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
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Borough of Northwest Arctic | 7,560 (2021) | Po Box 1110, Kotzebue | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 10
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Ambler | 258 (2021) | Po Box 9, Ambler | — |
| City of Buckland | 517 (2021) | Po Box 57, Buckland | — |
| City of Deering | 169 (2021) | Po Box 49, Deering | — |
| City of Kiana | 430 (2021) | Po Box 150, Kiana | — |
| City of Kivalina | 422 (2021) | Po Box 50079, Kivalina | — |
| City of Kobuk | 184 (2021) | Po Box 20, Kobuk | — |
| City of Kotzebue | 3,110 (2021) | Po Box 46, Kotzebue | Website |
| City of Noorvik | 652 (2021) | Po Box 146, Noorvik | — |
| City of Selawik | 770 (2021) | Po Box 99, Selawik | — |
| City of Shungnak | 257 (2021) | Po Box 59, Shungnak | — |
Special districts 1
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northwest Inupiat Housing Authority | Housing and community development | Po Box 331, Kotzebue | 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
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
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.