Noatak, Alaska
Census-designated place in the United States in Northwest Arctic Borough · Not an incorporated municipality
About Noatak
Noatak (Inupiaq: Nuataaq) is a census-designated place (CDP) in the Northwest Arctic Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. The population was 570 at the 2020 census, up from 514 in 2010. It is served by Noatak Airport.
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How Noatak is governed
Noatak 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 Northwest Arctic Borough and its elected officials. The chart below is a generic template; readers can correct it if Noatak does have local officials.
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Residents of Noatak
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Mayor
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Police Chief
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Fire Chief
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City Council
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City Clerk
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City Attorney
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Population over time
From 514 in 2010 to 570 in 2020 (+10.9%).
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| Year | Population |
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| 2020 | 570 |
| 2010 | 514 |
History
Noatak was established as a fishing and hunting camp in the 1800s. Two identifiable groups of Inupiat resided on the Noatak River. The Nautaaġmiut (called "Noatagamut" in the 1880 census), Inupiaq for "inland river people", lived upriver, and the Napaaqtuġmiut, meaning "people of the trees", lived downriver. By the early 20th century, the missionaries Robert and Carrie Samms settled in what they called "Noatak". A United States post office was established in 1940.
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