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Community Overview: Elim
Native Community Name:
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: Yes
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: Elim Public Health Nursing - Nome Public Health Center
(907) 443-3221
Yukuniaraq Yunqcarvik Clinic - Norton Sound Health Corporation
(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
2017369
2018368
2019351
2020365
2021345
2022354
2023358
Community: Neviarcaurluq (Elim)
Year Range: 2017-2023
School District Enrollment
GradeStudents
PreKindergarten2
Kindergarten8
FirstGrade5
SecondGrade9
ThirdGrade9
FourthGrade4
FifthGrade12
SixthGrade11
SeventhGrade8
EighthGrade9
NinthGrade7
TenthGrade8
EleventhGrade8
TwelfthGrade6
TotalEnrollmentK12104
TotalEnrollmentPK12106
Community: Neviarcaurluq (Elim)
School Year: 2022/2023
Community Statistics
Community: Neviarcaurluq (Elim)
Community: Neviarcaurluq (Elim)
Community: Neviarcaurluq (Elim)
Community: Neviarcaurluq (Elim)