountain is the only village on the Seward Peninsula located inland, not on the ocean.
- ^ "Directory of Borough and City Officials 1974". Alaska Local Government. XIII (2). Juneau: Alaska Department of Community and Regional Affairs: 85. January 1974.
- ^ 2015 Alaska Municipal Officials Directory. Juneau: Alaska Municipal League. 2015. p. 164.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.