Haycock, Alaska

Haycock is an unincorporated community and mining camp in the Nome Census Area, Alaska, United States.

Haycock, Alaska
Unincorporated community
Haycock, Alaska
Coordinates: 65°12′35″N 161°09′56″W
Country	United States
State	Alaska
Census area	Nome
Elevation	184 ft (56 m)
Time zone	UTC-9 (Alaska (AKST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-8 (AKDT)
Area code	907
GNIS feature ID	1403253[1]

History

The community was founded in 1914 as a mining camp; it had a post office from 1916 until 1957.^[1]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1920	114		—
1930	71		−37.7%
1940	81		14.1%
U.S. Decennial Census[2]

Haycock first appeared on the 1920 U.S. Census as an unincorporated village. It appeared again in 1930 and 1940. It has not returned since.

Notable person

• William E. Beltz, carpenter and politician, was born in Haycock.^[3]