Norton Sound · AK
Golovin
The old supply port for the Council gold fields.
- Population
- 175 (2020 census)
- Gold at Council
- 1898
- Incorporated
- 1971
Then
- About 1890
John Dexter's trading post becomes a hub for prospectors at the Iñupiat village of Chiŋik.
- 1898
Gold at Council makes Golovin a supply point.
- About 1900
Reindeer herding begins.
Now
Golovin is an Iditarod checkpoint. This place covers Golovnin Lagoon up to White Mountain.
3 tide stations around Golovin
- Golovin, Golovnin Lagoon Entrancein town
- Upper Golovnin Lagoon6.4 mi
- White Mountain, Niukluk14.8 mi