Alpine, Alaska
| Alpine, Alaska | |
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| Former Census-designated place (CDP) | |
 Alpine, Alaska
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| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Borough | North Slope |
| Government | |
| • Borough mayor | Charlotte Brower[2] |
| • State senator | Donny Olson (D) |
| • State rep. | Benjamin Nageak (D) |
| Area[1] | |
| • Total | 39.2 sq mi (101.5 km2) |
| • Land | 38.3 sq mi (99.1 km2) |
| • Water | 0.9 sq mi (2.4 km2) |
| Elevation[3] | 13 ft (4 m) |
| Population (2000)[1] | |
| • Total | 250 (workers) |
| Time zone | Alaska (AKST) (UTC-9) |
| • Summer (DST) | AKDT (UTC-8) |
| Area code(s) | 907 |
| FIPS code | 02-01882 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1865544 |
Alpine is an unincorporated community and former census-designated place in the North Slope Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska. The population was 0 at the 2000 United States Census,[1] but it was not included in the 2010 census.[4]
Alpine is the site of a major oil drilling and production operation operated by ConocoPhillips. Most employees, staffed primarily by commuter residents of Nuiqsit, work a two-week on and two week off work schedule.[citation needed]
Geography
Alpine is located at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found..[1] According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 39.2 mi² (101.5 km²), of which 38.3 mi² (99.1 km²) is land and 0.9 mi² (2.4 km²), or 2.40%, is water.[1] It is located 8 miles north of Nuiqsut, Alaska.
Demographics
As of the census[5] of 2000, there were no permanent people living in the CDP, but approximately 250 workers in the work camp.
History
Oil was discovered in the Alpine area in 1996. Alpine currently serves as an oil production field producing roughly 50,000 barrels (7,900 m3) of oil daily as of 2015.[citation needed]
References
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External links
- Alpine at the Community Database Online from the Alaska Division of Community and Regional Affairs
- Maps from the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development: 2000
- National Geographic visits Alaska's North Slope
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Municipalities and communities of North Slope Borough, Alaska, United States
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- Articles with unsourced statements from January 2013
- Former census-designated places in Alaska
- Populated coastal places in Alaska
- Populated places of the Arctic United States
- Road-inaccessible communities of Alaska
- Unincorporated communities in Alaska
- Unincorporated communities in North Slope Borough, Alaska
