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Wevok, Alaska

Coordinates: 68°52′19″N 166°5′25″W / 68.87194°N 166.09028°W / 68.87194; -166.09028
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Wevok, Alaska
Wildflowers on Cape Lisburne
Wildflowers on Cape Lisburne
Wevok, Alaska is located in Alaska
Wevok, Alaska
Wevok, Alaska
Location within the state of Alaska
Coordinates: 68°52′19″N 166°5′25″W / 68.87194°N 166.09028°W / 68.87194; -166.09028
CountryUnited States
StateAlaska
BoroughNorth Slope
Government
 • Borough mayorHarry K. Brower, Jr.
 • State senatorDonny Olson (D)
 • State rep.Dean Westlake (D)
Elevation
56 ft (17 m)
Time zoneUTC-9 (Alaska (AKST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-8 (AKDT)

Wevok is a former Iñupiat village in the western part of North Slope Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska.

Its name is derived from the Iñupiat name of Cape Lisburne, which is 5 km (3.1 mi) to the west. Its maximum elevation is 17 m (56 ft).[1]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
188013
U.S. Decennial Census[2]

Wevok appeared once on the 1880 U.S. Census as "Cape Lisburne", an unincorporated Inuit village of 13 residents (all Inuit).[3] The village did not report again on the census.




References

  1. ^ "Wevok, Alaska". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". Census.gov. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
  3. ^ http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1880a_v1-17.pdf