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Also known as Point Hope, Alaska, Point Hope, AK

city in North Slope Borough, Alaska, United States

Key facts

Country
United States
State
Alaska
Borough
North Slope
Incorporated
January 5, 1966
Mayor
Henry Nashookpuk
State senator
Donny Olson ( D )
State rep
Robyn Burke ( D )
Total
5.07 sq mi (13.14 km )
Land
5.00 sq mi (12.95 km )
Water
0.073 sq mi (0.19 km )
Elevation
20 ft (6.1 m)
Density
166.0/sq mi (64.08/km )
Time zone
UTC-09:00 ( AKST )
Summer dst
UTC-08:00 ( AKDT )
Fips code
02-61630

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Point Hope
Population
830
Area
12.655766
Elevation
2
Image
PtHpe Bns.JPG
Households
235
Dialing code
99766
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postal code
99766
inception
1966-01-05
Commons category
Point Hope, Alaska
water as percent of area
1.3957
water area
0.176635
per capita income
31902
mean age
37.2
native label
Tikiġaq
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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.

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