Utqiagvik | |
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| City of Utqiaġvik | |
 Street view of Utqiagvik in July 2008. Like all the others in Utqiagvik, this street has been left unpaved due to the prevalence of permafrost. | |
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| Motto: The Northernmost American City | |
  Utqiagvik Location within Alaska  Utqiagvik Utqiagvik (North America) | |
| Coordinates: 71°17′26″N 156°47′19″W / 71.29056°N 156.78861°W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Borough | North Slope |
| Incorporated | June 8, 1959[2] |
| Government | |
| • City Mayor | Elizabeth (Asisaun) Toovak |
| • Borough mayor | Josiah Patkotak |
| • State Senator | Donny Olson (D) |
| • State Rep | Tom Baker (R) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 21.48 sq mi (55.63 km2) |
| • Land | 18.77 sq mi (48.61 km2) |
| • Water | 2.71 sq mi (7.01 km2) |
| Elevation | 10 ft (3 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 4,927 |
| • Density | 262.49/sq mi (101.35/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−9 (Alaska (AKST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−8 (AKDT) |
| ZIP code | 99723[4] |
| Area code | 907 |
| FIPS code | 02-05200 [1] |
| GNIS ID | 1398635[1] |
| Website | utqiagvik |
Utqiagvik[A] (/ˌʊtkiˈɑːvɪk/ UUT-kee-AH-vik;[5] Inupiaq: Utqiaġvik, IPA: [utqe.ɑʁvik]), formerly known as Barrow (/ˈbæroʊ/ BARR-oh), is the borough seat and largest city of the North Slope Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska.[6] Located north of the Arctic Circle,[7] it is one of the northernmost cities and towns in the world and the northernmost in the United States, with nearby Point Barrow as the country's northernmost point.
Utqiagvik's population was 4,927 at the 2020 census, an increase from 4,212 in 2010.[8] It is the 12th-most populated city in Alaska.
- ^ a b c d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Utqiagvik, Alaska
- ^ "Directory of Borough and City Officials 1974". Alaska Local Government. XIII (2): 20. January 1974.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
- ^ United States Postal Service (2016). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved November 3, 2016. Only "Barrow AK 99723" is accepted by the U.S. Postal Service for addresses in Utqiagvik.
- ^ Demer, Lisa (October 29, 2016). "Barrow's new name is its old one, Utqiaġvik. Local Iñupiaq leaders hope its use heals as it teaches". Anchorage Daily News. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on July 12, 2012. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ Stephen Fry (November 16, 2008). Stephen Fry in America (Documentary). London, United Kingdom: British Broadcasting Corporation.
- ^ "2020 Census Data - Cities and Census Designated Places" (Web). State of Alaska, Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
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