Information About

Arctic Village

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Arctic Village on The Map

Location

68 ° 7' 36.998" N,
145 ° 32' 16.001" W

Region

Yukon-Koyukuk (CA)

Nearest City

Fort Yukon

Elevation

2057 ft (626.97 m)

Arctic Village in Detail.

About

population 110, on E bank of East Fork Chandalar River, 6 mi. SW of junction of Junjik River, Brooks Range

History

Indian village reported in 1926 by Mertie (in Smith. P. S., 1929, pl. 1), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Its population in 1930 was 40; the village had a post office in 1909-10 named "Arctic" and a new one in 1959 under the present name.