village of Noorvik

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The village of Noorvik is a small Inupiat community in northwest Alaska, located above the Arctic Circle and known for its subsistence lifestyle and river-based culture.

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village of Noorvik canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf census-designated place
human settlement
village
accessibleBy boat
small aircraft
snowmachine
areaCode 907
borough Northwest Arctic Borough
country United States of America
economyBasedOn subsistence fishing
subsistence gathering
subsistence hunting
ethnicGroup Iñupiat
linked to: Inuit
foundedAs Iñupiat settlement
governedBy city council
hasClimate subarctic climate
hasCulturalHeritage Iñupiat traditions
hasCulturalRegion Northwest Arctic region
linked to: Western Arctic
hasHealthFacility local health clinic
hasIndigenousPeople Iñupiat
linked to: Coastal Iñupiat
hasPermafrost discontinuous permafrost zone
hasPrimaryLanguage English
Iñupiaq
linked to: Inupiaq
hasPrimaryReligion Christianity
hasRelief low-lying river delta
hasRiverCulture Kobuk River
hasSchool Aqqaluk Noorvik School
hasTraditionalActivities caribou hunting
salmon fishing
seal hunting
hasTraditionalHousing wood-frame houses
hasTransportation Noorvik Airport
incorporationStatus 2nd-class city
knownFor river-based culture
subsistence lifestyle
locatedAbove Arctic Circle
locatedIn Alaska
Northwest Arctic Borough
northwest Alaska
linked to: northwestern Alaska
locatedInTimeZone Alaska Time Zone
locatedOn Kobuk River
populationCensus2010 668
populationCensus2020 694
postalCode 99763
region Arctic Alaska
linked to: North Slope, Alaska
schoolDistrict Northwest Arctic Borough School District
state Alaska
usesEnergySource diesel-generated electricity

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Kobuk River hasMouthNear village of Noorvik