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1899
FMIB 35123 Whaling Station at Point Hope, Alaska Winter, 1899
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About Point Hope
City in Alaska, United StatesPoint Hope (Inupiaq: Tikiġaq, IPA: [tikeʁɑq]) is a city in North Slope Borough, Alaska, United States. At the 2010 census the population was 674, down from 757 in 2000. In the 2020 Census, the population rose to 830. Like many isolated communities in Alaska, the city has no road or rail connections to the outside world, and must be accessed by sea or by air at Point Hope Airport.
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Health in Point Hope
Compared with Alaska
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 7 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Point Hope
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 1% of U.S. communities.
Schools in Point Hope
All Point Hope schools →School Grade D
The public schools Point Hope’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 88% of Alaska’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within AK. Ratings are from neighbors.