Deering, Alaska
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Deering Ipnatchiaq |
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Houses along the Chukchi Sea in Deering
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 Location in Northwest Arctic Borough and the state of Alaska. |
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| Coordinates: 66°4′33″N 162°43′6″W / 66.07583°N 162.71833°WCoordinates: 66°4′33″N 162°43′6″W / 66.07583°N 162.71833°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Borough | Northwest Arctic |
| Incorporated | October 28, 1970 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ronald Moto, Sr. |
| • State senator | Donny Olson (D) |
| • State rep. | Dean Westlake (D) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.3 sq mi (13.6 km2) |
| • Land | 5.1 sq mi (13.3 km2) |
| • Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2) |
| Elevation | 7 ft (2 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 122 |
| Time zone | Alaska (AKST) (UTC-9) |
| • Summer (DST) | AKDT (UTC-8) |
| ZIP code | 99736 |
| Area code | 907 |
| FIPS code | 02-18510 |
Deering (Ipnatchiaq in Iñupiaq) is a city in the Northwest Arctic Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. It is located on a sandy spit on the Seward Peninsula where the Inmachuk River flows into Kotzebue Sound, 92 km (57 mi) southwest of Kotzebue.
As of the 2010 census, the population was 122. As of 2003[update], the village includes a community hall, a clinic run by the U.S. Public Health Service, a post office, a church, two stores, and a National Guard armory.
The inhabitants are primarily Iñupiat Inuit. The people are active in subsistence. The sale or importation of alcohol is banned in the village.
The village was established in 1901 as a supply station for interior gold mining near the historic Malemiut Eskimo village of Inmachukmiut. The name probably comes from the schooner Abbie M. Deering, which was present in the area at that time; see #The Abbie M. Deering. Deering incorporated as a second-class city in 1970. It also has a village council, organized under the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934.
Deering is located at 66°4′33″N 162°43′6″W / 66.07583°N 162.71833°W (66.075713, -162.718229).
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