North Slope Borough, Alaska
9 public bodies govern here, 1 school district is based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 10,810
- Median household income
- $95,694
- ±16,311
- Unemployed
- 7.6%
- 470 of 6,187 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 75.1%
- 1,712 of 2,281 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Borough of North Slope | 10,972 (2021) | 3000 C St, Anchorage | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 7
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Anaktuvuk Pass | 455 (2021) | Po Box 21030, Anaktuvuk Pass | — |
| City of Atqasuk | 292 (2021) | Po Box 91119, Atqasuk | — |
| City of Kaktovik | 304 (2021) | Po Box 27, Kaktovik | Website |
| City of Nuiqsut | 542 (2021) | Po Box 89148, Nuiqsut | — |
| City of Point Hope | 888 (2021) | Po Box 69, Point Hope | — |
| City of Utqiagvik | 5,176 (2021) | Po Box 629, Barrow | Website |
| City of Wainwright | 674 (2021) | Po Box 9, Wainwright | — |
Special districts 1
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tagiugmiullu Nunamiullu Housing Authority | Housing and community development | Po Box 409, Barrow | Website |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
North Slope Borough School District
School district11 schools
829 Aivik St, Utqiagvik, AK, 99723
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Nenana Farmers Market (Nenana)
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.