THE SELAWIK LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Subarctic Coastal Plains setting.
Selawik city has 1.98 square miles of land in Northwest Arctic Borough. Its Census reference point is in Subarctic Coastal Plains.
Coastal plains and broad river deltas contain many lakes and winding channels. Wet tundra landscapes reflect the meeting of maritime and continental influences in western Alaska.
Regional context: Subarctic Coastal Plains ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Selawik and Northwest Arctic Borough
Selawik is associated with Northwest Arctic Borough in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Selawik by land and water
The Census records 0.96 square miles of water within Selawik, or 32.8% of its total area. It is 20.6 percentage points higher than the 12.2% recorded for Northwest Arctic Borough. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Selawik city has 10.5 times the land area of nearby Kiana city (0.19 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

