NORTHWEST ARCTIC BOROUGH, ALASKA

'Northwest Arctic Borough' is a borough located in the state of Alaska, United States, formed on June 2, 1986. The borough seat is Kotzebue.

Contents

Geography

Adjacent boroughs and census areas

Demographics

Cities and towns

External Links

Geography

The borough has a total area of 105,573 km² (40,762 mi²). 92,976 km² (35,898 mi²) of it is land and 12,597 km² (4,864 mi²) of it (11.93%) is water.

Adjacent boroughs and census areas

★ North Slope Borough, Alaska - north

★ Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska - east

★ Nome Census Area, Alaska - south

Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 7,208 people, 1,780 households, and 1,404 families residing in the borough. The population density was 0/km² (0/mi²). There were 2,540 housing units at an average density of 0/km² (0/mi²). The racial makeup of the borough was 12.32% White, 0.21% Black or African American, 82.46% Native American, 0.89% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.36% from other races, and 3.70% from two or more races. 0.79% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 40.00% reported speaking Inupik or "Eskimo" at home &ea=&order=r.
There were 1,780 households out of which 55.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.90% were married couples living together, 19.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.10% were non-families. 16.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 2.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.87 and the average family size was 4.36.
In the borough the population was spread out with 41.50% under the age of 18, 10.00% from 18 to 24, 28.10% from 25 to 44, 15.50% from 45 to 64, and 5.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 24 years. For every 100 females there were 114.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 120.70 males.

Cities and towns

★ Ambler

★ Buckland

★ Deering

★ Kiana

★ Kivalina

★ Kobuk

★ Kotzebue

★ Noatak

★ Noorvik

★ Red Dog Mine

★ Selawik

★ Shungnak

External Links

★ Summaries of Division of Subsistence research projects in northwest Alaska / Division of Subsistence, Alaska Department of Fish and Game. hosted by the Alaska State Publications Program.

★ [http://library.state.ak.us/asp/edocs/2007/04/ocn123495361.pdf Subsistence wildlife harvests in five northwest Alaska communities, 2001-2003 : results of a household survey / by Kawerak, Inc., Maniilaq Association, and the Alaska Department of Fish and Game ; by Susan Georgette ... [et al.].] Hosted by Alaska State Publications Program.