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| Coordinates: 68°08′35″N 151°44′01″W / 68.14306°N 151.73361°WCoordinates: 68°08′35″N 151°44′01″W / 68.14306°N 151.73361°W | |
| Country | United States |
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| State | Alaska |
| Borough | North Slope |
| founded | 1949 |
| incorporated | 1959 |
| Area | |
| - Total | 4.9 sq mi (12.7 km2) |
| - Land | 4.8 sq mi (12.4 km2) |
| - Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,239 ft (663 m) |
| Population (2007)[1] | |
| - Total | 249 |
| - Density | 58.2/sq mi (58.2/km2) |
| Time zone | Alaskan (AKST) (UTC-9) |
| - Summer (DST) | AKDT (UTC-8) |
| Area code(s) | 907 |
| FIPS code | 02-02080 |
Anaktuvuk Pass is a city and mountain pass in North Slope Borough, Alaska, United States. The population was 249 at the 2007 Census Bureau estimate.[1]
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Anaktuvuk Pass is slightly north of the Brooks Range on the divide between the Anaktuvuk and the John Rivers, located at an elevation of 2,200 ft (670 m). Anaktuvuk Pass is the last remaining settlement of the Nunamiut (People of the Land) Inupiat Eskimo in Alaska.
The community lies at approximately 68.143330° North Latitude and -151.735830° (West) Longitude. (Sec. 18, T015S, R002E, Umiat Meridian.) and located within the Barrow Recording District. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.9 sq mi (12.7 km2), of which, 4.8 sq mi (12.4 km2) of it is land and 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2) of it (1.63%) is water.
The climate of Anaktuvuk Pass is strongly continental, due to its high elevation; summers are cool. The average temperature in January is −14 °F (−25.6 °C) while temperatures in the summer only reach 50 °F (10 °C). Extremes have been recorded in Anaktuvuk Pass, with the maximum low being −56 °F (−48.9 °C) and the maximum high being 91 °F (33 °C). Anaktuvuk Pass gets about 11 in (280 mm) of rain a year, with snowfall averaging about 63 in (160 cm) per year. The area is known for its intense winds and 50-below winters and the generic, framed houses built there in 1970s. The houses are inefficient for such a climate, according to a Fairbanks Daily News Miner story.
As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 282 people, 84 households, and 57 families residing in the city. The population density was 58.2 inhabitants per square mile (22.5 /km²). There were 101 housing units at an average density of 20.8 sq mi (54 km2). The racial makeup of the city was 9.57% White, 1.42% Black or African American, 87.59% Native American, 0.71% from other races, and 0.71% from two or more races, 0.71% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 84 households out of which 44.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.5% were married couples living together, 15.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.1% were non-families. 28.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.36 and the average family size was 4.26.
In the city the population was spread out with 38.7% under the age of 18, 10.6% from 18 to 24, 28.4% from 25 to 44, 17.4% from 45 to 64, and 5.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 26 years. For every 100 females there were 107.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 121.8 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $52,500, and the median income for a family was $56,250. Males had a median income of $42,500 versus $32,250 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,283. About 3.2% of families and 4.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 0.8% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those sixty five or over.
Anaktuvuk Pass was named after the Anaktuvik River. Anaktuvuk is the english way of spelling annaqtugvik place of caribou droppings in Inupiaq, the language of the Inupiat.
There was a nomadic group of Inupiat called Nunamiut that lived inland in northern Alaska and lived by hunting caribou instead of the marine mammals and fish hunted by the rest of the Inupiat, who live on the coast. The Nunamiut traded with the coastal people for other items they needed. A decline in caribou populations in about 1900 and in the 1920s caused many Nunamiut to move to the coastal villages. In 1938, several families of Nunamiut moved back to the Brooks Range, around Tulugak and the Killik River. In 1949 the Tulugak group moved to Anaktuvuk Pass and later the Killik River group moved there also. Anaktuvuk Pass is the only Nunamiut settlement.
This settlement attracted Nunamiut from many other locations, and villagers today lead a somewhat more sedentary lifestyle than in earlier nomadic times. The City was incorporated in 1959. A Presbyterian Church was constructed in 1966.
A federally-recognized tribe is located in the community - the Village of Anaktuvuk Pass (a.k.a. Naqsragmiut Tribal Council). The population of the community consists of 88.3% Alaska Natives or part Native. Anaktuvuk Pass is a Nunamiut Eskimo community dependent upon subsistence activities. Sale, importation and possession of alcohol are banned in the village.
Anaktuvuk Pass post office was established in January 1951. The first postmaster was Homer Mekiana.[3]
The North Slope Borough provides all utilities to Anaktuvuk Pass. Two central wells and a treated watering point at Nunamiut School serve the town for water. Most households have water delivered by truck to holding tanks. A few residents haul their own water. Almost 80% of homes have running water in the kitchen. A $17 million project, to provide piped water and sewer and household plumbing, began construction in 1996 which will provide flush toilets and showers for all residences. A new landfill is also near completion. Electricity is provided by North Slope Borough.
There is one school located in the community, attended by 94 students.
The only local health clinic is the Anaktuvuk Pass Health Clinic, which is a Primary Health Care facility. Anaktuvuk Pass is classified as an isolated village, it is found in EMS Region 6A in the North Slope Region. Emergency Services have access to the town via river and air. Emergency service is provided by volunteers and a health aide, there are no doctors on site. Auxiliary health care is provided by Anaktuvuk Pass Volunteer Fire Dept.
The Nunamiuts' culture is described and preserved through photos and artifacts at the Simon Paneak Memorial Museum in Anaktuvuk Pass.[4]
Economic and employment opportunities are limited in Anaktuvuk Pass, due to its isolation. Hunting and trapping for the sale of skins, guiding hunters, or making traditional caribou skin masks or clothing provides income, though some residents have sought seasonal employment outside of the town.
Caribou is the primary source of meat with other subsistence foods include trout, grayling, moose, sheep, Brown Bear, ptarmigan and water fowl.
Anaktuvuk Pass Airport, consisting of a 4,800 ft (1,463 m) gravel airstrip, is owned and operated by the North Slope Borough, and provides Anaktuvuk Pass with year-round access. A $3.4 million airport improvement project was completed by Fall 1999, allowing many air companies to provide passenger flight service to Anaktuvuk Pass. There is no road to Anaktuvuk Pass, but "Cat-trains" transport cargo from the Trans-Alaska pipeline haul road during winter months. Snowmobiles and ATVs are used for local transportation, though some standard vehicles are used.
Anaktuvuk Pass is home to two low-power FM translators. K268AB (FM 101.5) is a rebroadcaster of KBRW-FM, a public radio station in Barrow and K232DU, a rebroadcast of KYKD, a religious station from Bethel. Anaktuvuk Pass also has two low-power translators of the state-wide Alaska Rural Communications Service on K04IX[5] and K09RS.[6]
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