Arctic Village, Alaska
Census-designated place in the United States in Unorganized Borough · Not an incorporated municipality
About Arctic Village
Arctic Village (Gwichʼin: Vashrąįį Kʼǫǫ) is an unincorporated Native American village and a census-designated place (CDP) in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, United States. As of the 2020 census, Arctic Village had a population of 151. The village is located in the large Gwichʼin speaking region of Alaska, and the local dialect is known as Diʼhaii Gwich’in, wherein the word for 'my mother' is shahanh. As of 1999, over 95% of the community speaks and understands the language. As of 2019, the second village chief was against oil drilling because of the impact on caribou.
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How Arctic Village is governed
Arctic Village appears to be an unincorporated community or a census-designated place, so it may have no city government of its own — services usually come from Unorganized Borough and its elected officials. The chart below is a generic template; readers can correct it if Arctic Village does have local officials.
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Residents of Arctic Village
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Population over time
From 152 in 2010 to 151 in 2020 (−0.7%).
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| Year | Population |
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| 2020 | 151 |
| 2010 | 152 |
History
Evidence from archaeological investigations indicate that the Arctic Village area may have been settled as early as 4500 BC. Around 500 AD the Athabascan speaking Gwichʼin people (often called Neetsʼaii Gwichʼin or "those who dwell to the north") came into the area with seasonal hunting and fishing camps. About 1900, the village became a permanent settlement.
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