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Chilchinbito, Arizona
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Location in Navajo County and the state of Arizona
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 Chilchinbito, Arizona
Location in the United States
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| Country | United States |
| State | Arizona |
| County | Navajo |
| Area | |
| • Total | 23.77 sq mi (61.57 km2) |
| • Land | 23.76 sq mi (61.54 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2) |
| Elevation | 6,021 ft (1,835 m) |
| Population
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| • Total | 769 |
| • Density | 32.36/sq mi (12.50/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP code |
86033
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| Area code(s) | 928 |
| FIPS code | 04-12630 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2408023 |
Chilchinbito (Navajo: Tsiiłchin Biiʼ Tó) is a small community located on the Navajo Nation. This area covers parts of four states in the Four Corners region of the United States.
Chilchinbito is a special type of community called a census-designated place (CDP). It is found in Navajo County, Arizona. In 2020, about 769 people lived there.
Chilchinbito was one of the first places on the Navajo Nation to have cases of the coronavirus pandemic.
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History
On March 17, 2020, the first case of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on the Navajo Nation was found. It was a 46-year-old person from Chilchinbito.
This person was tested in a hospital in Phoenix, Arizona. Two days later, the Navajo Health Command Operations Center ordered Chilchinbito to be quarantined. This meant people had to stay home to stop the virus from spreading.
Geography
Chilchinbito covers a total area of about 23.8 square miles (61.5 square kilometers). All of this area is land.
Demographics
This section tells us about the people who live in Chilchinbito.
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| Spoke Navajo at home | 89.8% |
| Spoke English at home | 10.2% |
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 2000 | 462 | — | |
| 2010 | 506 | 9.5% | |
| 2020 | 769 | 52.0% | |
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In 2000, there were 462 people living in Chilchinbito. Most of the people (98.7%) were Native American. About 1.3% were White.
There were 111 households in the community. A household is a group of people living together. Many households (46.8%) had children under 18 living with them.
The average household had about 4 people. The average family had about 5 people.
The population was quite young. About 42.6% of the people were under 18 years old. The average age was 21 years.
Education
Students in Chilchinbito attend schools in the Kayenta Unified School District.
The schools that serve the community include Kayenta Primary School, Kayenta Intermediate School, and Kayenta Middle School. Older students go to Monument Valley High School.
See also
In Spanish: Chilchinbito para niños
