City of Stebbins, Nome Census Area, Alaska, United States

Overview of Stebbins

• Name:
  Stebbins
• Official Name:
  City of Stebbins
• Place Type:
  Incorporated City
• Located In:
  Nome Census Area, Alaska, United States
  
• Description (GNIS):
  population 158, on NW coast of St. Michael I., 8 mi. NW of St. Michael,
• History (GNIS):
  Village which a 1950 U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) field report gave as primarily Eskimo with about "80 people whose main livelihood is hunting, fishing, and herding reindeer." The village was first mentioned in 1898 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS); the name was published in 1900 on Chart 9370. Its Eskimo name is reported to be "Atroik."
• Surveys:
  Kateel River Meridian
  

  Range 18 West
  

  Townships: 23 South, 24 South

  Range 19 West
  

  Townships: 22 South, 23 South, 24 South
• Coordinates:
  Latitude:63.522222263° 31' 20.0"N

  Longitude:-162.2880556162° 17' 17.0"W
• Nearby Cities:
  • Saint Michael 8.3 mi. E
• Nearby Cemeteries:
  • Stebbins 0.2 mi. NW
• Population:
  548
• Elevation:
  5 m
• Histopolis Place ID:
  585098244
• Updated Apr 24, 2020