Place:North Slope, Alaska, United States

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NameNorth Slope
Alt namesNorth Slopesource: Getty Vocabulary Program
North Slope divisionsource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeBorough (county)
Coordinates69.250558°N 152.00056°W
Located inAlaska, United States     (1972 - )
See alsoUpper Yukon, Alaska, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Contained Places
Census-designated place
Point Lay
Prudhoe Bay
Inhabited place
Anaktuvuk Pass
Atqasuk
Barrow
Browerville
Kaktovik
Nuiqsut
Point Hope
Umiat
Wainwright
Wevok
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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. The borough seat and largest city is Utqiaġvik (known as Barrow from 1901 to 2016), which is also the northernmost settlement in the United States.

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Timeline

Date Event Source
1960 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1972 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1980 No significant boundary changes after this year Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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Population History

source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year Population
1960 2,133
1970 2,663
1980 4,199
1990 5,979

Note: formed 1972, from Barrow, Upper Yukon, and Kobuk (Northwest Arctic). Populations shown for 1960-70 are for Barrow. 1970 pop. in 1980 area: 3,451.

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Cemeteries

Cemeteries of North Slope Borough, Alaska, United States

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Research Tips

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External links

www.co.north-slope.ak.us

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