Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Population 167: a town settled in 1890.
Golovin’s mean commuting time is 4 minutes, against 21 minutes in Alaska’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Of the 42 Alaska towns we compare, none has a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Golovin. Golovin has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Census counts: 38 in 1890, a low of 38 in 1890, 175 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1904 and a map from 1950 on.
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Expected losses in Golovin break down as 87% from cold waves and 5% from inland flooding. Storm and flood damage is expected to run lower than in 98% of U.S. communities. Households here have drawn federal disaster aid in 2 declared disasters, most recently in 2022.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its one school is below. The public schools here belong to the Bering Strait School District.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Martin L. Olson SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades PK–12 | Grades PK–12 | 39 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts
For adults in Golovin, the share who get no exercise outside work is 36%. No town among the 42 in Alaska we compare has a higher share of adults who report frequent mental distress than Golovin. Two figures for adults here: 37% smoke cigarettes, 18% have diabetes. Among 42 Alaska towns, just 4 have a higher share of adults who feel lonely than Golovin.
| Golovin | Alaska towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 18% | 19% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 16% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 8.8% | 12% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 16% | 17% |
| What stands out | Golovin | AK |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.7% | 7% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 42.9% | 13.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
1.0 miles of trail. For Golovin, the trail density is 0.2 miles per square mile.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Who provides power, water and the rest in Golovin, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
City in Alaska, United States
Golovin (formerly Chinik, from Inupiaq: Siŋik or Central Yupik: Cingik; Russian: Головин) is a city in Nome Census Area, Alaska, United States. As of the 2020 census, Golovin had a population of 175.
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Golovin has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
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