Noorvik
Nuurvik | |
|---|---|
 The Friends' Church in Noorvik | |
| Nickname: The Place to Move To | |
 Location in Northwest Arctic Borough and the state of Alaska. | |
| Coordinates: 66°50′00″N 161°2′45″W / 66.83333°N 161.04583°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Borough | Northwest Arctic |
| Incorporated | March 11, 1964[1] |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Vern Cleveland[2] |
| • Tribal president | Wilber Howarth Sr. |
| • State senator | Donny Olson (D) |
| • State rep. | Tom Baker (R) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.26 sq mi (3.28 km2) |
| • Land | 0.84 sq mi (2.17 km2) |
| • Water | 0.43 sq mi (1.11 km2) |
| Elevation | 0 ft (0 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 694 |
| • Density | 828.16/sq mi (319.65/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-9 (Alaska (AKST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-8 (AKDT) |
| ZIP code | 99763 |
| Area code | 907 |
| FIPS code | 02-55140 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1413646 |
Noorvik (Inupiaq: Nuurvik, meaning "A place to move to") is an Iñupiat city in the Northwest Arctic Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 694, up from 668 in 2010.[4] Located in the NANA Region Corp, Noorvik has close ties with the largest city in the region, Kotzebue. Residents speak a dialect of Iñupiaq known as Noorvik Inupiaq. Noorvik was the first town to be counted in the 2010 census.[5]
- ^ 1996 Alaska Municipal Officials Directory. Juneau: Alaska Municipal League/Alaska Department of Community and Regional Affairs. January 1996. p. 108.
- ^ Hopkins, Kyle (December 3, 2018). "Dunleavy sworn in as governor after a very Alaskan travel glitch". Anchorage Daily News. Retrieved December 3, 2018.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
- ^ "2020 Census Data - Cities and Census Designated Places" (Web). State of Alaska, Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
- ^ The Associated Press. 2010 census to start in remote Alaska village. Anchorage Daily News. July 31, 2009.