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Community Overview: Elim
Neviarcaurluq
Place Name Translation: Poor Dear Young Woman
Indigenous Language: Central Yup'ik
English Pronunciation:
EE luhm
Harbor Dock: No
State Ferry: No
Cargo Barge: Yes
Road Connection: No
Coastal:
Post Office: Elim Post Office
+ 1 (907) 890-3431
ANCSA Regional Corporation: Bering Straits Native Corporation
Native Regional Health Care: Norton Sound Health Corporation
ANCSA Regional Non-Profit: Kawerak, Incorporated
School District: Bering Strait School District
Healthcare Facility: Yukuniaraq Yunqcarvik Clinic - Norton Sound Health Corporation
+1 (907) 890-3311
Library:
Disadvantaged Community:
Connected to National Highway System (NHS):
Access to Other Public Aviation Facilities:
Description: Elim is best reached by air and sea. It offers a gravel runway. Elim Native Corporation also owns a private airstrip at Moses Point. There is no dock in the village, so supplies must be lightered to shore by a company operating from Nome. Plans are underway to develop a harbor and dock, and an access road is under construction. A cargo ship brings freight annually from Nome.
DCCED Certified Population Counts
YearPopulation
2018368
2019351
2020365
2021345
2022354
2023358
2024341
Community: Neviarcaurluq (Elim)
Year Range: 2018-2024
School District Enrollment
GradeStudents
PreKindergarten0
Kindergarten4
FirstGrade3
SecondGrade9
ThirdGrade3
FourthGrade10
FifthGrade8
SixthGrade3
SeventhGrade11
EighthGrade11
NinthGrade7
TenthGrade7
EleventhGrade6
TwelfthGrade8
TotalEnrollmentK1290
TotalEnrollmentPK1290
Community: Neviarcaurluq (Elim)
School Year: 2024/2025
Community Statistics
Community: Neviarcaurluq (Elim)
Community: Neviarcaurluq (Elim)
Community: Neviarcaurluq (Elim)
Community: Neviarcaurluq (Elim)