North Slope Borough, Alaska
North Slope Borough, Alaska | |
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Location within the U.S. state of Alaska | |
| Coordinates: 69°18′N 153°27′W / 69.3°N 153.45°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Incorporated | July 2, 1972 |
| Named after | Alaska North Slope |
| Seat | Utqiaġvik |
| Largest city | Utqiaġvik |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Josiah Patkotak (I) |
| Area | |
• Total | 94,796 sq mi (245,520 km2) |
| • Land | 88,695 sq mi (229,720 km2) |
| • Water | 6,101 sq mi (15,800 km2) 6.4% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 11,031 |
• Estimate (2024) | 10,663 |
| • Density | 0.12437/sq mi (0.048020/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−9 (Alaska) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−8 (ADT) |
| Congressional district | At-large |
| Website | www |
The North Slope Borough is the northernmost borough in the US state of Alaska and, thus, the northernmost county or equivalent of the United States as a whole. As of the 2020 census, the population was 11,031. The borough seat and largest city, comprising nearly half of the borough’s population, is Utqiaġvik (known as Barrow from 1901 to 2016), the northernmost settlement in the United States.