Candle, Alaska

Candle is an unincorporated community in the Northwest Arctic Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska.[1] It is situated on the west bank of the Kiwalik River at Candle Creek. It was founded around 1901 as a mining camp, named for the adjacent creek. The post office was established in 1902.[2]

Candle
Populated Place
Candle City, September 30, 1903
Candle
Location in Alaska
Coordinates: 65°54′48″N 161°55′28″W
CountryUnited States
StateAlaska
BoroughNorthwest Arctic Borough
Elevation
13 ft (4 m)
Time zoneUTC-9 (Alaska (AKST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-8 (AKDT)
Area code907
GNIS feature ID1412708

Candle was the turnaround point for the first major mushing competition in 1908, the All Alaska Sweepstakes, which was started by John Skyles Beltz and Allan "Scotty" Alexander Allan, and ran 408 miles (657 km) from Nome to Candle and back.

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
1910204—
192091−55.4%
193085−6.6%
194011940.0%
1950105−11.8%
1960103−1.9%
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

Candle first appeared on the U.S. Census as an unincorporated village in 1910.[4] It continued to report until 1960.[5] Although it has not been completely abandoned, it has not reported a separate population since 1960.

References
  1. "Candle, Alaska". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-12-02.
  2. https://books.google.com/books?id=Rr9RAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA49&lpg=PA49&dq=%22Agaligamute%22&hl=en#v=onepage&q=candle&f=false p. 179
  3. "U.S. Decennial Census". Census.gov. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
  4. https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/41033927n358-359ch10.pdf
  5. https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/37721577v1p3ch2.pdf



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