North Slope · AK
Nuiqsut
A resettled village at the edge of the oil fields.
- Population
- 512 (2020 census)
- Incorporated
- 1975
- Alpine oil
- 2001
Then
- Early 1970s
Families from Utqiaġvik return to the Colville and live in tents for a year.
- 1975
Nuiqsut incorporates on June 24.
- 2001
Oil starts flowing at Alpine, ten miles north.
Now
Nuiqsut is the closest town to the Willow project. This place covers the Beaufort coast from Cape Halkett to Smith Bay.
2 tide stations around Nuiqsut
- Cape Halkett48.6 mi
- Drew Point, Smith Bay81.6 mi