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Roosevelt, Arizona
Roosevelt, Arizona is located in Arizona
Roosevelt, Arizona
Roosevelt, Arizona
Location in Arizona
Roosevelt, Arizona is located in the United States
Roosevelt, Arizona
Roosevelt, Arizona
Location in the United States
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)
 • Total 26
 • Density 9.67/sq mi (3.73/km2)
Time zone UTC-7 (MST (no DST))
ZIP code
85545
Area code(s) 928
FIPS code 04-61300
GNIS feature ID 2582854

Roosevelt is a census-designated place (CDP) in Gila County, Arizona, United States. The population was 28 at the 2010 census.

Geography

The CDP is located on the western edge of Gila County, on the south side of Theodore Roosevelt Lake, a reservoir on the Salt River. The western boundary of the CDP is the Maricopa County line. Arizona State Route 188 runs through Roosevelt, leading southeast 31 miles (50 km) to Globe, the Gila County seat, and northwest 48 miles (77 km) to Payson. Arizona State Route 88, the Apache Trail, has its northern terminus just west of Roosevelt at the Theodore Roosevelt Dam. The highway, which is unpaved for much of its distance, is a National Scenic Byway and leads southwest 45 miles (72 km) to Apache Junction at the eastern edge of the Phoenix area. The Roosevelt CDP is bordered to the southeast by Tonto National Monument.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 3.1 square miles (8.0 km2), of which 0.01 square miles (0.02 km2), or 0.28%, is water.

Climate

Climate data for Roosevelt, Arizona (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1905–present)
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

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
2020 26
U.S. Decennial Census

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