Nuiqsut

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Nuiqsut
Nuiqsut (Alaska)
Nuiqsut
Nuiqsut
Location in Alaska
Basic data
State : United States
State : Alaska
Borough : North Slope Borough
Coordinates : 70 ° 13 ′  N , 151 ° 0 ′  W Coordinates: 70 ° 13 ′  N , 151 ° 0 ′  W
Time zone : Alaska ( UTC − 9 / −8 )
Residents : 402 (as of 2010)
Population density : 16.8 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 23.9 km 2  (approx. 9 mi 2 ) of
which 23.9 km 2  (approx. 9 mi 2 ) is land
Height : 7 m
Area code : +1 907
FIPS : 02-56320
GNIS ID : 2419439

Nuiqsut is a city in the North Slope Borough in the state of Alaska in the United States .

geography

Nuiqsut is located on the western bank of the Nechelik Channel on the Colville River Delta about 35 miles off the coast of the Beaufort Sea. There is an arctic climate with little rainfall .

history

The area around Nuisqsut was settled by the Inupiat Eskimo tribe . The Colville River Delta was traditionally a popular trading post for the Inupiat, and the area offered good fishing and hunting opportunities . The old Village of Nuiqsut (Itqilippaa) was abandoned in the later 1940s because there was no school in the area. In 1973 the area was repopulated by 27 families from Barrow . In 1973 and 1974 government organizations built a school, houses and other facilities. Goods were brought in from Barrow on tractors and snow machines. In 1975 Nuiqsut was incorporated as a City .

Economy and Infrastructure

Nuiqsut is located in the middle of an extensive oil production area . The oil production are from companies such as ConocoPhillips and BP operated. In return for the use of the land, the oil companies pay dividends to the indigenous Inupiat Eskimos, who legally own the land. For many residents of Nuiqsut, dividend payments are the main or only source of income. Nuiqsut has a school, a mail receiving office (run by the Kuukpik Native Corporation and not the United States Postal Service ), a Presbyterian church , a hospital ( the Nuiqsut Clinic ) and a recreation center. A retirement home is currently being built. Job opportunities are mainly provided by the North Slope Borough Administration, City, School, Hospital and Kuukpik Native Corporation. In the area there is a public airfield operated by the North Slope Borough , which guarantees the only year-round accessibility of the isolated area by land. Snow machines , among other things, are used for local transport .

Demographics

At the time of the census in 2000 ( US Census 2000 ) Nuiqsut had 433 inhabitants on a land area of ​​23.9 km². The median age was 23.8 years (US national mean: 35.3 years). The per capita income (engl. The per capita income ) amounted to US $ 14,876 (national average of USA: US $ 21,587). 2.4% of the population had their income below the poverty line (US national average: 12.4%). 89.1% of the residents of Nuiqsut are of indigenous descent who live in the nationwide recognized Indian reservation Village of Nuiqsut and who preserve their ancient traditions. The trade and consumption of alcohol in the reserve is not allowed.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ factfinder.census.gov

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