NAVAJO COUNTY, ARIZONA

'Navajo County' is located in the northern part of the U.S. state of Arizona. As of 2000 its population was 97,470. The county seat is Holbrook.
Navajo County contains parts of the Hopi Indian reservation, the Navajo Indian Reservation and Fort Apache Indian Reservation.

Contents

History

Geography

Adjacent Counties

Demographics

Cities and towns

Unincorporated areas

Education

External links

History

Navajo County was split from Apache County on March 21, 1895.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 25,795 km² (9,959 mi²). 25,779 km² (9,953 mi²) of it is land and 16 km² (6 mi²) of it (0.06%) is water.
Many people think that Arizona is a vast, open desert without vegetation. However, Navajo County offers not only the infamous Monument Valley, but Keams Canyon, the entry to the Petrified Forest, the largest stand of Ponderosa Pines in North America, and Sunrise Ski Resort which is owned and operated by the White Mountain Apache tribe.

Adjacent Counties

★ Apache County, Arizona - east

★ Graham County, Arizona - south

★ Gila County, Arizona - southwest

★ Coconino County, Arizona - west

★ San Juan County, Utah - north

Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 97,470 people, 30,043 households, and 23,073 families residing in the county. The population density was 4/km² (10/mi²). There were 47,413 housing units at an average density of 2/km² (5/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 47.74% Native American, 45.91% White, 0.88% Black or African American, 0.33% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 3.15% from other races, and 1.94% from two or more races. 8.22% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 24.77% reported speaking Navajo at home, 5.94% other Southern Athabaskan languages, 4.71% Spanish, and 3.23% Hopi [1].
There were 30,043 households out of which 40.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.50% were married couples living together, 16.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.20% were non-families. 19.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.17 and the average family size was 3.68.
In the county the population was spread out with 35.40% under the age of 18, 8.80% from 18 to 24, 25.30% from 25 to 44, 20.40% from 45 to 64, and 10.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 98.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.20 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $28,569, and the median income for a family was $32,409. Males had a median income of $30,509 versus $21,621 for females. The per capita income for the county was $11,609. About 23.40% of families and 29.50% of the population were below the poverty line, including 36.60% of those under age 18 and 20.30% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

★ Holbrook

★ Pinetop-Lakeside

★ Show Low

★ Snowflake

★ Taylor

★ Winslow

Unincorporated areas

★ Chilchinbito

★ Cibecue

★ Dilkon

★ East Fork

★ First Mesa

★ Greasewood

★ Heber-Overgaard

★ Hotevilla-Bacavi

★ Indian Springs

★ Jeddito

★ Joseph City

★ Kayenta

★ Keams Canyon

★ Kykotsmovi Village

★ Linden

★ Oljato

★ Oraibi

★ Piñon

★ Second Mesa

★ Shongopovi

★ Shonto

★ Whiteriver

★ Winslow West

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

External links

★ Official county homepage