North Slope Borough

administration
US state :	Alaska
Administrative headquarters :	Utqiaġvik
Foundation :	1972
Demographics
Residents :	9430  (2010)
Population density :	0 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	245,435 km²
Water surface :	15,400 km²
map
Website : www.north-slope.org

North Slope Borough is a borough in the state of Alaska in the United States of America . The borough seat is Utqiaġvik .

geography

North Slope Borough is largely located in the North Slope region , in the far north of the United States. The western coast of the borough lies on the Chukchi Sea . To the east beyond Point Barrow , the area borders the Beaufort Sea and the Canadian Yukon Territory . The borough has an area of ​​245,435 square kilometers, of which 230,035 square kilometers are land and 15,400 square kilometers are water. The borough is thus the largest borough / county in the United States with a land area that is larger than that of the US state of Utah .

history

The borough was formed on July 1, 1972.

The Birnirk Site has been a National Historic Landmark since December 1962 .

18 structures and sites of the borough are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) (as of April 23, 2020), including the Birnirk Site , the Gallagher Flint Station Archeological Site , the Ipiutak Site and the Leffingwell Camp Site have national status Historic Landmarks .

Neighboring boroughs and census areas

• Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area
• Northwest Arctic Borough

Demographics

In 2018, the population of the North Slope Borough was estimated at 9797 people; the number of households is around 2000. The average age was 34.8 years, which is well below the US average, which is 37.9 years. The median household income is estimated at around $ 75,500. Almost a third of the population speaks a language other than English as their first language, which is an above-average value.

Oil deposits

On March 9, 2017, the Spanish energy company Repsol announced the results of its search for oil deposits in the region, which has been ongoing since 2008. The deposits found are estimated at around 1.2 billion barrels with a daily output of up to 120,000 barrels. This makes the find one of the largest for land-based deposits in the USA for more than 30 years. The start of regular funding is targeted for 2021. Together with a recently presented find by the US company ConocoPhillips , which was estimated to have a supply of around 300 million barrels, the deposit offers the possibility of a revival of the long-term decline in oil production in the region.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Charles Curry Aiken, Joseph Nathan Kane: The American Counties: Origins of County Names, Dates of Creation, Area, and Population Data, 1950-2010 . 6th edition. Scarecrow Press, Lanham 2013, ISBN 978-0-8108-8762-6 , p. 225.
2. ↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Alaska. National Park Service , accessed April 23, 2020.
3. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed April 23, 2020.
   Weekly List on the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed April 23, 2020.
   Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Alaska. National Park Service , accessed April 23, 2020.
4. ^ North Slope Borough, Alaska. In: census.gov. United States Census Bureau , accessed February 15, 2020 . 
5. ^ Andrew Ward: Repsol announces major onshore oil discovery in Alaska's North Slope. The Financial Times Limited, March 9, 2017, accessed March 14, 2017 . 
6. ↑ Elizabeth Harball: ConocoPhillips' big new find on the North Slope could help replenish pipeline. Alaska Public Media, January 13, 2017, accessed March 14, 2017 . 

Web links

Commons : North Slope Borough  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• official website of the North Slope Borough (English)

Coordinates: 69 ° 18 ′  N , 153 ° 27 ′  W