Gambell, Alaska

Gambell
Aerial view of Gambell in 2017
Aerial view of Gambell in 2017
Location of Gambell, Alaska
Location of Gambell, Alaska
Coordinates: 63°46′34″N 171°42′03″W / 63.77611°N 171.70083°W / 63.77611; -171.70083
CountryUnited States
StateAlaska
Census AreaNome
IncorporatedDecember 12, 1963[1]
Government
 • MayorHoward Atalluk Tungiyan
 • State senatorDonny Olson (D)
 • State rep.Neal Foster (D)
Area
 • Total28.42 sq mi (73.61 km2)
 • Land10.51 sq mi (27.21 km2)
 • Water17.91 sq mi (46.40 km2)
Elevation
0 ft (0 m)
Population
 • Total681
 • Density60.92/sq mi (23.52/km2)
Time zoneUTC-9 (Alaska (AKST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-8 (AKDT)
ZIP code
99742
Area code907
FIPS code02-27640
GNIS feature ID1402463, 2419389

Gambell (GAM-bull)[4] (Central Siberian Yupik: Sivuqaq)[5] is a city[3][6] in the Nome Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska. Located on St. Lawrence Island, it had a population of 681 at the 2010 census,[3] up from 649 in 2000.

  1. ^ "Directory of Borough and City Officials 1974". Alaska Local Government. XIII (2). Juneau: Alaska Department of Community and Regional Affairs: 35. January 1974.
  2. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  3. ^ a b c "Gambell 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.
  4. ^ "Gambell". Division of Community and Regional Affairs, Alaska Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development. Archived from the original on December 30, 2012. Retrieved January 23, 2013.
  5. ^ Issenman, Betty. Sinews of Survival: The living legacy of Inuit clothing. UBC Press, 1997. pp252-254
  6. ^ "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.