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Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska

12 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
7,441
Median household income
$84,018
±4,761
Unemployed
16.7%
487 of 2,923 in the labour force
Homes with broadband
88.6%
1,617 of 1,825 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

County government in Northwest Arctic Borough
NamePeopleOfficeWebsite
Borough of Northwest Arctic7,560 (2021)Po Box 1110, KotzebueWebsite

Cities, towns and villages 10

Cities, towns and villages in Northwest Arctic Borough
NamePeopleOfficeWebsite
City of Ambler258 (2021)Po Box 9, Ambler—
City of Buckland517 (2021)Po Box 57, Buckland—
City of Deering169 (2021)Po Box 49, Deering—
City of Kiana430 (2021)Po Box 150, Kiana—
City of Kivalina422 (2021)Po Box 50079, Kivalina—
City of Kobuk184 (2021)Po Box 20, Kobuk—
City of Kotzebue3,110 (2021)Po Box 46, KotzebueWebsite
City of Noorvik652 (2021)Po Box 146, Noorvik—
City of Selawik770 (2021)Po Box 99, Selawik—
City of Shungnak257 (2021)Po Box 59, Shungnak—

Special districts 1

Special districts in Northwest Arctic Borough
NameWhat it doesOfficeWebsite
Northwest Inupiat Housing AuthorityHousing and community developmentPo Box 331, KotzebueWebsite

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

  • Northwest Arctic Borough School District

    School district13 schools

    776 Third Ave, Kotzebue, AK, 99752

    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

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.