Published: July 25th, 2008 01:15 AM
Last Modified: July 25th, 2008 01:43 AM
POPULATION: 7,399 (2007)
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LOCATION: Comprised of Kotzebue Sound and cities along the Noatak and Kobuk Rivers in Northwest Alaska.
DESCRIPTION: The second-largest borough in the state and one that's primarily Inupiat Eskimo, where more than 85 percent of the population is Alaska Native or part Native. Subsistence activities are an integral part of the lifestyle. Activities related to government, mining, health care, transportation, services and construction contribute to the economy. The Red Dog Mine, 90 miles north of Kotzebue, is the world's largest zinc and lead mine, and provides over a quarter of the borough's wage and salary payroll.. Cash employment is limited in the smaller communities. There are 13 schools in the borough, attended by about 2,150 students.
HISTORY: This area has been occupied by Inupiat Eskimos for at least 10,000 years. Kotzebue Sound was "discovered" in 1818 by German Lt. Otto Von Kotzebue on behalf of Russia.
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