| Official Name: | Candle |
| Settlement Type: | Populated Place |
| Pushpin Map: | Alaska |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Alaska |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Alaska |
| Subdivision Type2: | Borough |
| Subdivision Name2: | Northwest Arctic Borough |
| Timezone: | Alaska (AKST) |
| Utc Offset: | -9 |
| Timezone Dst: | AKDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -8 |
| Elevation M: | 4 |
| Elevation Ft: | 13 |
| Coordinates: | 65.9133°N -161.9244°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
| Area Code: | 907 |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Candle (Qawiaraq Iñupiaq: Kialukuwik; Malimiut Iñupiaq: Masrutuuq) 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 is the birthplace of prominent Native American actor Ray Mala.[3] Although there was a hospital in Candle, Mala was delivered in an Inupiaq sod house by his grandmother and a niece on a ruthlessly cold morning two days after Christmas in 1906.[4]
In 1908, Candle was the turnaround point for the first major mushing competition, the All Alaska Sweepstakes, which was started by John Skyles Beltz and Allan "Scotty" Alexander Allan, and ran 408miles from Nome to Candle and back.
Candle first appeared on the U.S. Census as an unincorporated village in 1910.[5] It continued to report until 1960.[6] Although it has not been completely abandoned, it has not reported a separate population since 1960.