Roosevelt, Arizona facts for kids
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Roosevelt, Arizona
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 Roosevelt, Arizona
Location in Arizona
Roosevelt, Arizona
Location in the United States
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| Country | United States |
| State | Arizona |
| County | Gila |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.70 sq mi (6.99 km2) |
| • Land | 2.69 sq mi (6.97 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,215 ft (675 m) |
| Population
(2020)
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| • Total | 26 |
| • Density | 9.67/sq mi (3.73/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (MST (no DST)) |
| ZIP code |
85545
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| Area code(s) | 928 |
| FIPS code | 04-61300 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2582854 |
Roosevelt is a special kind of community in Gila County, Arizona, United States. It's called a census-designated place (CDP). This means it's an area that looks like a town but doesn't have its own local government. The government counts the people living there for official records. In 2020, 26 people lived in Roosevelt.
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Where is Roosevelt?
Roosevelt is located in Gila County, Arizona. It sits right on the southern edge of Theodore Roosevelt Lake. This lake is a large reservoir, which means it's a big artificial lake built to store water. It was created on the Salt River.
The western border of Roosevelt is also the line for Maricopa County.
Roads and Travel
Arizona State Route 188 goes through Roosevelt. If you drive southeast on this road for about 31 miles, you'll reach Globe. Globe is the main city in Gila County. If you go northwest for about 48 miles, you'll get to Payson.
Another important road is Arizona State Route 88, also known as the Apache Trail. This road starts just west of Roosevelt, near the Theodore Roosevelt Dam. The Apache Trail is a special road called a National Scenic Byway. Parts of it are unpaved, making it an adventurous drive. It leads southwest for about 45 miles to Apache Junction, which is close to the big city of Phoenix.
Roosevelt is also next to Tonto National Monument to its southeast. This monument protects ancient cliff dwellings.
Land and Water
The total area of Roosevelt is about 2.70 square miles (6.99 square kilometers). Most of this area is land, about 2.69 square miles (6.97 square kilometers). Only a tiny part, about 0.01 square miles (0.02 square kilometers), is water.
Weather in Roosevelt
Roosevelt has a climate with hot summers and mild winters. The hottest temperature ever recorded was 117°F (47°C) in June. The coldest temperature was 18°F (-8°C) in December.
The average high temperature in July is about 103.7°F (39.8°C). In January, the average high is around 61.0°F (16.1°C).
Roosevelt gets about 15.91 inches (404 mm) of rain each year. Most of the rain falls in the winter months and during the summer monsoon season. It rarely snows here, with an average of only 0.2 inches (0.5 cm) of snow per year.
| Climate data for Roosevelt, Arizona (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1905–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 80 (27) |
87 (31) |
92 (33) |
100 (38) |
113 (45) |
117 (47) |
116 (47) |
115 (46) |
115 (46) |
102 (39) |
90 (32) |
83 (28) |
117 (47) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 61.0 (16.1) |
65.8 (18.8) |
73.6 (23.1) |
81.9 (27.7) |
91.2 (32.9) |
102.0 (38.9) |
103.7 (39.8) |
101.9 (38.8) |
96.2 (35.7) |
84.6 (29.2) |
71.1 (21.7) |
60.1 (15.6) |
82.8 (28.2) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 50.3 (10.2) |
54.1 (12.3) |
60.6 (15.9) |
68.1 (20.1) |
77.1 (25.1) |
87.2 (30.7) |
90.9 (32.7) |
89.2 (31.8) |
83.4 (28.6) |
72.0 (22.2) |
59.5 (15.3) |
50.1 (10.1) |
70.2 (21.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 39.6 (4.2) |
42.5 (5.8) |
47.6 (8.7) |
54.3 (12.4) |
63.0 (17.2) |
72.4 (22.4) |
78.0 (25.6) |
76.5 (24.7) |
70.7 (21.5) |
59.3 (15.2) |
47.9 (8.8) |
40.1 (4.5) |
57.7 (14.3) |
| Record low °F (°C) | 19 (−7) |
19 (−7) |
23 (−5) |
29 (−2) |
35 (2) |
43 (6) |
54 (12) |
50 (10) |
39 (4) |
26 (−3) |
24 (−4) |
18 (−8) |
18 (−8) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 2.21 (56) |
1.70 (43) |
1.72 (44) |
0.58 (15) |
0.33 (8.4) |
0.13 (3.3) |
1.57 (40) |
2.10 (53) |
1.42 (36) |
0.98 (25) |
1.08 (27) |
2.09 (53) |
15.91 (404) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.2 (0.51) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.2 (0.51) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 5.0 | 6.3 | 4.3 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 5.3 | 45.3 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Source: NOAA | |||||||||||||
Population Facts
The number of people living in Roosevelt has changed over the years.
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 2020 | 26 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census | |||
See also
In Spanish: Roosevelt (Arizona) para niños
