Golovin, Alaska

Golovin is located in the southern part of the Seward peninsula on the cape separating the Golovnin Lagoon from the Golovnin Bay, the city itself lost its name and is called Golovin during its history; the local name is Chinik . Administratively related to the Nome Alaska census area . The airport of the same name is located in the western part of the city. Named in honor of the navigator Vasily Golovnin .

In 1887, the first school and church, founded by Swedish missionaries, appeared in the city, in 1899, the post office appeared, the first on the peninsula. In 1898, gold was discovered near the settlement, and Golovin became the center of transporting the yellow metal to the States for 2-3 years until explored veins dried up. The city is an important point on the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race dog sledding route ^[2] .

The population of the city as of 2010 is 156 people (in 2000–144, 2002–148). The city is very young: the average age of its inhabitants is 25 years, although the average for Alaska is 36.1 years. Racial composition:

• Eskimos - 92.9%
• whites - 4.6%
• two or more races - 1.9%
• Latinos - 0.6%

• The official site of the city
• Subsistence Wildlife Harvests in Five Northwest Alaska Communities, 2001—2003 on library.state.ak.us
• Golovin on the site city-data.com
• Golovin on the site epodunk.com