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North Slope Borough, Alaska
North Slope Borough | |
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 Location within the U.S. state of Alaska | |
.svg) Alaska's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 69°18′N 153°27′W / 69.3°N 153.45°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Alaska |
| Incorporated | July 2, 1972[1][2] |
| Named for | Alaska North Slope |
| Seat | Utqiaġvik |
| Largest city | Utqiaġvik |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Josiah Patkotak |
| Area | |
• Total | 94,796 sq mi (245,520 km2) |
| • Land | 88,695 sq mi (229,720 km2) |
| • Water | 6,101 sq mi (15,800 km2) 6.4% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 11,031 |
• Estimate (2022) | 10,805  |
| • Density | 0.12/sq mi (0.045/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−9 (Alaska) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−8 (ADT) |
| Congressional district | At-large |
| Website | www |
The North Slope Borough is the northernmost borough in the US state of Alaska and, thus, the northernmost county or equivalent of the United States as a whole. As of the 2020 census, the population was 11,031.[3] The borough seat and largest city, comprising nearly half of the borough’s population, is Utqiaġvik (known as Barrow from 1901 to 2016), the northernmost settlement in the United States.
- ^ "North Slope Borough Local Emergency Planning District (LEPD)". Alaska Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management. December 31, 2007. Retrieved May 4, 2012.
- ^ 1996 Alaska Municipal Officials Directory. Juneau: Alaska Municipal League/Alaska Department of Community and Regional Affairs. January 1996. p. 13.
- ^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
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