Nuiqsut, Alaska

Nuiqsut
Nuiqsat
City
A row of homes in the center of Nuiqsut, Alaska
A row of homes in the center of Nuiqsut, Alaska
Nuiqsut is located in Alaska
Nuiqsut
Nuiqsut
Location in Alaska
Coordinates: 70°12′59″N 151°00′21″W / 70.21639°N 151.00583°W / 70.21639; -151.00583
CountryUnited States
StateAlaska
BoroughNorth Slope
IncorporatedJune 24, 1975
Area
 • Total8.89 sq mi (23.02 km2)
 • Land8.89 sq mi (23.02 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
23 ft (7 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total512
 • Density57.61/sq mi (22.24/km2)
Time zoneUTC-9 (Alaska (AKST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-8 (AKDT)
ZIP code
99789
Area code907
FIPS code02-56320
GNIS feature ID1416680, 2419439

Nuiqsut (Inupiaq: Nuiqsat, IPA: [nuiχsɐt]) is a city in North Slope Borough, Alaska, United States. The population was 512 at the 2020 census.

Geography

Nuiqsut is located at 70°12′59″N 151°0′21″W / 70.21639°N 151.00583°W / 70.21639; -151.00583 (70.216338, -151.005725).

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.[source?]


Climate

Climate data for Nuiqsut, Alaska
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

References

  1. ↑ 1996 Alaska Municipal Officials Directory. Juneau: Alaska Municipal League/Alaska Department of Community and Regional Affairs. January 1996. p. 110.
  2. ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Nuiqsut city, Alaska". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Nuiqsut city, Alaska". Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 23, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  5. ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  6. ↑ "Annual Weather Averages in City of Nuiqsut". timeanddate.com. Retrieved June 19, 2020.