Wainwright, Alaska
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Wainwright Ulġuniq |
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Wainwright during the summer months with the Arctic Ocean in the background
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 Wainwright
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| Coordinates: 70°38′50″N 160°00′58″W / 70.64722°N 160.01611°WCoordinates: 70°38′50″N 160°00′58″W / 70.64722°N 160.01611°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Borough | North Slope |
| Incorporated | December 31, 1962 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | John Hopson, Jr. |
| • State senator | Donny Olson (D) |
| • State rep. | Dean Westlake (D) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 42.5 sq mi (109.9 km2) |
| • Land | 17.6 sq mi (45.5 km2) |
| • Water | 24.9 sq mi (64.5 km2) |
| Elevation | 26 ft (8 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 556 |
| • Density | 13/sq mi (5.1/km2) |
| Time zone | Alaska (AKST) (UTC-9) |
| • Summer (DST) | AKDT (UTC-8) |
| ZIP code | 99782 |
| Area code | 907 |
| FIPS code | 02-82750 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1411728, 2418869 |
Wainwright (WANE-rite) (Ulġuniq in Iñupiaq), also known as Ulguniq or Kuuk, is a city in North Slope Borough, Alaska, United States. At the 2010 census the population was 556, making it the third largest city in the North Slope Borough. The community was named after Wainwright Lagoon, which in turn was named after Lt. John Wainwright, an officer under Capt. F.W. Beechey, who both discovered the lagoon in 1826. Wainwright was founded in 1904.
Wainwright is located on the Chukchi Sea about 72 miles southwest of Barrow.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 42.5 square miles (110 km2), of which, 17.6 square miles (46 km2) of it is land and 24.9 square miles (64 km2) of it (58.63%) is water.
Wainwright has an Arctic climate with temperatures all the way from -56 to 80°F. There is little precipitation, mostly snow. The Chukchi Sea is unfrozen from mid-July through September.
As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 556 people residing in the city. The racial makeup of the city was 90.1% Native American, 7.9% White and 1.6% from two or more races. 0.4% were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
At the 2000 census, there were 546 people, 148 households and 117 families residing in the city. The population density was 31.1 per square mile (12.0/km²). There were 179 housing units at an average density of 10.2 per square mile (3.9/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 6.78% White, 0.18% Black or African American, 90.29% Native American, and 2.75% from two or more races.
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