Map of Arctic Village CDP

Arctic Village (Vashrąįį K’ǫǫ in Gwich’in) is an unincorporated Native American village and a census-designated place (CDP) in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population of the CDP was 152. This was unchanged from 2000. The village is located in the large Gwitch’in speaking region of Alaska, and the local dialect is known as Di’haii Gwitch’in or shahanh. As of 1999, over 95% of the community speaks and understands the language. (Kraus, 1999) As of 2019, the second village chief was against oil drilling because of the impact on caribou

Arctic Village CDP overview:
Name:	Arctic Village CDP
LSAD Code:	57
LSAD Description:	CDP (suffix)
State:	Alaska
County:	Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area
Total Area:	69.97 sq mi (181.23 km²)
Land Area:	63.78 sq mi (165.20 km²)
Water Area:	6.19 sq mi (16.03 km²)
Total Population:	151
Population Density:	2.37/sq mi (0.91/km²)
ZIP code:	99722
Area code:	907
FIPS code:	0203990

Online Interactive Map

Arctic Village online map. Source: Basemap layers from Google Map, Open Street Map (OSM), Arcgisonline, Wmflabs. Boundary Data from Database of Global Administrative Areas.

Arctic Village location map. Where is Arctic Village CDP?

Arctic Village location on the Alaska map. Where is Arctic Village CDP. — Location of Arctic Village in Alaska.

History

Evidence from archaeological investigations indicate that the Arctic Village area may have been settled as early as 4500 BC. Around 500 AD the Athabascan speaking Gwich’in people (often called Neets’aii Gwich’in or “those who dwell to the north”) came into the area with seasonal hunting and fishing camps. About 1900, the village became a permanent settlement.

Arctic Village Road Map

Arctic Village city Satellite Map

Geography

Arctic Village is located at 68°7′19″N 145°31′40″W / 68.12194°N 145.52778°W / 68.12194; -145.52778 (68.121828, -145.527686), on the east fork of the Chandalar River, about a hundred miles north of Fort Yukon. The area consists of flat floodlands near the river, but is mostly wooded hills.

The CDP has a total area of 69.9 square miles (181 km), of which, 61.71 square miles (159.8 km) is land and 8.12 square miles (21.0 km) (11.63%) is water.