Winslow (Arizona)
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 Downtown Winslow |
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1880 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Arizona |
| County : | Navajo County |
| Coordinates : | 35 ° 1 ′ N , 110 ° 42 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Mountain Standard Time ( UTC − 7 ) |
| Residents : | 9,655 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 302.7 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 31.9 km 2 (approx. 12 mi 2 ) of which 31.9 km 2 (approx. 12 mi 2 ) is land |
| Height : | 1478 m |
| Postal code : | 86047 |
| Area code : | +1 928 |
| FIPS : | 04-83930 |
| GNIS ID : | 0013930 |
| Website : | ci.winslow.az.us |
| Mayor : | Robin R. Boyd |
Winslow ( Navajo : Béésh Sinil or Béésinil ) is a city in Navajo County in the US state of Arizona . According to the 2010 Census , the community had 9,655 inhabitants.
geography
Winslow is located at 1484 m on the Colorado Plateau . The community is located in the central and extreme western part of the county directly on the border with Coconino County . Little east of the municipal boundary runs the Little Colorado River in Homolovi State Park and through the eastern part of the city flows the most parched Ruby Wash .
In the west, the census-designated place Winslow West borders the community that is in off-reservation trust land of the Hopi reservation .
history
Winslow was founded in 1880 by the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad as the separation point of the Atchison and Topeka Railroad and the Santa Fe Railroad , which later merged to form the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway . The place was named after Edward Francis Winslow, president of the St. Louis - San Francisco Railway , who also owned half of the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad. Others believe the place was named after Tom Winslow, a prospector who lived in the area.
The first train came from Albuquerque in 1881 . The first settler was “Doc” Demerest in 1880, a hotel owner who did business for a while in a tent. A regular train station was built in 1881 and a post office was opened on January 10, 1882 . The first stone building was built by JH Breed. In 1900 Winslow was incorporated.
Route 66 originally ran through the city and is now used by State Routes 87 and 99. Outside the city, Route 66 was replaced by Interstate 40 , which has served as a bypass from Winslow since 1977.
Winslow was the largest city in northern Arizona from 1900 to the 1950s.
Demographics
According to the 2010 census , Winslow had 9655 people in 2914 households. The population density was 306.8 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, there were 2.79 people each in the 2914 households.
The racial the population was composed of 53.4 percent white, 25.7 percent Native American, 9 percent from other races, 5.7 percent African American, 0.1 percent Asian and 0.1 percent Hawaiian or other Pacific islanders; 5.2 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 32.8 percent of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.
26.2 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 63.6 percent were between 18 and 64 and 10.2 percent were 65 years or older. 44.7 percent of the population were female.
The average annual income for a household was 52,111 USD . The per capita income was $ 17,690. 16.2 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
traffic
The city is off Interstate 40 and has three exits, Hipkoe Drive to the west, North Park Drive to the center, and Transcon Lane to the east. Arizona State Route 87 and Arizona State Route 99 , which intersect here and share a route to the south, run through Winslow itself .
The city is connected to the rail network and is served daily in both directions by the Amtrak's Southwest Chief . The nearest stops are Flagstaff to the west and Gallup , New Mexico to the east. The railway is part of the Southern Transcon corridor of the BNSF Railway , the largest rail freight company in the United States.
Furthermore, Winslow has had its own airport, Winslow-Lindbergh Regional Airport, since 1929. This was originally built and operated by Transcontinental Air Transport , but is currently not in commercial use. It was designed by Charles Lindbergh , who lived in Winslow during construction.
Attractions
Winslow is best known for the nearby Barringer Crater , the first meteorite impact crater to be recognized as such . There is a visitor center with a museum - u. a. an original space capsule from the 1960s is shown. The Canyon Diablo , over which Interstate 40 runs, runs near the village .
North of Winslow is the Little Painted Desert County Park , whose landscape is similar to that of the Painted Desert .
The town includes the Historic District La Posada as well as the Old Trails Museum and the Winslow Arts Trust Museum .
Others
Winslow is also known through the song "Take it Easy" by the country rock group Eagles :
- "Standing on a corner in Winslow, Arizona, such a fine sight to see, it's a girl my Lord in a flatbed Ford slowing down to take a look at me ..." .
Furthermore, a Martian crater was named after Winslow .
sons and daughters of the town
- Arthur T. LaPrade (1895–1957), lawyer and politician
- Richard G. Kleindienst (1923–2000), politician and US attorney general
- Brad Carson (* 1967), politician
- Erika Alexander (* 1969), actress
- Nick Hysong (* 1971), pole vaulter
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ A b c Will Croft Barnes: Arizona Place Names . University of Arizona Press, 1988, pp. 503 ( Winslow in Google Book Search).
- ↑ a b c d Ann-Mary J. Lutzick, Winslow Historical Society, Old Trails Museum Archives: Winslow . Arcadia Publishing, 2013, p. 128 ( Winslow on page 9 in Google Book Search).
- ↑ Nancy Capace: Encyclopedia of Arizona . Somerset Publishers, Inc, 1999, pp. 443 ( Winslow on p. 218 in Google Book Search).
- ↑ Peter Massey & Jeanne Wilson: Backcountry Adventures Arizona: The Ultimate Guide to the Arizona Backcountry for Anyone With a Sport Utility Vehicle . Adler Publishing, 2006, p. 573 ( Winslow on p. 58 in Google Book Search).
- ↑ American Fact Finder United States Census Bureau