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Nash Harbor is an
unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...
on
Nunivak Island Nunivak Island ( Central Alaskan Yup'ik: ; Nunivak Cup'ig: ''Nuniwar''; russian: Нунивак, Nunivak) is a permafrost-covered volcanic island lying about offshore from the delta of the Yukon and Kuskokwim rivers in the US state of Alaska, at ...
in
Bethel Census Area Bethel Census Area is a census area in the U.S. state of Alaska. As of the 2020 census, the population is 18,666, up from 17,013 in 2010. It is part of the unorganized borough and therefore has no borough seat. Its largest community is the ci ...
,
Alaska Alaska ( ; russian: Аляска, Alyaska; ale, Alax̂sxax̂; ; ems, Alas'kaaq; Yup'ik: ''Alaskaq''; tli, Anáaski) is a state located in the Western United States on the northwest extremity of North America. A semi-exclave of the U.S., ...
, United States. Nash Harbor is located on the western shore of the bay of the same name, on the northern coast of the island. It lies west of Mekoryuk, the main city on the island. The community was originally a
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settlement and had a population of 49 in 1950. Ellikarrmiut Summer Science Field Camp, a college-level biology camp, is held in Nash Harbor.


Demographics

Nash Harbor appeared once on the U.S. Census in 1950 as an unincorporated village. It has not returned since.


References


Further reading


Paul Souders. Ellikarrmiut Economy. Animal Resource Use at Nash Harbor (49-NI-003), Nunivak Island, Alaska
Archaeology at Nash Harbor; bibliography. Unincorporated communities in Bethel Census Area, Alaska Unincorporated communities in Alaska Unincorporated communities in Unorganized Borough, Alaska {{BethelAK-geo-stub