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North Slope Borough, Alaska

PO Box 69
Barrow, AK 99723
Phone: (907) 852-2611
Fax: (907) 852-0229
www.co.north-slope.ak.us

Across northernmost AK from Pt. Hope in west to border of Yukon province, Canada in east; bounded on the north by the Arctic Ocean and Beaufort Sea. Name Origin: Formerly called Barrow-North Slope Division.

Area (sq mi): 94762.64 (land 88817.12; water 5945.53). Pop per sq mi: 0.10.
Pop 2005: 6,924. State rank: 14. Pop change: 2000-20005 -6.20%; 1990-2000 23.50%. Pop 2000: 7,385 (White 16.60%; Black or African American 0.70%; Hispanic or Latino 2.40%; Asian 5.90%; Other 76.30%). Foreign born: 5.80%. Median age: 27.00.
Income 2000: per capita $20,540; median household $63,173; Pop below poverty level: 9.10%. *Personal per capita income 2000-2003: $29,960-$36,613.
Unemployment 2004: 10.70%. Change from 2000: 2.40%. Median travel time to work: 7.90 minutes. Working outside county of residence: 1.10%.

Cities with population over 10,000: None.

See other counties in Alaska.

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No references found	So, in addition to providing an economy of its own, there would be significantly less government services, like health clinics, fire and police services, and local education for North Slope Borough residents if there was no resource development. Natural resource development key to Native corporations' success: ... by Orr, Vanessa / Alaska Business Monthly Given the severe conditions, marked by high winds, drifting snow and nearly zero visibility, the North Slope Borough, state and federal emergency responders were denied access to the beleaguered village. Arctic Slope stands up to Mother Nature's best punch by Merriam, Steve / The Exchange Alaska's North Slope Borough School District (NSBSD) serves 1,820 students in eight villages spanning 88,000 square miles (roughly the size of the state of Minnesota) entirely above the Arctic Circle. Videoconferencing on Alaska's north slope by Jewell, Paul / Communications News	north point North Point Recreation Area North Point State Park north polar distance North Polar Sequence North Polar Spur North Pole North Pole Winter Carnival north porch North Providence North Reading North Rhine-Westphalia North Richland Hills North Riding North Royalton North Saint Paul North Santiam State Recreation Area North Saskatchewan North Schleswig North Sea North Sea Canal North Shore Scenic Drive North Siberian Lowland north side North Slope North Slope Borough North Somerset North Star North Sterling State Park North Sydney north temperate zone North Texas, University of North Toledo Bend State Park North Tonawanda North Tyneside North Valley Stream North Vancouver North Vietnam North West North West Co. North West Company North Wheeler Recreation Area North Woods North Yemen North York North Yorkshire North, Alex North, Christopher North, Douglass C. North, Dudley North, Frederick North, 8th Baron	North Shore Zone North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System North Shrewsbury Ice Boat Yacht Club North Shropshire District Council North Siberian Lowland north side north side north side North Side Bank and Trust North Side Branch Library North Side Community Computer Lab North Side Hospital North Side Improvement League North Side Kings North Side Liberation Front North Side State Bank North Side Swim Team North Side Team Ministry North Simcoe Hospital Alliance North Sinai People on Environment Protection Society North Sinai Petroleum Company North Sioux City North Slave Métis Alliance North Slave Renewable Resources Board North Slavey North Slope North Slope North Slope Borough North Slope Borough Department of Public Safety North Slope Borough Municipal Code North Slope Borough Planning Department North Slope Borough Police Department North Slope Borough School District North Slope Borough, AK North Slope Borough, Alaska North Slope Crude Oil North Slope Historic District North Slope of Alaska North Slope Science Initiative North Slope Training Cooperative North Slope, Alaska North Smithfield Public Library North Snohomish Little League North Snohomish, Island and Skagit North Somalia (Somaliland) North Somalia (Somaliland) North Somerset North Somerset North Somerset Letting Management North Somerset Safeguarding Children Board North Somerset UA North Somerset UA North Somerset Yeomanry

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So, in addition to providing an economy of its own, there would be significantly less government services, like health clinics, fire and police services, and local education for North Slope Borough residents if there was no resource development.

Natural resource development key to Native corporations' success: ... by Orr, Vanessa / Alaska Business Monthly

Given the severe conditions, marked by high winds, drifting snow and nearly zero visibility, the North Slope Borough, state and federal emergency responders were denied access to the beleaguered village.

Arctic Slope stands up to Mother Nature's best punch by Merriam, Steve / The Exchange

Alaska's North Slope Borough School District (NSBSD) serves 1,820 students in eight villages spanning 88,000 square miles (roughly the size of the state of Minnesota) entirely above the Arctic Circle.

Videoconferencing on Alaska's north slope by Jewell, Paul / Communications News

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North Point Recreation Area

North Point State Park

North Pole Winter Carnival

north porch

North Providence

North Reading