Wainwright
Ulġuniq | |
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 Wainwright during the summer months with the Arctic Ocean in the background | |
  Wainwright Location in Alaska | |
| Coordinates: 70°38′50″N 160°00′58″W / 70.64722°N 160.01611°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Borough | North Slope |
| Incorporated | December 31, 1962[1] |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Raymond Henry Savik Nashookpuk.[2] |
| • State senator | Donny Olson (D) |
| • State rep. | Tom Baker (R) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 28.04 sq mi (72.61 km2) |
| • Land | 10.31 sq mi (26.71 km2) |
| • Water | 17.72 sq mi (45.90 km2) |
| Elevation | 33 ft (10 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 628 |
| • Density | 60.89/sq mi (23.51/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−9 (Alaska (AKST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−8 (AKDT) |
| ZIP code | 99782 |
| Area code | 907 |
| FIPS code | 02-82750 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2418869[4] |
Wainwright (/ˈweɪnraɪt/;[5] Ulġuniq[pronunciation?] in Iñupiaq), also known as Ulguniq or Kuuk,[pronunciation?] is a city[6] in North Slope Borough, Alaska, United States. At the 2020 census the population was 628,[7] making it the third largest city in the North Slope Borough, up from 556 in 2010. The community was named after Wainwright Lagoon, which in turn was named after Lt. John Wainwright, an officer under Capt. F. W. Beechey, who were the first non-native people to travel to the lagoon in 1826. An unincorporated area known as Wainwright Inlet by 1890, Wainwright was founded as an incorporated municipality in 1904.
- ^ 1996 Alaska Municipal Officials Directory. Juneau: Alaska Municipal League/Alaska Department of Community and Regional Affairs. January 1996. p. 157.
- ^ 2015 Alaska Municipal Officials Directory. Juneau: Alaska Municipal League. 2015. p. 161.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wainwright, Alaska
- ^ "Wainwright". Division of Community and Regional Affairs, Alaska Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development. Archived from the original on April 6, 2012. Retrieved January 23, 2013.
- ^ "Alaska Taxable 2011: Municipal Taxation - Rates and Policies" (PDF). Division of Community and Regional Affairs, Alaska Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development. January 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 25, 2013. Retrieved January 24, 2013.
- ^ Bureau, US Census. "Search Results". The United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
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