Arctic Village, Alaska
Arctic Village
Vashrąįį K'ǫǫ | |
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Aerial view of Arctic Village in wintertime. | |
Location of Arctic Village, Alaska | |
| Coordinates: 68°7′19″N 145°31′40″W / 68.12194°N 145.52778°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Census Area | Yukon-Koyukuk |
| Government | |
| • State senator | Mike Cronk (R) |
| • State rep. | Rebecca Schwanke (R) |
| Area | |
• Total | 69.97 sq mi (181.23 km2) |
| • Land | 63.78 sq mi (165.20 km2) |
| • Water | 6.19 sq mi (16.03 km2) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 151 |
| • Density | 2.37/sq mi (0.91/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-9 (Alaska (AKST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-8 (AKDT) |
| ZIP code | 99722 |
| Area code | 907 |
| FIPS code | 02-03990 |
Arctic Village (Vashrąįį K'ǫǫ in Gwich'in) is an unincorporated Native American village and a census-designated place (CDP) in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population of the CDP was 152. This was unchanged from 2000. The village is located in the large Gwitch'in speaking region of Alaska, and the local dialect is known as Di'haii Gwich’in or shahanh. As of 1999, over 95% of the community speaks and understands the language. (Kraus, 1999) As of 2019, the second village chief was against oil drilling because of the impact on caribou.