Nunam Iqua, formerly called Sheldon Point, is a city in the Kusilvak Census Area in the U.S. state of Alaska. At the 2010 census the population was 187, up from 164 in 2000.
Nunam Iqua is a Yupik name meaning “land’s end” (nuna = “land”; iquk = “end”). A man named Sheldon opened a fish saltery there in the 1930s, and the city was incorporated under the name Sheldon Point in 1974. The name was changed to Nunam Iqua in a November 1999 referendum.
Name: | Nunam Iqua city |
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LSAD Code: | 25 |
LSAD Description: | city (suffix) |
State: | Alaska |
County: | Kusilvak Census Area |
Incorporated: | 1974 |
Total Area: | 18.10 sq mi (46.88 km²) |
Land Area: | 11.57 sq mi (29.96 km²) |
Water Area: | 6.53 sq mi (16.91 km²) |
Total Population: | 217 |
Population Density: | 18.76/sq mi (7.24/km²) |
ZIP code: | 99666 |
Area code: | 907 |
FIPS code: | 0256600 |
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Geography
Nunam Iqua is located at 62°30′58″N 164°53′43″W / 62.51611°N 164.89528°W / 62.51611; -164.89528 (62.516094, -164.895198).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 18.5 square miles (48 km), of which, 13.2 square miles (34 km) of it is land and 5.3 square miles (14 km) of it (28.80%) is water.
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