Arctic Village, Alaska
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Arctic Village (Vashrąįį K'ǫǫ[2] in Gwich'in) is an unincorporated Native American village[3] and a census-designated place (CDP) in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population of the CDP was 152. This was unchanged from 2000. The village is located in the large Gwitch'in speaking region of Alaska, and the local dialect is known as Di'haii Gwitch'in or shahanh.[4] As of 1999, over 95% of the community speaks and understands the language. (Kraus, 1999)[full citation needed] As of 2019, the second village chief was against oil drilling because of the impact on caribou.
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Arctic Village
Vashrąįį K'ǫǫ | |
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Coordinates: 68°7′19″N 145°31′40″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Alaska |
Census Area | Yukon-Koyukuk |
Government | |
• State senator | Click Bishop (R) |
• State rep. | Mike Cronk (R) |
Area | |
• Total | 69.97 sq mi (181.23 km2) |
• Land | 63.78 sq mi (165.20 km2) |
• Water | 6.19 sq mi (16.03 km2) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 151 |
• Density | 2.37/sq mi (0.91/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-9 (Alaska (AKST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-8 (AKDT) |
ZIP code | 99722 |
Area code | 907 |
FIPS code | 02-03990 |
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