Haycock, Alaska

Haycock, Alaska
Unincorporated community
Haycock, Alaska
Coordinates: 65°12′35″N161°09′56″W / 65.20972°N 161.16556°W / 65.20972; -161.16556
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]

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

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]

Notes

1. "Haycock, Alaska". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
2. "U.S. Decennial Census". Census.gov. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
3. 'Last Rites For Beltz Held Today,' Faorbanks Daily News Miner, November 23, 1960, pg. 1