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Community Overview: Golovin
Cingik or Siŋik ;Yugtun (Yup'ik) or Inupiatun (Inupiaq)
Place Name Translation:
Indigenous Language: Central Yup'ik; Inupiaq
English Pronunciation:
GAH luh vuhn
Harbor Dock: No
State Ferry: No
Cargo Barge: Yes
Road Connection: No
Coastal:
Post Office: Golovin Post Office
+ 1 (907) 443-2401
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: Irene L. Aukongak (Dagumaaq) Health Clinic - Norton Sound Health Corporation
+1 (907) 779-3311
Library:
Disadvantaged Community:
Connected to National Highway System (NHS):
Access to Other Public Aviation Facilities:
Description: Since there are no roads connecting the city with other areas, access to Golovin is limited to air and sea. However, in the winter the village can also be accessed over land or ice. Both scheduled and chartered flights are available from Nome. A cargo ship brings supplies once each summer from Nome. Locals are interested in a road to White Mountain. The airport was recently relocated, and a new state-owned airport with a gravel runway is available. Scheduled and chartered flights are available (weather permitting) daily from Nome. Barges cannot currently land at Golovin because there is no dock. Supplies are lightered from Nome and offloaded on the beach. There is a small boat dock and a concrete boat ramp.
DCCED Certified Population Counts
YearPopulation
2018163
2019150
2020151
2021178
2022190
2023184
2024186
Community: Cingik or Siŋik ;Yugtun (Yup'ik) or Inupiatun (Inupiaq) (Golovin)
Year Range: 2018-2024
School District Enrollment
GradeStudents
PreKindergarten3
Kindergarten2
FirstGrade1
SecondGrade4
ThirdGrade1
FourthGrade3
FifthGrade2
SixthGrade1
SeventhGrade5
EighthGrade5
NinthGrade3
TenthGrade3
EleventhGrade3
TwelfthGrade3
TotalEnrollmentK1236
TotalEnrollmentPK1239
Community: Cingik or Siŋik ;Yugtun (Yup'ik) or Inupiatun (Inupiaq) (Golovin)
School Year: 2024/2025
Community Statistics
Community: Cingik or Siŋik ;Yugtun (Yup'ik) or Inupiatun (Inupiaq) (Golovin)
Community: Cingik or Siŋik ;Yugtun (Yup'ik) or Inupiatun (Inupiaq) (Golovin)
Community: Cingik or Siŋik ;Yugtun (Yup'ik) or Inupiatun (Inupiaq) (Golovin)
Community: Cingik or Siŋik ;Yugtun (Yup'ik) or Inupiatun (Inupiaq) (Golovin)