Buckland, Alaska

• Alaskans bank on annual oil royalty dividend
  

  Evans Thomas Jr. and his neighbors know exactly how they're spending their dividend checks of $1,305 for being Alaskans -- not on new toys or vacations, but on warming their homes come winter in a village situated just below the Arctic Circle.

City Description

Buckland is a city in Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 406. Buckland is located at 65°59′5″N 161°7′47″W / 65.98472°N 161.12972°W / 65.98472; -161.12972 (65.984795, -161.129717). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.4 square miles (3.7 km²), of which, 1.2 square miles (3.2 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.5 km²) of it (13.48%) is water. As of the census of 2000, there were 406 people, 84 households, and 75 families residing in the city. The population density was 332.3 people per square mile (128.5/km²). There were 89 housing units at an average density of 72.8/sq mi (28.2/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 3.20% White, 95.81% Native American, and 0.99% from two or more races. 1.23% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 84 households out of which 66.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.5% were married couples living together, 20.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 10.7% were non-families. 8.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 1.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

City Contained By:

• United States of America
• Alaska
• Northwest Arctic Borough

Timezones:

• Alaska Time Zone

Size:

• 3.62598335447 km squared

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