Navajo County, Arizona facts for kids
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Navajo County
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Navajo County | ||
Historic Navajo County Courthouse and Museum in Holbrook
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Location within the U.S. state of Arizona
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Country | United States | |
State | Arizona | |
Founded | March 21, 1895 | |
Named for | Navajo Nation | |
Seat | Holbrook | |
Largest city | Show Low | |
Area | ||
• Total | 9,960 sq mi (25,800 km2) | |
• Land | 9,950 sq mi (25,800 km2) | |
• Water | 9.3 sq mi (24 km2) 0.09% | |
Population
(2010)
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• Total | 107,449 | |
• Estimate
(2019)
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110,924 | |
• Density | 10.788/sq mi (4.1653/km2) | |
Time zone | UTC−7 (Mountain) | |
Congressional district | 1st |
Navajo County is in the northern part of the U.S. state of Arizona. As of the 2010 census, its population was 107,449. The county seat is Holbrook.
Navajo County comprises the Show Low, Arizona Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Navajo County contains parts of the Hopi Indian reservation, the Navajo Nation, and Fort Apache Indian Reservation.
History
Navajo County was split from Apache County on March 21, 1895. The first county sheriff was legendary gunman Commodore Perry Owens, who had previously served as the sheriff of Apache County. It was the location for many of the events that played out during the Pleasant Valley War.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 9,960 square miles (25,800 km2), of which 9,950 square miles (25,800 km2) is land and 9.3 square miles (24 km2) (0.09%) is water.
Many people think that Arizona is a vast, open desert without vegetation. However, Navajo County offers not only the Monument Valley, but Keams Canyon, part of the Petrified Forest National Park, and the largest stand of Ponderosa Pines in North America.
Adjacent counties
- Apache County - east
- Graham County - south
- Gila County - southwest
- Coconino County - west
- San Juan County, Utah - north
Indian reservations
Navajo County has 6,632.73 square miles (17,178.7 km2) of federally designated Indian reservation within its borders, the third most of any county in the United States (neighboring Apache County and Coconino County are first and second). In descending order of territory within the county, the reservations are the Navajo Indian Reservation, Hopi Indian Reservation, and Fort Apache Indian Reservation, all of which are partly located within Navajo County.
National protected areas
- Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest (part)
- Navajo National Monument
- Petrified Forest National Park (part)
Demographics
Historical population | |||
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Census | Pop. | %± | |
1900 | 8,829 | — | |
1910 | 11,471 | 29.9% | |
1920 | 16,077 | 40.2% | |
1930 | 21,202 | 31.9% | |
1940 | 25,309 | 19.4% | |
1950 | 29,446 | 16.3% | |
1960 | 37,994 | 29.0% | |
1970 | 47,715 | 25.6% | |
1980 | 67,629 | 41.7% | |
1990 | 77,658 | 14.8% | |
2000 | 97,470 | 25.5% | |
2010 | 107,449 | 10.2% | |
2019 (est.) | 110,924 | 3.2% | |
U.S. Decennial Census 1790–1960 1900–1990 1990–2000 2010–2018 |
2010 census
As of the 2010 census, there were 107,449 people, 35,658 households, and 25,923 families living in the county. The population density was 10.8 inhabitants per square mile (4.2/km2). There were 56,938 housing units at an average density of 5.7 per square mile (2.2/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 49.3% white, 43.4% American Indian, 0.9% black or African American, 0.5% Asian, 0.1% Pacific islander, 3.4% from other races, and 2.5% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 10.8% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 13.7% were German, 12.5% were English, 9.3% were Irish, and 2.3% were American.
Of the 35,658 households, 39.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.1% were married couples living together, 17.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 27.3% were non-families, and 23.0% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.95 and the average family size was 3.50. The median age was 34.7 years.
The median income for a household in the county was $39,774 and the median income for a family was $45,906. Males had a median income of $41,516 versus $28,969 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,745. About 19.1% of families and 24.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 32.6% of those under age 18 and 12.4% of those age 65 or over.
2020 census of religion
Navajo County is among the most religiously diverse places in the United States. A 2020 census by the Public Religion Research Institute (unconnected to the official US census) calculates a religious diversity score of 0.876 for Navajo County, where 1 represents complete diversity (each religious group of equal size) and 0 a total lack of diversity. Only three other counties in the US have higher scores, all much more urban than Navajo County.
Transportation
Major highways
- Interstate 40
- U.S. Route 60
- U.S. Route 160
- U.S. Route 163
- U.S. Route 180
- State Route 73
- State Route 77
- State Route 87
- State Route 98
- State Route 99
- State Route 260
- State Route 264
- State Route 277
- State Route 377
Airports
The following public-use airports are located within the county:
- Cibecue Airport (Z95) – Cibecue
- Holbrook Municipal Airport (P14) – Holbrook
- Kayenta Airport (0V7) – Kayenta
- Polacca Airport (P10) – Polacca
- Show Low Regional Airport (SOW) – Show Low
- Taylor Airport (TYL) – Taylor
- Whiteriver Airport (E24) – Whiteriver
- Winslow-Lindbergh Regional Airport (INW) – Winslow
Communities
Cities
Towns
Census-designated places
- Chilchinbito
- Cibecue
- Clay Springs
- Dilkon
- East Fork
- First Mesa
- Fort Apache
- Greasewood
- Hard Rocks
- Heber-Overgaard
- Hondah
- Hotevilla-Bacavi
- Indian Wells
- Jeddito
- Joseph City
- Kayenta
- Keams Canyon
- Kykotsmovi Village
- Lake of the Woods
- Linden
- Low Mountain
- McNary (mostly in Apache County)
- North Fork
- Oljato-Monument Valley
- Pinedale
- Pinetop Country Club
- Pinon
- Rainbow City
- Seba Dalkai
- Second Mesa
- Seven Mile
- Shongopovi
- Shonto
- Sun Valley
- Tees Toh
- Turkey Creek
- Wagon Wheel
- White Mountain Lake
- Whitecone
- Whiteriver
- Winslow West (partially in Coconino County)
- Woodruff
Other communities
Indian reservations
County population ranking
The population ranking of the following table is based on the 2010 census of Navajo County.
† county seat
Rank | City/Town/etc. | Population (2010 Census) | Municipal type | Incorporated |
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1 | Show Low | 10,660 | City | 1953 |
2 | Winslow | 9,655 | City | 1900 |
3 | Snowflake | 5,590 | Town | 1953 (founded) |
4 | Kayenta | 5,189 | CDP | |
5 | † Holbrook | 5,053 | City | 1917 |
6 | Pinetop-Lakeside | 4,282 | Town | 1984 |
7 | Taylor | 4,112 | Town | 1966 |
8 | Whiteriver | 4,104 | CDP | |
9 | Lake of the Woods | 4,094 | CDP | |
10 | Heber-Overgaard | 2,822 | CDP | |
11 | Linden | 2,597 | CDP | |
12 | White Mountain Lake | 2,205 | CDP | |
13 | Pinetop Country Club | 1,794 | CDP | |
14 | Cibecue | 1,730 | CDP | |
15 | Wagon Wheel | 1,652 | CDP | |
16 | First Mesa | 1,555 | CDP | |
17 | North Fork | 1,417 | CDP | |
18 | Joseph City | 1,386 | CDP | |
19 | Dilkon | 1,184 | CDP | |
20 | Rainbow City | 968 | CDP | |
21 | Second Mesa | 962 | CDP | |
22 | Hotevilla-Bacavi | 957 | CDP | |
23 | Pinon | 904 | CDP | |
24 | Shongopovi | 831 | CDP | |
25 | Whitecone | 817 | CDP | |
26 | Hondah | 812 | CDP | |
27 | Low Mountain | 757 | CDP | |
28 | Kykotsmovi Village | 746 | CDP | |
29 | Seven Mile | 707 | CDP | |
30 | East Fork | 699 | CDP | |
31 | Shonto | 591 | CDP | |
32 | Greasewood | 547 | CDP | |
33 | McNary (mostly in Apache County) | 528 | CDP | |
34 | Chilchinbito | 506 | CDP | |
35 | Pinedale | 487 | CDP | |
36 | Tees Toh | 448 | CDP | |
37 | Winslow West (partially in Coconino County) | 438 | CDP | |
38 | Clay Springs | 401 | CDP | |
39 | Sun Valley | 316 | CDP | |
40 | Keams Canyon | 304 | CDP | |
41 | Turkey Creek | 294 | CDP | |
42 | Jeddito | 293 | CDP | |
43 | Indian Wells | 255 | CDP | |
44 | Woodruff | 191 | CDP | |
45 | Oljato-Monument Valley | 154 | CDP | |
46 | Fort Apache | 143 | CDP | |
47 | Seba Dalkai | 136 | CDP | |
48 | Hard Rock | 94 | CDP |
Education
School districts that serve the county include:
- Blue Ridge Unified School District
- Cedar Unified School District
- Heber-Overgaard Unified School District
- Holbrook Unified School District
- Joseph City Unified School District
- Kayenta Unified School District
- Piñon Unified School District
- Show Low Unified School District
- Snowflake Unified School District
- Whiteriver Unified School District
- Winslow Unified School District
There is a tribal elementary school called Little Singer Community School, affiliated with the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE). Hataalii Yazhi, a medicine man, in the 1970s proposed establishing the school so area children did not have to travel far for their education. The school was named after him. The original buildings used two geodesic domes as features. In 2014 the school had 81 students. By 2014 the original campus was described by the Associated Press as being in poor repair. In 2004 the school first asked the BIE to get funding for a new building. The current campus had a cost of $28 million and an area of 32,000 square feet (3,000 m2). It uses intersecting circles as an architectural feature. The current building was dedicated in November 2020. It is physically in an unincorporated area 6 miles (9.7 km) southeast of Birdsprings, and has a postal address of Winslow.
See also
In Spanish: Condado de Navajo para niños