Stebbins, Alaska
City in the United States in Nome Census Area
About Stebbins
Stebbins (Central Yupik: Tapraq, Inupiaq: Tapqaq; Atqa.wik) is a city in Nome Census Area, Alaska, United States. As of the 2020 census, Stebbins had a population of 634.
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How Stebbins is governed
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Residents of Stebbins
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Mayor
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City Manager / Administrator
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Police Chief
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Fire Chief
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Public Works Director
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Streets, water, sewer, and city buildings.
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Finance Director
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The budget, taxes, and city accounts.
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Parks, programs, and public facilities.
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City Council
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City Clerk
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City Attorney
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Municipal Court
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Hears traffic, ordinance and other minor cases.
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Presides over the municipal court.
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Population over time
From 556 in 2010 to 634 in 2020 (+14.0%).
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| Year | Population |
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| 2020 | 634 |
| 2010 | 556 |
History
A Russian fort, Redoubt St. Michael, was built at nearby St. Michael by the Russian-American Company in 1833. The name Stebbins was first recorded in 1900; the Yupik name for the village is Tapraq. The first census in the area, in 1950, listed 80 Yupiks residing in Stebbins. The city was incorporated in 1969.
The Stebbins economy depends on commercial fishing, for herring and other fish, and subsistence fishing, gardening and hunting, supplemented by part-time wage earnings. Hunting is for seal, walrus, caribou, and beluga whale. The city government, medical clinic and school of about 200 students provide the only full-time positions.
The Stebbins/St. Michael Reindeer Corral Project was completed in 1993 for a herd on Stuart Island, just north of Stebbins. The reindeer are currently unmanaged.
In September 2022, a storm caused significant flooding and property damage. A November 2022 fire destroyed the town's only store. In June 2024, a fire broke out in a shop close to the Tukurngailnguq School. The shop, the school, and several other nearby buildings were destroyed.
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