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1922
Roald Amundsen writing at a table and smoking a pipe, Wainwright, Alaska, 1922 or 1923, 1922
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About Wainwright
City in Alaska, United StatesWainwright (; Ulġuniq in Iñupiaq), also known as Ulguniq or Kuuk, is a city in North Slope Borough, Alaska, United States. At the 2020 census, the population was 628, making it the third largest city in the North Slope Borough, up from 556 in 2010. The community was named after Wainwright Lagoon, which in turn was named after Lt. John Wainwright, an officer under Capt. F. W. Beechey, who were the first non-native people to travel to the lagoon in 1826. An unincorporated area known as Wainwright Inlet by 1890, Wainwright was founded as an incorporated municipality in 1962.
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Health in Wainwright
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of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 9 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Wainwright
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 1% of U.S. communities.
Schools in Wainwright
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The public schools Wainwright’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.
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