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Map of the United States with Alaska highlighted. Alaska is a state of the United States in the northwest extremity of the North American continent.According to the 2020 United States Census, Alaska is the 3rd least populous state with 733,391 inhabitants [1] but is the largest by land area spanning 570,640.95 square miles (1,477,953.3 km 2). [2]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 21 sq mi (54 km 2), of which 3 sq mi (7.8 km 2) are covered by water (14% of the total area). The predominant land type in Utqiagvik is tundra , which is formed over a permafrost layer that is as deep as 1,300 ft (400 m).
Area [11] Map Aleutians West Census Area: 016: Unalaska: Location in the western Aleutian Islands. 1.17 5,160: 4,393 sq mi (11,378 km 2) Bethel Census Area: 050: Bethel: City of Bethel, the largest settlement in the census area, which is itself named for the Biblical term Bethel ("house of God"). 0.45 18,224: 40,627 sq mi (105,223 km 2) Chugach ...
Gustavus (Lingít: Wanachích T’aak Héen [3]) (gus-TAY-vəs) [4] is a second-class [5] city [6] in Hoonah-Angoon Census Area in the U.S. state of Alaska.The 2020 census population was 655, [7] which represents a 48% increase over the 2010 census of 442 [6] and is one of the fastest growing communities in Alaska.
An aerial view of Nome, Alaska, in July 2006. Nome is located at (64.503889, −165.399444 According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 21.6 square miles (56 km 2), of which 12.5 square miles (32 km 2) is land and 9.1 square miles (23.6 km 2) (41.99%) is water.
Buckland (Inupiaq: Nunatchiaq) is a city in Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska, United States.At the 2010 census the population was 416, up from 406 in 2000. It takes its English name from the Buckland River, which in turn takes its name from Oxford University professor William Buckland.
Wainwright in the 1940s. Wainwright is located on the Chukchi Sea about 72 miles (116 km) southwest of Utqiaġvik.. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 42.5 square miles (110 km 2), of which, 17.6 square miles (46 km 2) of it is land and 24.9 square miles (64 km 2) of it (58.63%) is water.
The racial makeup of the city was 81.64% White, 0.31% Black or African American, 7.20% Native American or Alaska Native, 2.76% Asian, 0.19% Pacific Islander, 1.86% from other races, and 6.05% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.85% of the population.