Northwest Arctic · AK

Deering

A gold rush supply camp on Kotzebue Sound.

Population
182 (2020 census)
Founded
1901
Incorporated
1970

Then

  1. 1901

    A supply station for interior mines is set up near the village of Inmachukmiut.

  2. 1910

    Deering first appears on the census.

  3. 1970

    The city incorporates on October 28.

Now

Most residents are Iñupiat living largely off the land. This place covers Goodhope Bay and Cape Espenberg.

3 tide stations around Deering

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