Kaktovik, Alaska

Kaktovik, Alaska
Qaaktuġvik
Aerial view of Kaktovik and Barter Island LRRS.
Aerial view of Kaktovik and Barter Island LRRS.
Location in North Slope Borough, Alaska
Kaktovik, Alaska is located in Alaska
Kaktovik, Alaska
Kaktovik, Alaska
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 70°07′58″N 143°36′58″W / 70.13278°N 143.61611°W / 70.13278; -143.61611
CountryUnited States
StateAlaska
BoroughNorth Slope
IncorporatedMarch 26, 1971[1]
Government
 • MayorNora Jane Burns[2]
 • State senatorDonny Olson (D)
 • State rep.Tom Baker (R)
Area
 • Total
1.05 sq mi (2.71 km2)
 • Land0.77 sq mi (2.01 km2)
 • Water0.27 sq mi (0.70 km2)
Elevation
36 ft (11 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
283
 • Density365.63/sq mi (141.12/km2)
Time zoneUTC-9 (Alaska (AKST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-8 (AKDT)
ZIP code
99747
Area code907
FIPS code02-36990
GNIS feature ID1404349, 2419404

Kaktovik (/kækˈtvɪk/;[4] Inupiaq: Qaaktuġvik, IPA: [qaːktoʁvik]) is a city in North Slope Borough, Alaska, United States. The population was 283 at the 2020 census.[5]

  1. ^ 1996 Alaska Municipal Officials Directory. Juneau: Alaska Municipal League/Alaska Department of Community and Regional Affairs. January 1996. p. 74.
  2. ^ 2015 Alaska Municipal Officials Directory. Juneau: Alaska Municipal League. 2015. p. 80.
  3. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  4. ^ "Kaktovik". Division of Community and Regional Affairs, Alaska Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development. Archived from the original on December 24, 2012. Retrieved January 24, 2013.
  5. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.