Palaeo Eskimo Group, 1894
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Census counts: 485 in 1890, 24 in 2010. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1894 and a map from 1950 on.
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Port ClarenceAK
16 people live in this town in Alaska.
Photo: NASA/GSFC/JPL/MISR-Team · Public domain
Is Port Clarence a good place to live?
Port Clarence’s average commute is 12 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 median age than Port Clarence. Port Clarence has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Small town
16 people, and everyone knows the way
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Natural hazards
Port Clarence faces a very low natural-hazard risk, led by cold waves
2risk score of 100
Compared with 98% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in Port Clarence is lower. Expected losses in Port Clarence break down as 87% from cold waves and 5% from inland flooding.
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Moving to Port Clarence: who provides what
Port Clarence is unincorporated, so Nome Census Area and regional agencies provide most services.
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Trash & county servicesNome Census AreaNome Census Area provides services here
Register to voteOnlineIn Alaska you can register online until 30 days before Election Day, in person until 30 days before Election Day, or by mail (received 30 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereAbsentee and Petition OfficeState of Alaska; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2025
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
About Port Clarence
CDP in Alaska, United States
Port Clarence is an uninhabitated census-designated place (CDP) in the Nome Census Area of Alaska. The population was 0 at the 2020 census, down from 24 in 2010. It is located on the spit separating Port Clarence Bay from the Bering Strait.
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- Area
- 35 sq mi
- Elevation
- 16 ft
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Is Port Clarence, AK a good place to live?
Port Clarence has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real. 16 people live in this town in Alaska.
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