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Barrow is located at 1,205 km north of
Anchorage. North America's northernmost settlement, Barrow lies
on Alaska's northern coast, overlooking the Arctic Ocean. Barrow
has the country's longest day and longest night -three months of
darkness starting around 18 November. Most visitors take a quick
day tour from Anchorage or Fairbanks allows them to say that
they crossed the Arctic Circle.
Population (year 2000): 4,581. Estimated
population in July 2005: 4,218 (-7.9% change)
Males: 2,369 (51.7%), Females: 2,212 (48.3%)
Zip code:
99723
Median resident age: 28.8 years
Median household income: $67,097 (year 2000)
Median house value: $145,700 (year 2000)
Races in Barrow:
- American Indian (64.0%)
- White Non-Hispanic (21.2%)
- Two or more races (8.5%)
- Filipino (7.0%)
- Hispanic (3.3%)
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander (1.4%)
- Other Asian (1.2%)
- Black (1.0%)
- Korean (0.8%)
- Other race (0.7%)
Ancestries: German (7.1%), Irish (4.3%), English
(3.5%), United States (1.7%), Norwegian (1.6%), Scottish (1.3%).
Land area: 18.4 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Barrow
- High school or higher: 81.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.7%
- Unemployed: 12.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 8.7 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Barrow city
- Never married: 40.0%
- Now married: 43.0%
- Separated: 2.6%
- Widowed: 3.7%
- Divorced: 10.7%
8.4% Foreign born (6.9% Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +1,078 (+30.8%).
Hospital/medical center in Barrow:
- SAMUEL SIMMONDS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (1296 AGVIK
ST, BOX 29)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Barrow:
- MANILAQ HEALTH CENTER (about 506 miles; KOTZEBUE,
AK)
- NORTON SOUND REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 743 miles;
NOME, AK)
- FAIRBANKS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 766 miles;
FAIRBANKS, AK)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Barrow:
- WILEY POST-WILL ROGERS MEM (about 2 miles; BARROW,
AK; ID: BRW)
- RED DOG (about 483 miles; RED DOG, AK; ID: AED)
- UGNU-KUPARUK (about 500 miles; KUPARUK, AK; ID: UBW)
Other public-use airports nearest to Barrow:
- ATQASUK EDWARD BURNELL SR MEMORIAL (about 75 miles;
ATQASUK, AK; ID: ATK)
- WAINWRIGHT (about 230 miles; WAINWRIGHT, AK; ID:
AWI)
- AMBLER (about 299 miles; AMBLER, AK; ID: AFM)
College/University in Barrow:
- ILISAGVIK COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 136;
Location: UIC/NARL; Public; Website:
ilisagvik.co.north-slope.ak.us)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Barrow:
- UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS (about 759 miles;
FAIRBANKS, AK; Full-time enrollment: 5,034)
- UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE (about 843 miles;
ANCHORAGE, AK; FT enrollment: 9,453)
- PENINSULA COLLEGE (about 2803 miles; PORT ANGELES,
WA; FT enrollment: 2,374)
- WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 2831 miles;
BELLINGHAM, WA; FT enrollment: 11,889)
- WHATCOM COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 2834 miles;
BELLINGHAM, WA; FT enrollment: 2,656)
- SKAGIT VALLEY COLLEGE (about 2851 miles; MT VERNON,
WA; FT enrollment: 3,420)
- OLYMPIC COLLEGE (about 2868 miles; BREMERTON, WA; FT
enrollment: 3,889)
Public high school in Barrow:
- BARROW HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 308; Location:
1684 OKPIK ST.; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Barrow:
- FRED IPALOOK ELEMENTARY (Students: 598;
Location: 2070 AHKOVAK ST.; Grades: PK - 05)
- EBEN HOPSON MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 271;
Location: 6501 TRANSIT ST.; Grades: 06 - 08)
Private primary/middle school in Barrow:
- NORTH SLOPE MONTESSORI (Students: 18;
Location: P O BOX 469; Grades: PK - 5)
Library in Barrow:
- TUZZY CONSORTIUM LIBRARY (Operating income:
$788,088; Location: 5421 NORTH STAR STREET; 40,967
books; 1,137 audio materials; 3,465 video materials; 117
serial subscriptions)
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