Significance

• Barrow is the northernmost city in the United States, and functions as the regional hub--a focus point for local economic, transportation and administrative commerce--within the North Slope Borough.
  
  

Traditional Name

• The traditional name for Barrow is "Ukpeagvik," which means "place where snowy owls are hunted." The city's modern name comes from nearby Point Barrow, the northernmost point in the United States.
  
  

Population

• As of 2009, Barrow has just under 4,500 residents. About 61 percent of the population is Iñupiat Eskimo.
  
  

Sunlight

• Barrow receives about 82 days of continuous sunlight from early May to early August. There is continuous darkness for between 51 and 67 days between November and January.
  
  

Transportation

• There is no road system connecting Barrow to other communities. Instead, travelers arrive via passenger jet service from Anchorage and Fairbanks. Freight arrives by barge during the summer and by air cargo plane year-round.