North Slope Borough, Alaska
North Slope Borough is a
borough located in the
U.S. State of
Alaska. As of
2000, the population is 7,385. The
borough seat is
Barrow.
Geography
\nThe borough has a total area of 245,434
km² (94,763
mi²). 230,035 km² (88,817 mi²) of it is land and 15,399 km² (5,946 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 6.27% water.
Adjacent boroughs and census areas
Also shares eastern border with the
Yukon Territory,
Canada.
Demographics
\nAs of the
census2 of
2000, there are 7,385 people, 2,109 households, and 1,524 families residing in the borough. The
population density is 0/km² (0/mi²). There are 2,538 housing units at an average density of 0/km² (0/mi²). The racial makeup of the borough is 17.09%
White, 0.72%
Black or
African American, 68.38%
Native American, 5.92%
Asian, 0.84%
Pacific Islander, 0.50% from
other races, and 6.55% from two or more races. 2.37% of the population are
Hispanic or
Latino of any race.
There are 2,109 households out of which 48.10% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.30% are married couples living together, 18.30% have a female householder with no husband present, and 27.70% are non-families. 21.40% of all households are made up of individuals and 1.90% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 3.45 and the average family size is 4.05.
In the borough the population is spread out with 38.20% under the age of 18, 9.50% from 18 to 24, 30.10% from 25 to 44, 18.10% from 45 to 64, and 4.20% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 27 years. For every 100 females there are 112.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 113.90 males.
Cities and towns
\n*
Alpine\n*
Anaktuvuk Pass\n*
Atqasuk\n*
Barrow\n*
Kaktovik\n*
Nuiqsut\n*
Point Hope\n*
Point Lay\n*
Prudhoe Bay\n*
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