City of Buckland, Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska, United States

Overview of Buckland

• Name:
  Buckland
• Official Name:
  City of Buckland
• Place Type:
  Incorporated City
• Located In:
  Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska, United States
  
• Description (GNIS):
  on Buckland River, 54 mi. N of Haycock, Seward Peninsula High.
• History (GNIS):
  Eskimo village and trading post reported by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in 1914. Its population was 52 in 1920; 104 in 1930; and 115 in 1940. The Buckland post office was established here in 1935 and discontinued about 1941. The present Buckland post office is located at Elephant Point.
• Surveys:
  Township 7 North, Range 12 West, Kateel River Meridian
• Coordinates:
  Latitude:65.979722265° 58' 47.0"N

  Longitude:-161.1230556161° 07' 23.0"W
• Nearby Cities:
  (none listed within 15 mi.)
• Nearby Cemeteries:
  (none listed within 15 mi.)
• Population:
  422
• Elevation:
  4 m
• Histopolis Place ID:
  949164770
• Updated Apr 19, 2020