Point Hope, Alaska

Point Hope
Tikiġaq
Point Hope is located in Alaska
Point Hope
Point Hope
Location in Alaska
Coordinates: 68°20′49″N 166°45′47″W / 68.34694°N 166.76306°W / 68.34694; -166.76306
CountryUnited States
StateAlaska
BoroughNorth Slope
IncorporatedJanuary 5, 1966[1]
Government
 • MayorDaisy Sage[2]
 • State senatorDonny Olson (D)
 • State rep.Tom Baker (R)
Area
 • Total5.07 sq mi (13.14 km2)
 • Land5.00 sq mi (12.95 km2)
 • Water0.07 sq mi (0.19 km2)
Elevation20 ft (6 m)
Population
 • Total830
 • Density165.97/sq mi (64.08/km2)
Time zoneUTC-9 (Alaska (AKST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-8 (AKDT)
ZIP code
99766
Area code907
FIPS code02-61630
GNIS feature ID1408110 [4]

Point Hope (Inupiaq: Tikiġaq, IPA: [tikeʁɑq]) is a city in North Slope Borough, Alaska, United States. At the 2010 census the population was 674, down from 757 in 2000. In the 2020 Census, the population rose to 830.

Like many isolated communities in Alaska, the city has no road or rail connections to the outside world, and must be accessed by sea or by air at Point Hope Airport.

  1. ^ "Directory of Borough and City Officials 1974". Alaska Local Government. XIII (2). Juneau: Alaska Department of Community and Regional Affairs: 66. January 1974.
  2. ^ "From the Arctic's Melting Ice, an Unexpected Digital Hub". New York Times. Retrieved December 2, 2017.
  3. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  4. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Point Hope, Alaska
  5. ^ "Point Hope city, Alaska". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 7, 2023.

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