Selawik, Alaska
City · Population 737 · #38 in Alaska
About Selawik
Selawik is a tiny community in northern Alaska counting 737 people who proudly call it home.
Officially, Selawik is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 1.98 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 372 residents per square mile.
📰 Selawik News Today
- Aircraft, Smokejumpers Keep Oblaron Fire From Reaching Selawik Solar Array Alaska Wildland Fire Information · Jul 7
- Selawik’s landfill fire spreads, threatens solar and fuel infrastructure kotz.org · Jul 7
- U.S. Wildland Fire Service Sending Smokejumpers, Aircraft to Fire Near Selawik Alaska Wildland Fire Information · Jul 6
- Smoke from landfill-linked fire raises health concerns near Selawik Alaska's News Source · Jul 8
- Selawik River Inconnu Spawning Population Age Structure Evaluation and Spawner Recruitment Response to a 2004 Permafrost Thaw Slump, Selawik National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (.gov) · Feb 27
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What Makes Selawik Unique
- The only place in America named Selawik — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
- One of the northernmost communities in the lower 48 states.
- Alaska living: vast wilderness, midnight sun in summer, and true frontier spirit.
- Positioned in northern Alaska, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
Why People Love It Here
- A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
- Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
🏫 Schools in Selawik
- Davis-Ramoth School
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateAlaska
TypeCity
Population (2024)737
Rank in state#38 of 149
Land area1.98 sq mi
Density372/sq mi
Coordinates66.6026, -159.9989