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Brevig Mission
Sitaisaq (Inupiaq) | |
|---|---|
 Brevig Mission in 2017 | |
  Brevig Mission Location in Alaska | |
| Coordinates: 65°20′3″N 166°29′35″W / 65.33417°N 166.49306°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Census Area | Nome |
| Incorporated | October 6, 1969[1] |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Adrien Barr[2] |
| • State senator | Donny Olson (D) |
| • State rep. | Neal Foster (D) |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.51 sq mi (6.51 km2) |
| • Land | 2.43 sq mi (6.30 km2) |
| • Water | 0.08 sq mi (0.21 km2) |
| Elevation | 16 ft (5 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-9 (Alaska (AKST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-8 (AKDT) |
| ZIP code | 99785 |
| Area code | 907 |
| FIPS code | 02-08740 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1420670 |
Brevig Mission (Inupiaq: Sitaisaq, Sitaisat, or Sinauraq) is a city in Nome Census Area, Alaska. The population was 388 at the 2010 census, up from 276 in 2000. It is named for the Norwegian Lutheran pastor Tollef L. Brevig, who served at the mission that would later bear his name.[4] First settled in 1900, the mission became known as Teller Mission before receiving its current name. The mostly Inupiat Eskimo population continues to practice subsistence. Brevig Mission is a dry village, which means the sale or possession of alcohol is illegal.[5]
- ^ 1996 Alaska Municipal Officials Directory. Juneau: Alaska Municipal League/Alaska Department of Community and Regional Affairs. January 1996. p. 34.
- ^ 2023 Alaska Municipal Officials Directory (PDF). Juneau: Alaska Municipal League. January 2023. p. 51. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
- ^ "Brevig Mission – Kawerak". kawerak.org. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
- ^ "Brevig Mission and Teller, Alaska | Maruskiya's of Nome Alaska Native Art". www.maruskiyas.com. Retrieved July 28, 2019.