Picture above:
"Nome" © Nadja
Demos
Picture Gallery
of downtown Nome
POPULATION
Within
City Limits:
2000 – 3,505·
58% Alaska Native · 42% Non-Native
Seward Peninsula:2000
– 9,196
ECONOMIC
BASE
Nome is the transportation
and commerce center for Northwest Alaska. The immediate area is rich in
gold and mineral potential. A major oil and gas lease sale was held in
1983 for Norton Sound oil exploration and development. Tourism has
increased in importance in recent years. Carved ivory and other Eskimo
crafts are also a significant part of the trade as well.
INDUSTRY
The Alaska Gold Company
is the major gold mining agency still in operation today. The immediate
area is also rich in other mineral deposits. Alaska's reindeer industry
is centered in the Nome vicinity.
TOURISM
Approximately 20-23,000
visitors come to Nome each year, the majority during the summer season.
Contact the Nome Convention and Visitors Bureau for more information.
GENERAL
12 churches, 2 libraries,
1 museum, 1 bank, 1 credit union, convention center, indoor swimming pool,
1 veterinarian hospital.
MEDICAL
FACILITIES
19 bed - 8 physician hospital,
15 bed elder's long-term care facility, 1 outpatient clinic, 2 dental clinics,
1 eye clinic, 1 pharmacy, 1 chiropractor.
COMMUNITY
HEALTH SERVICES
Emergency
Medical Service (24 hour ambulance), 1 respiratory therapist, 1 audiologist,
mental health services, safe home program, alcohol rehabilitation center,
infant learning program, alcohol treatment services, village health services,
water quality services, environmental health services.
EDUCATIONAL
FACILITIES
|
Public School |
Students |
Teachers |
Rooms |
| Nome
Preschool |
48 |
2 |
1 |
| Nome
Elementary |
450 |
31 |
22 |
|
Anvil City Science |
42 |
2 |
2 |
|
Nome Jr/Sr High |
300 |
24 |
30 |
|
Alternative High |
21 |
1 |
4 |
|
Northwest College |
500 |
15* |
10 |
|
*
10 part-time, 5 full-time
|
PRIVATE
SCHOOL
Private schooling is offered
through the Seventh Day Adventist Church.The
school is located in the Icy View subdivision.
40 students in grades
1-9 are taught by 3 teachers.
LABOR
The
labor force of Nome and nearby rural villages (ranging from Stebbins to
Shishmaref), includes a large supply of skilled, semi-skilled, and unskilled
people available for work.
TRANSPORTATION
Highways:
No road system connects Nome to any major city.
Nome-Teller: 72 miles west,
Nome-Council:73 miles east
Nome-Taylor:87
miles north
Rail:None
Air: Alaska Airlines,
Arctic Transportation Service, Baker Aviation, Bering Air, Cape Smythe
Air, Evergreen Helicopters, Frontier Flying Service, Grant Aviation, Lynden
Air Cargo, Northern Air Cargo.
Truck:Local
service available.
Bus:None
Taxi:Checker
Cab, Nome Cab, Village Taxi
Water: Nome Harbor--Entrance
channel and inner harbor with berthing facilities dredged annually to -8'
at MLLW.
Port: Nome Port Facilities--2700'
causeway, offloading and berthing facilities available for use.Facilities
designed and built for 400+= cargo and petroleum off-loading vessels and
cruise ships with personnel embarkation and disembarkation.Averagewater
depth at -20' at MLLW. Port
Info.
COMMUNICATION
Radio:KNOM
AM/FM 78, KICY AM 85, and KICY FM 100, Public Radio channel.
Television:Cable
system with 49 channels.One public
television channel. Three local video rental businesses.
Newspaper:Weekly
newspaper: The Nome Nugget.
Anchorage daily papers
arrive by plane with a half-day delay.
RECREATION
Sled-dog racing, snowmobiling,
snowshoeing, cross-country skiing, hunting, fishing, swimming, civic groups,
softball, basketball, racquetball, Eskimo dancing, bowling, fraternal groups.
THE
IDITAROD SLED DOG RACE
Nome is the finish line
for the annual Iditarod Race.Known
as "The Last Great Race on Earth", mushers and dogs travel 1,049 miles
from Anchorage to Nome each March.End
of the Trail activities are held in Nome during the entire month.For
more information, contact the Nome Convention & Visitors Bureau or
the Iditarod Trail Committee, P.O. Box 870800, Wasilla, Alaska, 99687.
INDUSTRIAL
UTILITIES AVAILABLE
Sewer/Water: Major
expansion of sewer & water lines completed in 1984 to accommodate additional
1,500 population.Another major expansion
began in 1995 to serve the Icy View Subdivision.Upgrading
of water & sewer lines is ongoing in town.
Water Supplier: City
of Nome
Size of Water Main:
4 - 10 inches
Method of Sewer Treatment:
Primary treatment withscreening
and anaerobic digestion in lagoon.Presently
being converted to aerobic digestion system.
Capacity: 6,000 population
Rates: $36.00 water,
$43.00 sewer
ELECTRICITY
Supplier: Nome Joint
Utilities
Average Cost per kwh: $.15
for all
GARBAGE
Supplier: Andersen
Services, Rate: $17.25 per month
LANDFILL
Supplier:City
of Nome, Rate:$12.50 per month
TELEPHONE
Supplier:
TelAlaska's Mukluk Telephone
Contact:
(907) 443-5466
Rates:
Business$26.00,
Residential$20.00
HOUSING
Residential
housing is available for sale and rent the Nome area.Rental
units are limited during the summer season.
1 bedroom apartment: $500-$850
per month
3 bedroom apartment: $1000-$1500
per month
3 bedroom house: $62,000
- $180,000
Hotels / Bed & Breakfasts:
180 available units
LAND
Vacant
land is available for commercial, industrial, and residential development.Industrial
land near the port site is available.
PROPERTY
VALUATION (1996)
Total
Real Property:$202,976,315.00
Total Exempt Real: $85,083,954.60
Total Taxable Real:$117,892,360.40
Total Taxable Personal:$22,901,751.00 |
