Editing North Slope Borough, Alaska

{{short description|Borough in Alaska, United States}}
{{use mdy dates|date=May 2021}}
{{Infobox U.S. county
| county = North Slope Borough
| state = Alaska
| ex image = Point Barrow Refuge Station 2012.JPG
| ex image size = 220px
| ex image cap = [[Point Barrow Refuge Station]]
| seal = North Slope Borough ak seal.jpg
| founded year = 1972<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ready.alaska.gov/serc/LEPC/North%20Slope.htm |title=North Slope Borough Local Emergency Planning District (LEPD) |date=December 31, 2007 |publisher=Alaska Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management |access-date=May 4, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=1996 Alaska Municipal Officials Directory |location=[[Juneau]] |publisher=Alaska Municipal League/[[Alaska Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development|Alaska Department of Community and Regional Affairs]] |date=January 1996 |page=13}}</ref>
| founded date = July 2
| founded title = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]]
| leader_title         = [[Mayor]]
| leader_name          = [[Josiah Patkotak]]
| seat wl = Utqiaġvik
| largest city wl = Utqiaġvik
| area_total_sq_mi = 94796
| area_land_sq_mi = 88695
| area_water_sq_mi = 6101
| area percentage = 6.4
| population_as_of = 2020
| population_total = 11031
| pop_est_as_of = 2023
| population_est = 10603 {{loss}}
| density_sq_mi = auto
| web = https://www.north-slope.org/
| district = At-large
| time zone = Alaska
| named for = [[Alaska North Slope basin|Alaska North Slope]]
}}
[[File:The North Slope of Alaska.jpg|thumb|right|alt=Rolling green tundra hills and a river on the North Slope|The Anaktuvuk River flows North toward the Arctic Ocean. Much of the North Slope Borough is characterized by vast, uninhabited gently rolling tundra.]]

The '''North Slope Borough''' is the northernmost [[List of boroughs and census areas in Alaska|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 United States census|2020 census]], the population was 11,031.<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/northslopeboroughalaska/PST045222 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=April 20, 2023}}</ref> 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]].

==History==
The borough was established in 1972 by an election of the majority Indigenous people in the region, following Congressional passage of the [[Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act]]. Most are [[Inupiat]]. The borough was named for the [[Alaska North Slope basin]]. In 1974, it adopted a [[Home Rule Charter]], enabling it to exercise any legitimate governmental power. The borough has first-class status and exercises the powers of planning, zoning, taxation, and schools.<ref name="nsb">[http://www.north-slope.org/your-government "Your Government"], North Slope Borough; accessed November 3, 2016.</ref>

In 2020, the airline [[Ravn Alaska]] went into [[bankruptcy]] and ended operations. The government of North Slope Borough attempted to take control of the airline's assets to keep flights and shipments coming to the community, but the [[Alaska Attorney General]] stated that the borough did not have that authority.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/aviation/2020/04/08/attorney-general-north-slope-borough-cant-seize-ravn-assets/|title=Attorney general: North Slope Borough can't seize Ravn assets |agency=[[Associated Press]]|date=April 8, 2020|access-date=April 10, 2020}}</ref>

==Government==
The borough is governed by an eleven-member assembly, elected to staggered three-year terms, which meets monthly. Representation on the assembly is apportioned among the various communities;  Utqiaġvik is allotted six seats, Nuiqsut, Point Hope, and Wainwright one seat apiece, while the remaining two seats combine two communities;  Anaktuvuk Pass with Kaktovik and Atqasuk with Point Lay.<ref>[https://www.north-slope.org/departments/assembly-clerk/assembly-members Assembly Members]</ref>  The borough's executive and administrative powers are vested in a mayor, who is limited to two consecutive three-year terms.

===Mayors===
*1972–1980: [[Eben Hopson]] (died in office)
*1980–1981: Jacob Anaġi Adams, Sr.
*1981–1984: Eugene Brower
*1984–1990: George Ahmaogak, Sr.<ref>{{cite web |title=North Slope Economy, 1965 to 2005 |url=https://www.boem.gov/sites/default/files/boem-newsroom/Library/Publications/2006/2006_020.pdf |publisher=Northern Economics Inc.}}</ref>
*1990–1993: Jeslie Kaleak
*1993–1996: George Ahmaogak, Sr.
*1996–1999: [[Benjamin Nageak]]
*1999–2005: George Ahmaogak, Sr.
*2005–2011: [[Edward Itta]]
*2011–2016: Charlotte Brower 
*2016–2023: Harry Brower, Jr.
*2023–present: [[Josiah Patkotak]]

===Politics===
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North Slope Borough has generally hosted competitive elections, it has only backed a Democrat for president three times since 1980.

Former mayor Eugene Brower, Charlotte Brower's husband, was convicted of tax evasion involving contractor kickbacks in the 1980s.<ref name=Eugene>{{cite web |url=http://www.thearcticsounder.com/article/1529mayor_brower_investigated_for_ethics |title=Mayor Brower investigated for ethics violation |work=[[Arctic Sounder]] |first1=Carey |last1=Restino |date=2015-07-18 |accessdate=2018-01-11 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150807114242/http://www.thearcticsounder.com/article/1529mayor_brower_investigated_for_ethics |archive-date=2015-08-07}}</ref>

Former mayor George Ahmaogak had billed the Borough for a family vacation in Hawaii.<ref name=Eugene /> His wife, Maggie, was later convicted of embezzlement by the Alaska Eskimo Whaling Commission in 2015.<ref name=Eugene /><ref>[http://www.alaskajournal.com/business-and-finance/2012-11-30/whaling-panels-former-director-gets-prison-time#.WlfLfqinGM8 Whaling panel's former director gets prison time], ''[[Alaska Journal of Commerce]]'', November 30, 2012. Retrieved January 11, 2018.</ref>

[[Edward Itta]] succeeded George Ahmaogak and served two terms, 2005–2011.<ref name=adn201611/> In 2011, Charlotte Brower defeated Ahmaogak in a runoff election after his Hawaii vacation was revealed.<ref name=Eugene /> She was recalled in April 2016, after it was reported the year before that her office had made numerous donations to individuals (including family members), sports clubs, and other groups that amounted to more than $800,000 since 2011.<ref name="adn 201604">[https://www.adn.com/politics/article/north-slope-borough-mayors-race/2016/04/06/ Lisa Demer, "North Slope Borough mayor ousted in recall election"], ''Alaska Dispatch News,'' May 17, 2016; accessed November 3, 2016.</ref>

In July 2016, Harry K. Brower Jr., Charlotte Brower's brother-in-law,<ref name=adn201611>{{cite news|first=Alex |last=DeMarban |title=Edward Itta dies: Inupiaq whaling captain and former North Slope mayor  |url=https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/rural-alaska/2016/11/06/edward-itta-inupiat-whaler-and-former-north-slope-borough-mayor-dies-in-barrow/ |work=[[Alaska Dispatch News]] |date=November 6, 2016 |access-date=January 11, 2018}}</ref> was first elected in a run-off election to serve the rest of Charlotte Brower's second term.<ref name="adn 201604"/>

Harry K. Brower Jr. ran for a full term as mayor in October 2017 but was forced into a November runoff against his nephew, Frederick Brower, where he easily won a full 3-year term.<ref>[http://www.ktuu.com/content/news/Former-mayors-brother-in-law-elected-North-Slope-Borough-mayor-388490672.html Associated Press, "Former mayor's brother-in-law elected North Slope Borough mayor"], KTUU News</ref><ref>[https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/rural-alaska/2017/11/08/harry-brower-retains-mayoral-seat-in-north-slope-borough-runoff-election/ Harry Brower retains mayoral seat in North Slope Borough runoff election], ''[[Alaska Dispatch News]]'', Lisa Demer, November 8, 2017. Retrieved January 11, 2018.</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the borough has a total area of {{convert|94796|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|88695|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|6101|sqmi}} (6.4%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> The borough is larger than 39 states.<ref>{{cite news |title=The Mayor at the Top of the World |first=Bob |last=Reiss |work=Parade |date=July 18, 2010 |url= http://www.parade.com/news/2010/07/18-the-mayor-at-the-top-of-the-world.html | access-date=July 5, 2013|quote=He governs the Wyoming-sized North Slope Borough of Alaska, a territory larger than 39 of our 50 states}}</ref>

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 the United States by area, with a larger land area than the state of [[Utah]], the [[List of US states by area|13th-largest state in the nation]].  Although the adjacent Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area is larger in area, it has no borough-level government.  The borough is the [[County statistics of the United States#Least densely populated|fourth-least densely populated]] county-level entity in the United States. The [[Yukon–Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska|Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area]] is the least densely populated county-level entity.

===Adjacent boroughs and census areas===
* [[Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska|Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area]], Alaska – southeast
* [[Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska|Northwest Arctic Borough]], Alaska – southwest
It shares its eastern border with [[Yukon]], Canada, which has no subdivisions.

===National protected areas===
[[File:NPRA F1lg.gif|thumb|400px|Map of northern Alaska showing location of Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR), and the National Petroleum Reserve–Alaska (NPRA).]]

* [[Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge]] (part of the Chukchi Sea unit)
** [[Cape Lisburne (Alaska)|Cape Lisburne]]
** [[Cape Thompson]]
* [[Arctic National Wildlife Refuge]] (part)
** [[Mollie Beattie Wilderness]] (part)
* [[Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve]] (part)
** [[Gates of the Arctic Wilderness]] (part)
* [[Noatak National Preserve]] (part)
** [[Noatak Wilderness]] (part)

===Other federal areas===
* [[National Petroleum Reserve–Alaska]]

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1960= 2133
|1970= 2663
|1980= 4199
|1990= 5979
|2000= 7385
|2010= 9430
|2020= 11031
|estyear=2023
|estimate=10603
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2023">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.html|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=March 28, 2024}}</ref>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=May 17, 2014}}</ref>{{fv|date=August 2024|reason=No mention of North Slope at the given link}}<br />1790-1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=May 17, 2014}}</ref> 1900-1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/ak190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=May 17, 2014}}</ref><br />1990-2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=October 9, 2022 |url-status=live|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=May 17, 2014}}</ref> 2010-2020<ref name="QF"/>
}}

===2020 census===
As of the [[census]] of 2020, the borough had 11,031 people and 1,979 households. The [[population density]] was {{convert|0.12|PD/sqmi|PD/km2}}. There were 2,631 housing units at an average density of {{convert|0.03|PD/sqmi|PD/km2}}. The racial makeup of the borough was 53.2% [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]], 32.7% [[White Americans|White]], 4.3% [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]], 1.8% [[Native Hawaiian]] or [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]], 1.6% [[African Americans|African American]], and 5.3% were from two or more races. 4.6% of the population were [[veterans]], and 6.3% were born outside of the United States. The average household size was 3.36 people. 7.9% of the population were under the age of 5, 26.8% were under the age of 18, 65.7% were between the ages of 18 and 64, and 7.5% were aged 65 or older. 62.4% of the population were male and 37.6% were female. 86.2% of households contained a computer, with 69.8% of households having a [[broadband]] [[Internet]] connection. 89.7% of the population had a high school diploma or higher, with 16.5% having a [[Bachelor's degree]] or higher. 79.0% of the population were in the civilian labor force. (72.8% of women) The median household income was $79,306, with the average per capita income from May 2019 to April 2020 being $48,730. 11.4% of the population were in poverty.

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]] of 2010, 9,430 people, 2,109 households, and 1,524 families residing in the borough.  The [[population density]] was {{convert|{{#expr: (88817/7385) round 2}}|sqmi|km2}} per person.  There were 2,538 housing units at an average density of {{convert|{{#expr: (88817/2538) round 0}}|sqmi|km2}} per unit.  The racial makeup of the borough was 33.37% [[White Americans|White]], 1% [[African Americans|Black or African American]], 54.08% [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] (mostly [[Iñupiat]]), 4.51% [[Asian Americans|Asian]], 1.1% [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]], 0.71% from other races, and 5.23% from two or more races. 2.64% of the population was [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] of any race.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Population of North Slope County, AK – Census 2010 and 2000 Interactive Map, Demographics, Statistics, Quick Facts - CensusViewer|url=http://censusviewer.com/county/AK/North%20Slope|access-date=February 5, 2021|website=censusviewer.com}}</ref> 42.84% reported speaking [[Inupiat language|Iñupiaq]] or "Eskimo" at home, while 4.21% reported speaking [[Tagalog language|Tagalog]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mla.org/map_data |title=MLA Language Map Data for North Slope County, Alaska |access-date=October 14, 2011}}</ref>

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]] of 2000, there were 7,385 people. The racial makeup was 17.09% [[White Americans|White]], 0.72% [[African Americans|Black or African American]], 68.38% [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] (mostly [[Iñupiat]]), 5.92% [[Asian Americans|Asian]], 0.84% [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]], 0.50% from other races, and 6.55% from two or more races.  2.37% of the population was [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] of any race.

There were 2,109 households, out of which 48.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 18.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.70% were non-families. 21.4% of all households comprised individuals, and 1.9% had someone who was 65 or older living alone.  The average household size was 3.45, and the average family size was 4.05.

The borough's population was spread out, with 38.2% under 18, 9.50% from 18 to 24, 30.1% from 25 to 44, 18.10% from 45 to 64, and 4.2% who were 65 or older.  The median age was 27 years. For every 100 females, there were 112.50 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 113.90 males.

===2020 Census===
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Races (alone or in combination with others) in North Slope Borough (2020 United States Census)
<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mtgis-portal.geo.census.gov/arcgis/apps/MapSeries/index.html?appid=2566121a73de463995ed2b2fd7ff6eb7|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210812174830/https://mtgis-portal.geo.census.gov/arcgis/apps/MapSeries/index.html?appid=2566121a73de463995ed2b2fd7ff6eb7|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 12, 2021|title=2020 Census Demographic Data Map Viewer}}</ref> 
|-
! Race !! Percentage of population
|-
| [[White Americans|White]] || 34.97%
|-
| [[African Americans|Black or African American]] || 2.28%
|-
| [[Native Americans in the United States|American Indian]] or [[Alaska Native]] || 57.76%
|-
| [[Asian Americans|Asian]] || 7.03%
|-
| [[Native Hawaiian]] and Other [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] || 4.12%
|-
| Some other race || 3.40%
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Top ten most self-reported ancestries in North Slope Borough (American Community Survey 2020 five-year estimates)

<ref>{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=DP05%3A%20ACS%20DEMOGRAPHIC%20AND%20HOUSING%20ESTIMATES&t=Race%20and%20Ethnicity&g=0500000US02013&tid=ACSDP5Y2020.DP05|title=DP05: ACS DEMOGRAPHIC AND HOUSING ESTIMATES}}</ref>

<ref>{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=B04006%3A%20PEOPLE%20REPORTING%20ANCESTRY&g=0500000US02013&tid=ACSDT5Y2020.B04006|title=B04006: PEOPLE REPORTING ANCESTRY}}</ref>

<ref>{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=B02018%3A%20ASIAN%20ALONE%20OR%20IN%20ANY%20COMBINATION%20BY%20SELECTED%20GROUPS&g=0500000US02013|title=B02018: ASIAN ALONE OR IN ANY COMBINATION BY SELECTED GROUPS}}</ref>

<ref>{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=B02017%3A%20AMERICAN%20INDIAN%20AND%20ALASKA%20NATIVE%20%28AIAN%29%20ALONE%20OR%20IN%20ANY%20COMBINATION%20BY%20SELECTED%20TRIBAL%20GROUPINGS&g=0500000US02013|title=AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE (AIAN) ALONE OR IN ANY COMBINATION BY SELECTED TRIBAL GROUPINGS}}</ref>

<ref>{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=B02019%3A%20NATIVE%20HAWAIIAN%20AND%20OTHER%20PACIFIC%20ISLANDER%20ALONE%20OR%20IN%20ANY%20COMBINATION%20BY%20SELECTED%20GROUPS&g=0500000US02013&tid=ACSDT5Y2020.B02019|title=B02019: NATIVE HAWAIIAN AND OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDER ALONE OR IN ANY COMBINATION BY SELECTED GROUPS}}</ref>

<ref>{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=B03001%3A%20HISPANIC%20OR%20LATINO%20ORIGIN%20BY%20SPECIFIC%20ORIGIN&g=0500000US02013&tid=ACSDT5Y2020.B03001|title=B03001: HISPANIC OR LATINO ORIGIN BY SPECIFIC ORIGIN}}</ref> 
|-
! Ancestry !! Percentage of population
|-
| [[Iñupiat]] || 50.72%
|-
| [[Alaska Natives|Alaska Native tribes, not specified]] || 5.82%
|-
| [[Filipino Americans|Filipino]] || 5.21%
|-
| [[Black people|Black]] or [[African American]]|| 3.78%
|-
| [[Samoan American|Samoan]] || 2.85%
|-
| [[Irish American|Irish]] || 2.45%
|-
| [[German American|German]] || 1.95%
|-
| [[Mexican American|Mexican]] || 1.40%
|-
| [[Alaskan Athabaskan]] || 0.94%
|-
| [[Native Hawaiian]] || 0.78%
|-
| [[European American|European]] || 0.75%
|}

==Economics==
"Among all North Slope Borough communities, a higher percentage of Nuiqsut households use subsistence resources for more than half of their diet."<ref>North Slope Borough. 2016. NSB 2015 Economic Profile and Census. Barrow, AK. quoted in [https://eplanning.blm.gov/public_projects/109410/200258032/20029172/250035373/2020-10-27_ROD_508.pdf Willow Master Development Project Record of Decision], 2020 page 18</ref>

==Communities==
===Cities===
*[[Anaktuvuk Pass, Alaska|Anaktuvuk Pass]]
*[[Atqasuk, Alaska|Atqasuk]]
*[[Kaktovik, Alaska|Kaktovik]]
*[[Nuiqsut, Alaska|Nuiqsut]]
*[[Point Hope, Alaska|Point Hope]]
*[[Utqiaġvik, Alaska|Utqiagvik]] (Borough seat)
*[[Wainwright, Alaska|Wainwright]]

===Census-designated places===
*[[Point Lay, Alaska|Point Lay]]
*[[Prudhoe Bay, Alaska|Prudhoe Bay]]

===Unincorporated communities===
*[[Alpine, Alaska|Alpine]]
*[[Deadhorse, Alaska|Deadhorse]]
*[[Sagwon, Alaska|Sagwon]]
*[[Umiat, Alaska|Umiat]]

==Education==
The borough has a single [[school district]]: [[North Slope Borough School District]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st02_ak/schooldistrict_maps/c02185_north_slope/DC20SD_C02185.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st02_ak/schooldistrict_maps/c02185_north_slope/DC20SD_C02185.pdf |archive-date=October 9, 2022 |url-status=live|title=2020 CENSUS – SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: North Slope Borough, AK|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=July 31, 2022}} – [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st02_ak/schooldistrict_maps/c02185_north_slope/DC20SD_C02185_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref> It is also the largest school district in the United States by area, totaling {{convert|229731|km2|sqmi|sp=us|abbr=on}} <ref>{{cite web|url=https://proximityone.com/schooldistrict_size.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230530045624/https://proximityone.com/schooldistrict_size.htm|archive-date=May 30, 2023 |url-status=live|title=School District Geography and Geographic Size |publisher=[[ProximityOne]]|accessdate=April 8, 2024}}</ref>
==See also==
{{Portal|Alaska}}
*[[Eskimo]]
*[[List of airports in Alaska]]
*[[Nalukataq]]
*[[Thetis Mound]]

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
*{{Official website|https://www.north-slope.org}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110721032815/http://labor.alaska.gov/research/alari/images/maps/4_18_0map.pdf Borough map, 2000 census: Alaska Department of Labor]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20141023225952/http://labor.alaska.gov/research/census/borcamaps/4_18_0map.pdf Borough map, 2010 census: Alaska Department of Labor]

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|North     = ''[[Arctic Ocean]]''
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|East      = [[Unorganized Yukon]], [[Yukon]], [[Canada]]
|Southeast = [[Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska|Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area]]
|South     =
|Southwest = [[Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska|Northwest Arctic Borough]]
|West      =
|Northwest =
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