Wales
Kiŋigin (Inupiaq) | |
|---|---|
 View of the Wales Site, with the city of Wales in the background | |
| Nickname: Kingegan | |
  Wales Location in Alaska | |
| Coordinates: 65°36′44″N 168°05′21″W / 65.61222°N 168.08917°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Census Area | Nome |
| Incorporated | April 16, 1964[1] |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Dan Richard, Sr.[2] |
| • State senator | Donald Olson (D) |
| • State rep. | Neal Foster (D) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.30 sq mi (5.97 km2) |
| • Land | 2.30 sq mi (5.97 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 26 ft (8 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 168 |
| • Density | 72.92/sq mi (28.16/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-9 (Alaska (AKST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-8 (AKDT) |
| ZIP code | 99783 |
| Area code | 907 |
| FIPS code | 02-82860 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1404755, 2418870 |
Wales (Inupiaq: Kiŋigin, IPA: [kiŋiɣin]) is a city[4][5] in the Nome Census Area, Alaska, United States. At the 2010 census the population was 145,[4] down from 152 in 2000. It is the westernmost city on the North American mainland, although Adak, located on Adak Island, is the westernmost city in Alaska. Wales Airport serves Wales with flights on Bering Air and Ravn Alaska to Nome.
- ^ "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. 162.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
- ^ a b "Wales 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.