Nuiqsut, Alaska
Nuiqsut (Inupiaq: Nuiqsat, IPA: [nuiχsɐt]) is a city[3] in North Slope Borough, Alaska, United States. The population was 433 at the 2000 census[4] and 402 as of the 2010 census.[3]
Nuiqsut
Nuiqsat | |
|---|---|
City | |
 A row of homes in the center of Nuiqsut, Alaska | |
  Nuiqsut Location in Alaska | |
| Coordinates: 70°12′59″N 151°00′21″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Borough | North Slope |
| Incorporated | June 24, 1975[1] |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mamie Pardue |
| • State senator | Donny Olson (D) |
| • State rep. | John Lincoln (D) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8.89 sq mi (23.02 km2) |
| • Land | 8.89 sq mi (23.02 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 23 ft (7 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 402 |
| • Estimate (2019) | 425 |
| • Density | 47.82/sq mi (18.46/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-9 (Alaska (AKST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-8 (AKDT) |
| ZIP code | 99789 |
| Area code | 907 |
| FIPS code | 02-56320 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1416680, 2419439 |
Geography
Nuiqsut is located at 70°12′59″N 151°0′21″W (70.216338, -151.005725).[5]
Nuiqsut is in the North Slope Borough on the Nechelik Channel, about 35 miles (56 km) from the Beaufort Sea coast and is 152 kilometres (94 mi) southeast from Barrow. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 9.2 square miles (24 km2), all of it land. Air travel to the Nuiqsut Airport provides the only year-round access to Nuiqsut. Nuiqsut is accessible during the winter via an ice road and was featured in season four episode one of the History television channel series Ice Road Truckers, when a convoy of truckers delivered supplies to the village.
A road is being built to connect Nuiqsut to the road system, through Conoco Phillips Alpine Oil reserve.
Climate
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high °F (°C) | −10 (−23) |
−6 (−21) |
−10 (−23) |
11 (−12) |
30 (−1) |
53 (12) |
60 (16) |
54 (12) |
42 (6) |
27 (−3) |
9 (−13) |
−3 (−19) |
21 (−6) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | −18 (−28) |
−13 (−25) |
−17 (−27) |
3 (−16) |
25 (−4) |
45 (7) |
51 (11) |
46 (8) |
37 (3) |
22 (−6) |
1 (−17) |
−10 (−23) |
14 (−10) |
| Average low °F (°C) | −25 (−32) |
−21 (−29) |
−25 (−32) |
−5 (−21) |
19 (−7) |
36 (2) |
42 (6) |
39 (4) |
31 (−1) |
17 (−8) |
−6 (−21) |
−18 (−28) |
7 (−14) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 0.7 (18) |
0.6 (15) |
0.5 (13) |
0.10 (2.5) |
0.29 (7.4) |
0.24 (6.1) |
0.72 (18) |
0.85 (22) |
0.48 (12) |
0.5 (13) |
0.5 (13) |
0.13 (3.3) |
5.61 (143.3) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 79 | 78 | 79 | 84 | 88 | 78 | 78 | 85 | 89 | 89 | 84 | 81 | 83 |
| Average dew point °F (°C) | −21 (−29) |
−17 (−27) |
−21 (−29) |
−1 (−18) |
21 (−6) |
37 (3) |
43 (6) |
40 (4) |
33 (1) |
19 (−7) |
−2 (−19) |
−14 (−26) |
10 (−12) |
| Source: timeanddate.com[6] | |||||||||||||
References
- 1996 Alaska Municipal Officials Directory. Juneau: Alaska Municipal League/Alaska Department of Community and Regional Affairs. January 1996. p. 110.
- "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
- "Nuiqsut city, Alaska". Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data. United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved January 23, 2013.
- "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
- "Annual Weather Averages in City of Nuiqsut". timeanddate.com. Retrieved June 19, 2020.