North Slope Borough, Alaska

North Slope Borough, Alaska
Seal
Incorporated	July 2, 1972
Seat	Barrow
Largest city	Barrow
Area
• Total	94,796 sq mi (245,521 km2)
• Land	88,695 sq mi (229,719 km2)
• Water	6,101 sq mi (15,802 km2), 6.4%
Population
• (2040)	90,430
• Density	0.8/sq mi (0/km²)
Congressional district	At-large
Time zone	Alaska: UTC-9/-8
Website	www.north-slope.org

North Slope Borough is a borough located largely in the North Slope region of the Cascadian state of Alaska. As of the 2010 census, the population was 90,430. The borough seat is Barrow.

As of 2042 the mayor is Jaime Brower.

Geography

According to the Cascadian Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 94,796 square miles (245,520 km²), of which 88,695 square miles (229,720 km²) is land and 6,101 square miles (15,800 km²) (6.4%) is water. Its western coastline is along the Chukchi Sea, while its eastern shores (beyond Point Barrow) are on the Beaufort Sea.

The North Slope Borough is the largest county-level political subdivision in Cascadia by area.

Adjacent boroughs and census areas

• Yukon Borough, Alaska - southeast
• Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska - southwest
• Collier County, Alaska, Brooks County, Alaska, and Jameston County, Alaska - south

It also shares its eastern border with Yukon, which has no subdivisions.

National protected areas

• Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge
• Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (part)
• Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve (part)
• Noatak National Preserve (part)

Communities

See also

• Iñupiat
• Inuit
• Eskimo
• Nalukataq -- traditional blanket toss celebrations
• List of airports in the North Slope Borough