Point Hope
Tikiġaq | |
|---|---|
  Point Hope Location in Alaska | |
| Coordinates: 68°20′49″N 166°45′47″W / 68.34694°N 166.76306°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Borough | North Slope |
| Incorporated | January 5, 1966[1] |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Daisy Sage[2] |
| • State senator | Donny Olson (D) |
| • State rep. | Tom Baker (R) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.07 sq mi (13.14 km2) |
| • Land | 5.00 sq mi (12.95 km2) |
| • Water | 0.07 sq mi (0.19 km2) |
| Elevation | 20 ft (6 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 830 |
| • Density | 165.97/sq mi (64.08/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-9 (Alaska (AKST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-8 (AKDT) |
| ZIP code | 99766 |
| Area code | 907 |
| FIPS code | 02-61630 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1408110 [4] |
Point Hope (Inupiaq: Tikiġaq, IPA: [tikeʁɑq]) is a city in North Slope Borough, Alaska, United States. At the 2010 census the population was 674, down from 757 in 2000. In the 2020 Census, the population rose to 830.
Like many isolated communities in Alaska, the city has no road or rail connections to the outside world, and must be accessed by sea or by air at Point Hope Airport.
- ^ "Directory of Borough and City Officials 1974". Alaska Local Government. XIII (2). Juneau: Alaska Department of Community and Regional Affairs: 66. January 1974.
- ^ "From the Arctic's Melting Ice, an Unexpected Digital Hub". New York Times. Retrieved December 2, 2017.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Point Hope, Alaska
- ^ "Point Hope city, Alaska". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 7, 2023.