National protected areas

• Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge
  Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge
  The Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge is a United States National Wildlife Refuge comprising 2,400 islands, headlands, rocks, islets, spires and reefs in Alaska, with a total area of , of which is wilderness)...
  
   (part of the Chukchi Sea unit)
  • Cape Lisburne
    Cape Lisburne (Alaska)
    Cape Lisburne is a cape located at the northwest point of the Lisburne Peninsula on the Chukchi Sea coast in Alaska. It is northeast of the village of Point Hope, Arctic Slope. It is a part of the Chukchi Sea unit of Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge....
    
    
  • Cape Thompson
• Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
  Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
  The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is a national wildlife refuge in northeastern Alaska, United States. It consists of in the Alaska North Slope region. It is the largest National Wildlife Refuge in the country, slightly larger than the Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge...
  
   (part)
  • Mollie Beattie Wilderness
    Mollie Beattie Wilderness
    The Mollie Beattie Wilderness is located in the northeastern section of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. It is the second-largest designated wilderness area in the United States, after the Wrangell-Saint Elias Wilderness. It has an area of approximately , and comprises over 40 percent of the...
    
     (part)
• Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve
  Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve
  Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve is a U.S. National Park in Alaska. It is the northernmost national park in the U.S. and the second largest at 13,238 mi² , about the same size as Switzerland. The park consists primarily of portions of the Brooks Range of mountains...
  
   (part)
  • Gates of the Arctic Wilderness
    Gates of the Arctic Wilderness
    Gates of the Arctic Wilderness is a wilderness area in the U.S. state of Alaska. Located in the Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve, it is in area, the third-largest designated wilderness area in the United States .-History and Introduction:When the wilderness activist, Bob...
    
     (part)
• Noatak National Preserve
  Noatak National Preserve
  The Noatak National Preserve is an United States National Preserve in northwestern Alaska that was established to protect the Noatak River Basin...
  
   (part)
  • Noatak Wilderness
    Noatak Wilderness
    The Noatak Wilderness is a wilderness area in Alaska, United States. It is part of the Noatak National Preserve. Together with neighboring Gates of the Arctic Wilderness, Noatak National Preserve, more than , protects almost the entirety of the largest untouched river basin in America, that of the...
    
     (part)

Demographics

As of the census

Census

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of 2010, there were 7,385 people, 2,109 households, and 1,524 families residing in the borough. The population density

Population density

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 was sqmi per person. There were 2,538 housing units at an average density of sqmi per unit. The racial makeup of the borough was 17.09% White

Race (United States Census)

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, 0.72% Black

Race (United States Census)

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 or African American

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, 68.38% Native American

Race (United States Census)

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, mostly Inuit

Inuit

The Inuit are a group of culturally similar indigenous peoples inhabiting the Arctic regions of Canada , Denmark , Russia and the United States . Inuit means “the people” in the Inuktitut language...

, 5.92% Asian

Race (United States Census)

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, 0.84% Pacific Islander

Race (United States Census)

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, 0.50% from other races

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, and 6.55% from two or more races. 2.37% of the population was Hispanic

Race (United States Census)

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 or Latino

Race (United States Census)

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 of any race. 42.84% reported speaking Iñupiaq or "Eskimo" at home, while 4.21% speak Tagalog

Tagalog language

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.

There were 2,109 households out of which 48.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.3% were married couples

Marriage

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 living together, 18.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.70% were non-families. 21.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 1.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.45 and the average family size was 4.05.

In the borough the population was spread out with 38.2% under the age of 18, 9.50% from 18 to 24, 30.1% from 25 to 44, 18.10% from 45 to 64, and 4.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 27 years. For every 100 females there were 112.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 113.90 males.

See also

• Inuit
  Inuit
  The Inuit are a group of culturally similar indigenous peoples inhabiting the Arctic regions of Canada , Denmark , Russia and the United States . Inuit means “the people” in the Inuktitut language...
  
  
• Eskimo
  Eskimo
  Eskimos or Inuit–Yupik peoples are indigenous peoples who have traditionally inhabited the circumpolar region from eastern Siberia , across Alaska , Canada, and Greenland....
  
  
• Nalukataq -- traditional blanket toss celebrations
• List of airports in the North Slope Borough

Cities and towns

• Alpine
  Alpine, Alaska
  Alpine is a census-designated place in North Slope Borough, Alaska, United States. The population was 0 at the 2000 census. Most employees work a two week on and two week off work schedule...
  
  
• Anaktuvuk Pass
  Anaktuvuk Pass, Alaska
  Anaktuvuk Pass is a city in North Slope Borough, Alaska, United States. The population was 249 at the 2007 Census Bureau estimate.-Geography:...
  
  
• Atqasuk
  Atqasuk, Alaska
  Atqasuk is a city in North Slope Borough, Alaska, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 228.-Geography:Atqasuk is located at ....
  
  
• Barrow
  Barrow, Alaska
  Barrow is the largest city of the North Slope Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. It is one of the northernmost cities in the world and is the northernmost city in the United States of America, with nearby Point Barrow being the nation's northernmost point. Barrow's population was 4,212 at the...
  
  
• Deadhorse
• Kaktovik
  Kaktovik, Alaska
  Kaktovik is a city in North Slope Borough, Alaska, United States. As of the 2000 census, the population of the city was 293.-Geography:Kaktovik is located at ....
  
  
• Nuiqsut
  Nuiqsut, Alaska
  Nuiqsut is a city in North Slope Borough, Alaska, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 433.-Geography:Nuiqsut is located at ....
  
  
• Point Hope
  Point Hope, Alaska
  Point Hope is a city in North Slope Borough, Alaska, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 757.-Geography:...
  
  
• Point Lay
  Point Lay, Alaska
  Point Lay is a census-designated place in North Slope Borough, Alaska, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 247.-Geography:Point Lay is located at on the shores of the Chukchi Sea....
  
  
• Prudhoe Bay
  Prudhoe Bay, Alaska
  Prudhoe Bay or Sagavanirktok is a census-designated place located in North Slope Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. As of the 2010 census, the population of the CDP was 2,174 people; however, at any given time several thousand transient workers support the Prudhoe Bay oil field...
  
  
• Sagwon
  Sagwon, Alaska
  Sagwon is a small unincorporated community in North Slope Borough, Alaska, United States. It is above the Arctic Circle. It is known for the Gallagher Flint Station Archeological Site which was discovered during the construction of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline....
  
  
• Umiat
  Umiat, Alaska
  Umiat is an unincorporated community in North Slope Borough, Alaska, United States, on the Colville River. It is located 140 miles southwest of Deadhorse in the Arctic Circle. The town is not accessible by road or rail. In 1944, the Naval Oil Reserve was set up and it later became an air force...
  
  
• Wainwright
  Wainwright, Alaska
  Wainwright or Ulguniq or Kuuk is a city in North Slope Borough, Alaska, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 546, making it the third largest city in the North Slope Borough. The community was named after Wainwright Lagoon, which in turn was named an officer under Capt. F.W....
  
  

External links

• Borough map: Alaska Department of Labor