Buckland (Alaska)
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 View from the east of Buckland |
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| Location in Alaska | |||
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| Foundation : | June 6, 1966 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Alaska | ||
| Borough : | Northwest Arctic Borough | ||
| Coordinates : | 65 ° 59 ′ N , 161 ° 8 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Alaska ( UTC − 9 / −8 ) | ||
| Residents : | 426 (as of 2016) | ||
| Height : | 4 m | ||
| Postal code : | 99727 | ||
| Area code : | +1 907 | ||
| FIPS : | 02-09600 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1412684 | ||
Buckland ( Inupiaq : Nunatchiaq ) is a village in the Northwest Arctic Borough northeast of the Seward Peninsula in western Alaska . The population was estimated to be 426 in 2016.
Buckland lies on the left bank of the Buckland River , 33 km above its confluence with the Eschscholtz Bay . Buckland Airport is located northwest of the settlement .
More than 95% of the population are of American Indian descent.
Web links
Commons : Buckland - collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ City and Town Population Totals: 2010-2016 . US Dept. of Commerce - United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on June 2, 2017. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
