Kaktovik, Alaska

About Kaktovik

Kaktovik is a tiny community in northern Alaska counting 272 people who proudly call it home.

Officially, Kaktovik is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 0.77 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 353 residents per square mile.

📰 Kaktovik News Today

• Nathan Gordon: After a historic lease sale, the real work begins for Kaktovik Alaska Story · Jul 29
• Six years after the last polar bear boat tour in Kaktovik, the community is working to bring the industry back Alaska Public Media · Mar 19
• A tiny Arctic village in Alaska is trying to revive its polar bear tourism industry AP News · Apr 24
• Limited interest in latest oil and gas lease sale for Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Los Angeles Times · Jun 6
• The Kaktovik Lagoon and the Brooks Range mountains of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge are seen in Kaktovik, Alaska, on Oct. 15, 2024. Sandusky Register · Jun 5

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What Makes Kaktovik Unique

• The only place in America named Kaktovik — 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

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.

🏫 Schools in Kaktovik

• Harold Kaveolook School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Kaktovik