Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Alaska
- Census area
- Nome
- Incorporated
- April 16, 1964
- Mayor
- Dan Richard, Sr.
- State senator
- Donald Olson ( D )
- State rep
- Neal Foster (D)
- Total
- 2.31 sq mi (5.97 km )
- Land
- 2.31 sq mi (5.97 km )
- Water
- 0 sq mi (0.00 km )
- Elevation
- 26 ft (8 m)
- Density
- 72.9/sq mi (28.16/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-9 ( Alaska (AKST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC-8 (AKDT)
- Fips code
- 02-82860
- Gnis feature id
- 1404755 , 2418870
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Encyclopedic overview
Wales (Inupiaq: Kiŋigin, IPA: [kiŋiɣin]) is a city in the Nome Census Area, Alaska, United States. As of the 2020 census, Wales had a population of 168. 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.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Wales” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.