Selawik, Alaska

Selawik
An aerial view of Selawik in 2010
An aerial view of Selawik in 2010
Location in Northwest Arctic Borough and the state of Alaska.
Location in Northwest Arctic Borough and the state of Alaska.
Coordinates: 66°35′49″N 160°0′49″W / 66.59694°N 160.01361°W / 66.59694; -160.01361
CountryUnited States
StateAlaska
BoroughNorthwest Arctic
Incorporated1977[1]
Government
 • MayorPatrick Foster, Jr.
 • State senatorDonny Olson (D)
 • State rep.Thomas Baker (R)
Area
 • Total2.94 sq mi (7.62 km2)
 • Land2.33 sq mi (6.04 km2)
 • Water0.61 sq mi (1.59 km2)
Elevation
0 ft (0 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total809
 • Density347.06/sq mi (133.99/km2)
Time zoneUTC-9 (Alaska (AKST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-8 (AKDT)
ZIP code
99770
Area code907
FIPS code02-68230
GNIS feature ID1413930

Selawik (/ˈsɛləwɪk/) (Iñupiaq: Siiḷ(i)vik or Akuliġaq; Russian: Селавик) is a city in Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska, United States. At the 2010 census the population was 829, up from 772 in 2000.

Selawik comes from siiḷivik[pronunciation?], which means "place of sheefish" in Inupiaq.

  1. ^ 1996 Alaska Municipal Officials Directory. Juneau: Alaska Municipal League/Alaska Department of Community and Regional Affairs. January 1996. p. 136. (though an earlier source states December 23, 1963, see "Directory of Borough and City Officials 1974". Alaska Local Government. XIII (2). Juneau: Alaska Department of Community and Regional Affairs: 72. January 1974.)
  2. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.