Navajo County

The former Navajo County Courthouse has been on the NRHP since July 1978.
administration
US state :	Arizona
Administrative headquarters :	Holbrook
Foundation :	March 15, 1895
Demographics
Residents :	107,449  (2010)
Population density :	4.2 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	25,795 km²
Water surface :	16 km²
map
Website : www.co.navajo.az.us

The Navajo County is a county in the northeast of the US state of Arizona . The county seat is in Holbrook .

geography

The county has an area of ​​25,778 square kilometers, including 16 square kilometers of water. Most of the area is also part of the Navajo Nation Reservation .

history

The county was formed on March 21, 1895 and named after the Navajo .

The Fort Apache Historic District was recognized as a National Historic Landmark in March 2012.

55 buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) (as of May 7, 2020), including the Fort Apache Historic District , the Awatovi Ruins and Old Oraibi have the status of a National Historic Landmark .

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents		± in%
1900	8829		-
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%
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%
1900-1990 2000 2010 Navajo County's age pyramid (as of 2000)

As of the 2000 census , Navajo County had 97,470 people. There were 30,043 households and 23,073 families. The population density was 4 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 45.91% White, 0.88% African American, 47.74% Native American, 0.33% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, and 3.15% other races Groups; 1.94% were from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 8.22% percent of the population.

Of the 30,043 households, 40.50% percent had children and adolescents under the age of 18 living with them. 55.50% percent were married couples living together, 16.30% percent were single mothers, 23.20% percent were non-families. 19.90% were single households and 7.20% had someone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.17 and the average family size was 3.68 people.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 35.40% of residents under 18 years of age, 8.80% between 18 and 24 years of age, 25.30% between 25 and 44 years of age, 20.40% between 45 and 64 years of age 10.00% were 65 years of age or over. The average age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 98.70 males, for every 100 females aged 18 and over there were 97.20 males.

The median income for a household in the 28,569 USD , and the median income for a family was 32,409 USD. Males had a median income of $ 30,509 versus $ 21,621 for females. The per capita income was $ 11,609. 29.50% of the population and 23.40% of families are below the poverty line. 36.60% of them are under 18 years of age and 20.30% are 65 years of age or older.

Places in Navajo County

There are six parishes in Navajo County, including three cities and three towns . For statistical purposes, the US Census Bureau maintains 32 census-designated places that are subordinate to the county and are not self-governing. Like the Unincorporated Communities, these are unincorporated areas.

Cities Holbrook Show low Winslow

Towns Pinetop Lakeside Snowflake Taylor

Census-designated places

Chilchinbito Cibecue Clay Springs Dilkon East Fork

First Mesa Fort Apache Greasewood Heber-Overgaard Hotevilla-Bacavi

Indian Wells Jeddito Joseph City Kayenta Keams Canyon

Kykotsmovi Village Lake of the Woods Linden trees McNary 1 Kykotsmovi Village

Linden trees Oljato-Monument Valley Pinedale Pinon Second Mesa

Shongopovi Shonto Sun Valley White Mountain Lake Whiteriver

Winslow West 2 Woodruff

Unincorporated Communities

Aponi-vi Aripine Arntz Baby rocks Bacavi Bell Betatakin Overlook

Bidahochi Burton Castle Butte Cedar Springs Chakpahu Cibecue Creek Goodwater

Grasshopper Hano Hard rocks Headquarters Hibbard Huk Ovi Indian Pine

Kawaika-A Manila Mumurva Ah, tea Navajo Gospel Mission Navajo Mountain Oraibi

Penzance Pink Arrow Pivahn-hon-kya-pi Polacca Robinson Trail Crossing Roundy Crossing Shumway

Silver Creek Sipaulovi Smoke signal Sponsors Sunset Tsegi Twin buttes

Ubank Place Wepo Village White Mountain Lakes Estates

¹mostly in Apache County

²partly in Coconino County

The Buffalo Pass on Indian Route 13 in the Lukachukai Mountains

Protected areas

Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest (partial) Fool Hollow Lake Recreation Area Homolovi Ruins State Park

Navajo National Monument Petrified Forest National Park (partial)

Individual evidence

1. ^ Navajo County Courthouse on the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed May 7, 2020.
2. ↑ GNIS-ID: 42808. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English). 
3. ↑ Charles Curry Aiken, Joseph Nathan Kane: The American Counties: Origins of County Names, Dates of Creation, Area, and Population Data, 1950-2010 . 6th edition. Scarecrow Press, Lanham 2013, ISBN 978-0-8108-8762-6 , pp. 219f.
4. ↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Arizona. National Park Service , accessed May 7, 2020.
5. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed May 7, 2020.
   Weekly List on the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed May 7, 2020.
   Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Arizona. National Park Service , accessed May 7, 2020.
6. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
7. ↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011
8. ↑ Excerpt from census.gov ( memento of the original from July 15, 2011 on WebCite ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved March 31, 2012 

Web links

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Coordinates: 35 ° 30 ′  N , 110 ° 17 ′  W