Current Population: 314 (2003 State Demographer est.) Incorporation Type: 2nd Class City Borough Located In: Unorganized School District: Bering Straits Schools Regional Native Corporation: Bering Straits Native Corp. Location: Brevig Mission is located at the mouth of Shelman Creek on Port Clarence, 5 miles northwest of Teller and 65 miles northwest of Nome. It lies at approximately 65.334720° North Latitude and -166.48917° West Longitude. (Sec. 09, T002S, R038W, Kateel River Meridian.) Brevig Mission is located in the Cape Nome Recording District. The area encompasses 2.6 sq. miles of land and 0.1 sq. miles of water. Brevig Mission has a maritime climate with continental influences when the Bering Sea freezes. Summer temperatures average 44 to 57; winter temperatures average -9 to 8. Precipitation averages 11.5 inches, with 50 inches of snowfall. Port Clarence is generally ice-free between early June and mid-November. Culture: Brevig Mission is predominantly Inupiat Eskimo with a subsistence lifestyle. The sale, importation and possession of alcohol are banned in the village. Economy: The people of Brevig Mission subsist upon fish, moose, reindeer, seal, walrus and beluga whales. The primary employers are the city and school district. Year-round jobs are scarce, unemployment is high, and seasonal jobs in mining and construction are becoming limited due to a depressed minerals market. Arts and crafts provide some cash income. Facilities: A 4-phase, $8.5 million piped water and sewer system and new landfill were completed in November 2002. Water is supplied by 2 underground wells located near Shelman Creek, is treated and stored in a 100,000-gallon tank at the washeteria. The tank is filled monthly. Water is piped into the school from the City's water mains. The landfill is permitted. Transportation: Brevig Mission is accessible by air and sea, and in the winter, over land or ice. A cargo ship stops annually. The State-owned 3,000' long by 100' wide gravel airstrip with a 2,110' long by 75' wide gravel crosswind strip enables year-round access. Regular air service is available from Nome, and charters are provided from Nome and Teller. Teller is 5 miles away by boat. A 72-mile gravel road between Teller and Nome is maintained by the State during the summer. The community wants to develop a dock on Port Clarence. Climate: Brevig Mission has a maritime climate with continental influences when the Bering Sea freezes. Summer temperatures average 44 to 57; winter temperatures average -9 to 8. Precipitation averages 11.5 inches, with 50 inches of snowfall. Port Clarence is generally ice-free between early June and mid-November. *Source: Alaska Department of Community & Economic Development   This information was made possible in part by a grant from the Technology Opportunities Program, National Telecommunications and Information Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce.