City of Selawik, Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska, United States
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- Selawik
- City of Selawik
- Incorporated City
- population 348, on left bank of Selatwik River, 44 mi. NE of Elephant Point; Kotzebue-Kobuk Low.
- Eskimo village or tribe reported in 1842-44 by Lieutenant L. A. Zagoskin, Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), who spelled it "Chilivik." 1880 U.S. Census lists the Selawik people, i.e., "Selawigamute", as numbering 100. village was 274; 227 in 1930; 239 in 1939; and 273 in 1950. Selawik post office was established in 1930 (Ricks, 1965, p. 56). The people and the village probably took their name from the nearby lake or river.
- 66.603888966° 36' 14.0"N-160.0069444160° 00' 25.0"W
- (none listed within 15 mi.)
- (none listed within 15 mi.)
- 800
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- 578668460
- Updated Apr 19, 2020