Current Population: 570 (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: Stebbins is located on the northwest coast of St. Michael Island, on Norton Sound. It lies 8 miles north of St. Michael and 120 miles southeast of Nome. It lies at approximately 63.522220° North Latitude and -162.28806° West Longitude. (Sec. 02, T023S, R019W, Kateel River Meridian.) Stebbins is located in the Cape Nome Recording District. The area encompasses 35.2 sq. miles of land and 1.7 sq. miles of water. They have a subarctic climate with a maritime influence during the summer. Norton Sound is ice-free from June to November, but clouds and fog are common. Average summer temperatures are 40 to 60; winter temperatures range from -4 to 16. Extremes have been measured from -55 to 77. Annual precipitation is 12 inches, including 38 inches of snowfall. Culture: It is a Yup'ik Eskimo village with a commercial fishing and subsistence lifestyle. The sale or importation of alcohol is banned in the village. Economy: The Stebbins economy is based on subsistence harvests supplemented by part-time wage earnings. The City and schools provide the only full-time positions. The commercial herring fishery has become increasingly important, including fishing on the lower Yukon. 18 residents hold commercial fishing permits. Residents subsist upon fish, seal, walrus, reindeer and beluga whale. Gardens provide vegetables during the summer months. The Stebbins/St. Michael Reindeer Corral Project was completed in 1993 for a herd on Stuart Island. The reindeer are essentially unmanaged. Facilities: Major improvements are under construction to enable a piped water and vacuum sewer system, with household plumbing. Residents currently haul water and deposit honeybuckets in bunkers. Water is derived during the summer from Big Clear Creek, is treated and stored in a 1,000,000-gallon steel water tank. In the summer there are several watering points in the village, distributed from the tank via plastic pipelines. A reservoir at Clear Lake and a new water storage tank are under construction to alleviate winter water shortages. DEC has approved the landfill for use, although it is not permitted. Refuse is collected by the City from central bins. Transportation: Stebbins is accessible by air and sea. There is a State-owned 3,000' long by 60' wide gravel runway. Regular flights, charters and freight services are available from Bethel. A cargo ship brings supplies annually. There is no dock, and lighterage of goods to shore is provided out of Nome. Overland travel in the winter is by snowmachine. Climate: They have a subarctic climate with a maritime influence during the summer. Norton Sound is ice-free from June to November, but clouds and fog are common. Average summer temperatures are 40 to 60; winter temperatures range from -4 to 16. Extremes have been measured from -55 to 77. Annual precipitation is 12 inches, including 38 inches of snowfall. *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.