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Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska
Map
Map of Alaska highlighting Northwest Arctic Borough
Location in the state of Alaska
Map of the USA highlighting Alaska
Alaska's location in the USA
Statistics
Founded June 2, 1986
Seat Kotzebue
Area
 - Total
 - Land
 - Water

105,573 km² (40,762 mi²)
 sq mi ( km²)
12,597 km² (4,864 mi²), 11.93%
Population
 - (2000)
 - Density

7,208
0/km² 
Website: www.nwabor.org

Northwest Arctic Borough is a borough located in the state of Alaska, United States, formed on June 2, 1986. The borough seat is Kotzebue. Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Official language(s) English Capital Juneau Largest city Anchorage Area  Ranked 1st  - Total 663,267 sq mi (1,717,855 km²)  - Width 808 miles (1,300 km)  - Length 1,479 miles (2,380 km)  - % water 13. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 286 × 186 pixelsFull resolution (286 × 186 pixel, file size: 20 KB, MIME type: image/png) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Aleutians East Borough, Alaska Bristol Bay... June 2 is the 153rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (154th in leap years), with 212 days remaining. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A county seat is a term for an administrative center for a county, primarily used in the United States. ... Kotzebue is a city located in Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ... 2000 US Census logo The Twenty-Second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13. ... Population density by country, 2006 Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... The word borough has many meanings relating to local government in the United States. ... Federal courts Supreme Court Chief Justice Associate Justices Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties Libertarian Party State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Counties, Cities, and Towns Other countries Politics Portal      A U.S. state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of... Official language(s) English Capital Juneau Largest city Anchorage Area  Ranked 1st  - Total 663,267 sq mi (1,717,855 km²)  - Width 808 miles (1,300 km)  - Length 1,479 miles (2,380 km)  - % water 13. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A borough seat is the capital city of a borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. ... Kotzebue is a city located in Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska. ...

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Geography

The borough has a total area of 105,573 km² (40,762 mi²). 92,976 km² (35,898 mi²) of it is land and 12,597 km² (4,864 mi²) of it (11.93%) is water. A square metre (US spelling: square meter) is by definition the area enclosed by a square with sides each 1 metre long. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ...


Adjacent boroughs and census areas

North Slope Borough is a borough located largely in the North Slope region of the state of Alaska, USA. As of the 2000 census, the population is 7,385. ... Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area is a census area located in the state of Alaska. ... Nome Census Area is a census area located in the state of Alaska. ...

Demographics

As of the census2 of 2000, there were 7,208 people, 1,780 households, and 1,404 families residing in the borough. The population density was 0/km² (0/mi²). There were 2,540 housing units at an average density of 0/km² (0/mi²). The racial makeup of the borough was 12.32% White, 0.21% Black or African American, 82.46% Native American, 0.89% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.36% from other races, and 3.70% from two or more races. 0.79% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 40.00% reported speaking Inupik or "Eskimo" at home [1]. 1870 US Census for New York City A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ... The following is a list of sources used in the creation of encyclopedia articles on various geographic topics and locations, such as cities, counties, states, and countries. ... It has been suggested that Ethnicity (United States Census) be merged into this article or section. ... It has been suggested that Ethnicity (United States Census) be merged into this article or section. ... It has been suggested that Ethnicity (United States Census) be merged into this article or section. ... It has been suggested that Ethnicity (United States Census) be merged into this article or section. ... It has been suggested that Ethnicity (United States Census) be merged into this article or section. ... It has been suggested that Ethnicity (United States Census) be merged into this article or section. ... It has been suggested that Ethnicity (United States Census) be merged into this article or section. ... It has been suggested that Ethnicity (United States Census) be merged into this article or section. ... It has been suggested that Ethnicity (United States Census) be merged into this article or section. ... Eskimo-Aleut languages spoken in Northern America Eskimo-Aleut is a language family native to Greenland, the Canadian Arctic, Alaska, and parts of Siberia. ...


There were 1,780 households out of which 55.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.90% were married couples living together, 19.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.10% were non-families. 16.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 2.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.87 and the average family size was 4.36. “Matrimony” redirects here. ...


In the borough the population was spread out with 41.50% under the age of 18, 10.00% from 18 to 24, 28.10% from 25 to 44, 15.50% from 45 to 64, and 5.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 24 years. For every 100 females there were 114.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 120.70 males.


Cities and towns


  Results from FactBites:
 
Northwest Arctic Borough Home Page (1196 words)
The Survey of Living Conditions in the Arctic, or SLiCA, is an international joint effort of research and indigenous people to measure and understand living conditions in the Arctic.
The Borough encompasses approximately 36,000 square miles and is the second largest borough in Alaska.
The Borough has a population of approximately 7,300 and consists of 11 villages with Kotzebue serving as the regional hub.
Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (279 words)
Northwest Arctic Borough is a borough located in the state of Alaska.
The racial makeup of the borough is 12.32% White, 0.21% Black or African American, 82.46% Native American, 0.89% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.36% from other races, and 3.70% from two or more races.
In the borough the population is spread out with 41.50% under the age of 18, 10.00% from 18 to 24, 28.10% from 25 to 44, 15.50% from 45 to 64, and 5.00% who are 65 years of age or older.
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