North Slope Borough, Alaska
| North Slope Borough, Alaska | ||
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 Location in the U.S. state of Alaska |
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 Alaska's location in the U.S. |
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| Incorporated | July 2, 1972 | |
| Seat | Barrow | |
| Largest city | Barrow | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 94,796 sq mi (245,521 km2) | |
| • Land | 88,695 sq mi (229,719 km2) | |
| • Water | 6,101 sq mi (15,802 km2), 6.4% | |
| Population (est.) | ||
| • (2015) | 9,687 | |
| • Density | 0.1/sq mi (0/km²) | |
| Congressional district | At-large | |
| Time zone | Alaska: UTC-9/-8 | |
| Website | www |
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North Slope Borough is a borough located largely in the North Slope region of the U.S. state of Alaska. It was established in 1972. As of the 2010 census, the population was 9,430. The borough seat is Barrow. The mayor is Harry K. Brower Jr., elected in a special election in July 2016 after recall of the previous mayor by an April 2016 election.
The borough was established in 1972 by an election of the indigenous people in the region following Congressional passage of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act. It was the first time that Native Americans had established a municipal government. The Borough had first-class status and exercised the powers of planning, zoning, taxation and schools. In 1974 it adopted a Home Rule Charter, enabling it to exercise any legitimate governmental power.
It has a seven-member assembly body, elected to staggered three-year terms. The Borough's executive and administrative powers are vested in a Mayor, limited to two consecutive three-year terms.
The current mayor, Harry K. Brower Jr, was elected in July 2016 in a run-off election to serve the rest of former mayor Charlotte Brower's second term. She was recalled in April 2016, after it was reported the year before that her office had made numerous donations to individuals (including family members), sports clubs and other groups that amounted to more than $800,000 since 2011.
Harry Brower is her brother-in-law; he defeated George Ahmaogak in the runoff. Brower will have to run again in October 2017 if he wants to be re-elected to serve a full 3-year term as mayor.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 94,796 square miles (245,520 km2), of which 88,695 square miles (229,720 km2) is land and 6,101 square miles (15,800 km2) (6.4%) is water. The borough is larger than 39 states.
Its western coastline is along the Chukchi Sea, while its eastern shores (beyond Point Barrow) are on the Beaufort Sea.
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