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Kaibab, Arizona

Kaibab is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Mohave County, Arizona, United States. It is within the Kaibab Indian Reservation. The population of the CDP was 140 at the 2020 census.

Geography
Kaibab is located in the northeast corner of Mohave County at 36.91278°N, -112.66861°W (36.912680, -112.668732). Arizona State Route 389 forms the southern edge of the CDP; the highway leads northeast 13 mi to Fredonia and northwest 18 mi to Colorado City. The townsite of Kaibab is 3 mi north of AZ 389 on Pipe Spring Road.

Pipe Spring National Monument is in the southwest corner of the CDP, close to AZ 389. The CDP is bordered to the north by the CDP of Moccasin. According to the United States Census Bureau, the Kaibab CDP has a total area of 16.7 sqkm, of which 0.02 sqkm, or 0.1%, is water.

The townsite is located at a section of the Vermilion Cliffs and a southeast stretch of the Moccasin Mountains.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 275 people, 88 households, and 69 families living in the CDP. The population density was 1.5 PD/sqmi. There were 116 housing units at an average density of 0.6 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the CDP was 40% White, 53% Native American, 4% from other races, and 4% from two or more races. 8% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. (Note: percentages do not total 100% because of rounding.)

There were 88 households, out of which 53% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44% were married couples living together, 28% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21% were non-families. 19% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.1 and the average family size was 3.5.

In the CDP, the age distribution of the population shows 44% under the age of 18, 9% from 18 to 24, 23% from 25 to 44, 20% from 45 to 64, and 4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 22 years. For every 100 females, there were 75.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.2 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $21,458, and the median income for a family was $22,679. Males had a median income of $25,313 versus $16,607 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $9,421. About 27% of families and 30% of the population were below the poverty line, including 35% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those 65 or over.

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Kaibito, Arizona

Kaibeto is a census-designated place (CDP) in Coconino County, Arizona, United States. The population was 1,522 at the 2010 census.

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 16.0 sqmi, all land.

It is 40 mi south of Page, and at the midpoint between that city and Tuba City.

Climate
According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Kaibeto has a semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,607 people, 333 households, and 302 families living in the CDP. The population density was 100.6 PD/sqmi. There were 398 housing units at an average density of 24.9 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the CDP was 99.2% Native American, 0.4% White, 0.1% Black or African American, and 0.4% from two or more races. 0.1% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 333 households, out of which 68.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.8% were married couples living together, 21.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 9.3% were non-families. 8.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 4.83 and the average family size was 5.17.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 49.3% under the age of 18, 11.1% from 18 to 24, 24.3% from 25 to 44, 12.0% from 45 to 64, and 3.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 18 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.4 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $36,250, and the median income for a family was $41,016. Males had a median income of $31,477 versus $18,472 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $8,465. About 25.7% of families and 28.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 30.4% of those under age 18 and 34.4% of those age 65 or over.

Education
There are two Bureau of Indian Education (BIE)-affiliated schools for Native Americans in the area, the K-8 Kaibeto Boarding School in Kaibito and the Shonto Preparatory School (K-12) in Shonto.

Most of the Kaibito CDP is served by the Page Unified School District, while a portion is in the Tuba City Unified School District. Page High School and Tuba City High School are their respective comprehensive high schools.

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LeChee, Arizona

LeChee is a census-designated place (CDP) in Coconino County, Arizona, United States. The population was 1,443 at the 2010 census.

Geography
LeChee lies in the northwest corner of the Navajo Nation adjacent to the southeastern side of the non-reservation city of Page.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 16.9 sqmi, all land.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,606 people, 332 households, and 310 families living in the CDP. The population density was 94.8 PD/sqmi. There were 386 housing units at an average density of 22.8 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the CDP was 98.4% Native American, 0.8% (or 12 people) White, and 0.9% (or 14 people) from two or more races. Fifteen members (or 0.9%) of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 332 households, out of which 74.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.7% were married couples living together, 23.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 6.6% were non-families. 6.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 1.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 4.84 and the average family size was 4.95.

In the CDP, the age distribution of the population shows 49.9% under the age of 18, 9.7% from 18 to 24, 27.3% from 25 to 44, 10.6% from 45 to 64, and 2.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 18 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.3 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $48,375, and the median income for a family was $42,212. Males had a median income of $31,250 versus $27,188 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $10,378. About 16.2% of families and 15.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.5% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

Education
LeChee is served by the Page Unified School District. Page High School is the local high school.

Notable person

 * Nicco Montaño (born 1988), mixed martial artist

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Leupp, Arizona

Leupp   is a census-designated place (CDP) in Coconino County, Arizona, on the Navajo Nation, United States. The population was 951 at the 2010 census.

In 1902 an Indian boarding school was constructed here, administered by the Bureau of Indian Affairs. It had been closed before the US entry into World War II. In 1942 the facility was converted for use as the Leupp Isolation Center, designed to detain Japanese and Japanese-American internees from the several larger internment camps established by the War Relocation Authority to hold citizens and immigrants from the West Coast. They were sent here if characterized as troublemakers; some were men trying to regain their rights as American citizens.

History
The Navajo and their ancestors occupied this area for thousands of years. In 1868 they were forced by the United States to agree to a reservation, which was within the New Mexico Territory until 1912. After Arizona and New Mexico were admitted as states, the reservation extended across their common border.

In 1902, the Bureau of Indian Affairs established an Indian boarding school in Leupp, to serve Navajo and other Native American children in the large region. The population was spread out too far for most children to be able to commute to the school, so they lived as boarders at the BIA school. Soon afterward, the school was moved to a new location known as Old Leupp. Old Leupp is a few miles to the southeast of Leupp.

In 1907, Leupp was designated by the Bureau of Indian Affairs as the headquarters of the Leupp Indian Land. The BIA had an office at Leupp. This was one of five Navajo Indian Lands that existed before 1936, when the nation reorganized under a constitutional government. In 1910, John Walker built the Leupp Trading Post from quarried sandstone at the newly established community now called "Old Leupp". The BIA had begun building its agency headquarters there for this part of the Navajo lands. By 1912, Walker sold the post to an unknown party.
 * Leupp Trading Post

In 1929 Stanton K. Borum and his wife Ida Mae became owners of the Leupp Trading Post. They added to the original structure, creating a two-story structure: the Trading Post was on the ground floor and their residence on the second floor.

In 1944 William E. and Lucile McGee, who had been in the trading post business since 1923, purchased Leupp Trading Post from Ida Mae Borum. After William and Lucile retired in 1968, their son, Ralph, and his wife, Ellen, took over the business, running the Leupp Trading Post until 1982.

In the late 20th century, the trading post was closed. The building was dismantled so that its materials could be used elsewhere. Nothing other than the foundation remains.

World War II
Choctaw and Cherokee American soldiers served as code talkers in Europe during World War I, also known as the Great War. Germans were known to have sent people to the US in the postwar period to learn these languages before World War II broke out, so the US did not repeat using code talkers from these tribes in Europe.

Philip Johnston was a European American who had grown up in the Leupp area with his missionary parents, where he learned some Navajo. As an engineer in World War II, he suggested to the Marines to use the Navajo language as a code against the Japanese. He knew how impenetrable and complex the language was, making it nearly impossible for an outsider to learn easily. The Navajo language is so complex with its dialect and sentence structure that it would take code talkers $2 1/2$ minutes to successfully translate and transmit and then re-translate the message. But this effort would have taken hours for soldiers trained in other codes to complete. Had it not been for growing up in this area, Johnston probably would have never interacted with the Navajo people and learned the language, and the Navajo code talkers may not have been used. Their effort is believed to have helped the US in the war immeasurably. Their code, based on Navajo, was unbreakable until the US government released the top-secret files years later.

Leupp Isolation Center
During World War II, the US Army took over the abandoned Bureau of Indian Affairs boarding school in Leupp to use as the Leupp Isolation Center, for Japanese American internees considered "troublemakers" by authorities at other internment camps. The first inmates were transferred from Manzanar Isolation Center, which had preceded the use of Leupp for this purpose. In December 1942 a clash had taken place between camp guards and several hundred Japanese-American internees. Two prisoners were killed, and nine prisoners and one guard were injured.

The 16 men suspected as having instigated the protests were removed from camp and placed in surrounding town jails. While they were held in jail (without being charged with a crime or allowed a hearing), War Relocation Authority officials converted a former Civilian Conservation Corps camp outside Moab, Utah, into a temporary isolation center for "noncompliant" Japanese Americans. The 16 men from Manzanar arrived in Moab on January 11, 1943. Over the next three months, another 25 "troublemakers"—mostly men who had resisted the WRA's attempts to assess the loyalty of incarcerated Japanese Americans by asking them to take a poorly worded oath—were brought to Moab. On April 27 most of the population was transferred to Leupp. (Five men, serving sentences in the nearby county jail after protesting conditions in the isolation center, were transported to Leupp in a five-by-six-foot box on the back of a truck. Their separate transportation was arranged by Moab director Francis Frederick, who had also sentenced them for "unlawful assembly.")

Additional internees were sent here from Tule Lake, Topaz and other camps. Leupp housed a population of approximately 50–60 prisoners at a time, with a total of 80 Japanese Americans passing through the isolation center while it operated. The 52 inmates then residing in Leupp were transferred to the stockade at Tule Lake (converted to a segregation center for "disloyal" Japanese Americans earlier that year) on December 2, 1943. The camp technically remained open, retained with minimal maintenance, until September 20, 1944. On that date it was returned to Department of the Interior authority.

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 35.1 sqkm, of which 0.02 sqkm, or 0.05%, is water.

It is about 45 mi southeast of Flagstaff.

Climate
According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Leupp has a semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 970 people, 228 households, and 206 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 73.9 PD/sqmi. There were 277 housing units at an average density of 21.1 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the CDP was 98.1% Native American, 0.6% White, 0.1% from other races, and 1.1% from two or more races. 1.0% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 228 households, out of which 54.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.9% were married couples living together, 29.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 9.6% were non-families. 9.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 0.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 4.25 and the average family size was 4.53.

In the CDP, the age distribution of the population shows 43.7% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 25.7% from 25 to 44, 17.2% from 45 to 64, and 4.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 23 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.1 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $21,458, and the median income for a family was $29,219. Males had a median income of $28,661 versus $24,531 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $8,137. About 29.4% of families and 33.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 45.0% of those under age 18 and 43.1% of those age 65 or over.

Education
Leupp is zoned to schools in the Flagstaff Unified School District (FUSD). It operates Leupp Public School here, a K-5 elementary school. all of the students are Native American. In addition to Leupp, its attendance zone includes Birdsprings and Tolani Lake. The sole FUSD school in the Navajo reservation, it previously served as a K-8 school. Grades 6–8 are now served by another school.

According to Mitch Strohmann, the public relations official at FUSD, this school had "made some amazing strides in recent years."

Construction on the current campus was scheduled to start in summer 2002. Within the campus, which had a cost of $2.8 million, is a hogan that was dedicated in January 2002. FUSD consulted with the school community on the design of the school.

For secondary grades, residents are zoned to Mount Elden Middle School and Flagstaff High School.

Leupp Schools, Inc. is a tribally controlled boarding school located here. The Navajo Nation manages and operates it under contract to the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE), which funds it.

Notable residents

 * Marilou Schultz (Navajo), textile artist and math teacher

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Moenkopi, Arizona

Moenkopi is a census-designated place (CDP) in Coconino County, Arizona, United States, adjacent to the southeast side of Tuba City off U.S. Route 160. The population was 964 at the 2010 census.

A Hopi community, it was founded in 1870 as a summer farming area by people from the Hopi Third Mesa village of Oraibi. It is 40 mi west of Third Mesa and is divided into the villages of Upper Moenkopi and Lower Moenkopi. It lies in a 250.306 km2 exclave of the Hopi Reservation which is separated from the main part of the reservation which lies to the east. Both parts are surrounded by Navajo Nation territory. The smaller section comprises only 3.8 percent of the Hopi Reservation's land area and 13.2 percent (916 persons) of its population.

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.6 sqmi, all land.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 901 people, 242 households, and 202 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 561.9 PD/sqmi. There were 284 housing units at an average density of 177.1 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the CDP was 96.7% Native American, 1.7% from two or more races, 1.4% White, 0.2% from other races, and Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.8% of the population.

There were 242 households, out of which 36.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.7% were married couples living together, 28.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.5% were non-families. 14.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.72 and the average family size was 4.06.

In the CDP, the age distribution of the population showed 35.2% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 23.1% from 25 to 44, 20.0% from 45 to 64, and 12.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.0 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $38,710, and the median income for a family was $38,266. Males had a median income of $49,063 versus $28,409 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $11,432. About 15.6% of families and 13.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.8% of those under the age of 18 and 4.5% of those 65 and older.

Education
Tuba City Unified School District is the local school district. Tuba City High School is the comprehensive high school.

There is a tribal school, Moencopi Day School, in Monekopi that is affiliated with the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE).

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Mountainaire, Arizona

Mountainaire is a census-designated place (CDP) in Coconino County, Arizona, United States. The population was 1,119 at the 2010 census.

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 10.2 square miles (26.5 km2), all land.

Mountainaire CDP includes Kachina Hills and Mountainaire subdivisions, and nearby areas.

Climate
This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 °F. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Mountainaire has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,014 people, 417 households, and 246 families living in the CDP. The population density was 99.2 PD/sqmi. There were 556 housing units at an average density of 54.4 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the CDP was 86.1% White, 0.3% Black or African American, 7.7% Native American, 0.3% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 3.1% from other races, and 2.5% from two or more races. 6.6% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 417 households, out of which 31.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.8% were married couples living together, 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.0% were non-families. 26.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 3.04.

In the CDP, the age distribution of the population shows 24.7% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 39.6% from 25 to 44, 23.5% from 45 to 64, and 3.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 110.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.6 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $41,250, and the median income for a family was $49,355. Males had a median income of $32,406 versus $27,125 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $23,625. About 5.3% of families and 7.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.9% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

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Munds Park, Arizona

Munds Park is an unincorporated census-designated place (CDP) in Coconino County, Arizona, United States. The year round population was 631 at the 2010 census.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,250 people, 583 households, and 378 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 56.0 PD/sqmi. There were 2,994 housing units at an average density of 134.2 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the CDP was 95.9% White, 0.3% Black or African American, 0.8% Native American, 0.2% Asian, 1.2% from other races, and 1.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.7% of the population.

There were 583 households, out of which 16.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.2% were married couples living together, 2.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.0% were non-families. 26.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.14 and the average family size was 2.58.

In the CDP, the age distribution of the population shows 15.5% under the age of 18, 4.3% from 18 to 24, 21.3% from 25 to 44, 36.1% from 45 to 64, and 22.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 50 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.3 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $41,432, and the median income for a family was $49,803. Males had a median income of $40,558 versus $22,200 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $22,769. About 4.4% of families and 7.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.4% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 22.3 sqmi, of which 22.3 sqmi is land and 0.04 sqmi (0.1%) is water.

Climate
According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Sunset Crater has a Continental climate, abbreviated "Dsa" on climate maps.

Community
Munds Park is widely regarded for its variety of outdoor recreation opportunities in all seasons. The Munds Park Trail System is a collection of trails surrounding the town designated for hiking, mountain biking, and ATVs. It is an extremely popular summer destination for off-road and All-Terrain Vehicles. The Arizona Trail passes between Munds Park and Mormon Lake. At large camping is allowed in the adjacent Coconino National Forest for portions of the year.

Several lakes can be found in the area. Located directly in Munds Park is Lake O'Dell, a small lake created by an earthen dam on Munds Creek. Lake O’Dell is popular among kayakers and local fishermen. It is a haven for both migratory and non-migratory bird species, including ospreys and bald eagles. Other nearby lakes used for outdoor recreation include Lake Mary and Mormon Lake, Arizona's largest natural lake, along with dozens of springs and natural ponds known as tanks.

Munds Park is located within Arizona Hunting Unit 6A, and is among the richest units for elk, deer, and other large game in the United States. 6A is heavily forested and is crossed by dozens of dirt roads. Also located in Munds Park is Pinewood Country Club, a private 18-hole championship golf course.

The official paper of Munds Park since 1993 is the Pinewood News. The paper notes events, history and local news.

Pinewood Country Club
Munds Park is home of the Pinewood Country Club, an 18-hole championship golf course. It is normally open from about Memorial Day through October. The clubhouse was constructed in the late 1950s and is home to two dining/event rooms, a restaurant, and a bar, plus it has a patio for outdoor seating. The club features a large driving range, chipping green, and putting green. The country club has a lightning warning system.

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Page, Arizona

Page is a city in Coconino County, Arizona, United States, near the Glen Canyon Dam and Lake Powell. As of the 2010 census, the population of the city was 7,247.

History
Page was founded in 1957 as a housing community for workers and their families during the construction of nearby Glen Canyon Dam on the Colorado River. Its 17 sqmi site was obtained in a land exchange with the Navajo Nation. The city is perched atop Manson Mesa at an elevation of 4300 ft above sea level and 600 ft above Lake Powell.

The city was originally called Government Camp, but was later named for John C. Page, commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation, 1936–1943.

After the dam was completed in 1966, Page officially incorporated as a town on March 1, 1975. The city grew steadily to today's population over 7,000. Because of the new roads and bridge built for use during construction, it has become the gateway to the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area and Lake Powell, attracting more than 3 million visitors per year. Page is also the home of two of the largest electrical generation units in the western United States. Glen Canyon Dam has a 1,288,000-kilowatt capacity when fully online. The other power plant to the southeast is the Navajo Generating Station, which ceased operations in 2019. It was a coal-fired steam plant with an output capability of 2,250,000 kilowatts. On December 18, 2020, the three smokestacks of the Navajo Generating Station were demolished.

In 1997, Antelope Canyon was opened to tourism on Navajo land adjacent to Page. This natural slot canyon, formed by erosion, created a increased tourism for Page.

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 16.6 sqmi, of which 16.6 sqmi are land and 0.04 sqmi, or 0.12%, is water.

Climate
Page has an arid climate (Köppen BWk) with hot, very dry summers and chilly winters with very little snow. It is located in the southern edge of the Great Basin Desert on the Colorado Plateau. It is very dry due to being in the rainshadow of the mountains of California and too far north to get consistent North American monsoons.

Demographics
As of the census of 2010, 7,247 people, 2,518 households, and 1,822 families resided in the city. The population density was 426.3 PD/sqmi. The 2,787 housing units averaged 163.9 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 57.6% White, 0.3% African American, 34.0% Native American, 0.9% Asian, 2.1% from other races, and 5.0% from two or more races. About 7.3% of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 2,518 households, 40.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.9% were married couples living together, 12.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.6% were not families. Around 20.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.87, and the average family size was 3.32.

In the city, the population was distributed as 29.6% under the age of 18, 10.4% from 18 to 24, 26.2% from 25 to 44, 26.0% from 45 to 64, and 9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.9 males.

As of the 2015 American Community Survey, the median income for a household in the city was $57,161, and for a family was $64,135. Males had a median full-time income of $47,779 versus $37,656 for females. The per capita income for the city was $24,338. About 14.1% of families and 14.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.7% of those under age 18 and 1.5% of those age 65 or over.

Top employers
According to Page's 2020 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the top employers in the city are:

Education
Much of Page is served by the Page Unified School District. The public schools are Lake View Primary School; Desert View Intermediate School, Page Middle School, Page High School, Manson Mesa High School, and Tse Yaato High School. The Glen Canyon Outdoor Academy is the only charter school.

Portions of Page are in the Fredonia-Moccasin Unified School District.

Media

 * KNAD 91.7 NPR repeater station.
 * KXAZ 93.3 Page
 * KPLD 105.1 Kanab
 * KPGE 1340 AM

The Lake Powell Chronicle is the weekly newspaper in Page.

The 2001 movie Evolution was filmed in Page.

Transportation
Page is located on U.S. Route 89. Arizona State Route 98 heads east into the Navajo Reservation.

Public transportation is provided by Helping Hands Agency, a local nonprofit, under the name Express, with service extending to Tuba City, Cameron, Shonto, and Wahweap.

National Park Express provides a daily shuttle between Page and Las Vegas and Page and Grand Canyon Village.

Page Municipal Airport serves Page with scheduled, charter, and general aviation.

Notable people

 * Matt Haryasz, professional basketball player
 * Fred Keller, politician
 * Mary Antonia Wood, artist

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Parks, Arizona

Parks is a census-designated place (CDP) in Coconino County, Arizona, United States. The population was 1,188 at the 2010 census.

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 446.4 sqkm, of which 446.3 sqkm is land and 0.06 sqkm, or 0.01%, is water.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,137 people, 462 households, and 342 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 6.6 PD/sqmi. There were 918 housing units at an average density of 5.3 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the CDP was 93.7% White, 0.4% Black or African American, 0.7% Native American, 0.4% Asian, 0.5% Pacific Islander, 1.8% from other races, and 2.6% from two or more races. 5.2% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 462 households, out of which 29.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.6% were married couples living together, 5.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.8% were non-families. 18.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.78.

In the CDP, the age distribution of the population shows 22.6% under the age of 18, 3.9% from 18 to 24, 29.2% from 25 to 44, 34.3% from 45 to 64, and 10.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 109.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.6 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $39,886, and the median income for a family was $45,000. Males had a median income of $34,500 versus $27,875 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $19,377. About 6.4% of families and 9.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.6% of those under age 18 and 5.7% of those age 65 or over.

title: Parks, Arizona


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Supai, Arizona

Supai is a census-designated place (CDP) in Coconino County, Arizona, United States, within the Grand Canyon.

As of the 2010 census, the CDP had a population of 208. The capital of the Havasupai Indian Reservation, Supai is the only place in the United States where mail is still carried in and out by mules.

Supai has been referred to as "the most remote community" in the contiguous United States by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. It is accessible only by helicopter, on foot or by mule. Supai is 8 mi from the nearest road and has no automobiles in the community.

History
In 1910 there was a flood of Supai which affected the town.

In the 1960s Martin Goodfriend, a tourist, began to advocate for the Supai people, and a columnist of the Arizona Republic, Don Dedera, wrote articles about Goodfriend's findings. Dedera stated that Goodfriend countered a view that Supai was a kind of "Shangri-la".

Tourists and some residents were evacuated from Supai and surrounding area on August 17 and 18, 2008, due to flooding of Havasu Creek complicated by the failure of the earthen Redlands Dam (subsequent to the main flooding event ) after a night of heavy rainfall. Evacuees were taken to Peach Springs, Arizona. More heavy rains were expected and a flash flood warning was put into effect, necessitating the evacuation, according to the National Park Service. The floods were significant enough to attract coverage from international media.

Damage to the trails, bridges, and campground was severe enough for Havasupai to close visitor access to the village, campground, and falls until the spring of 2009. Further flooding in 2010 resulted in damage to repairs made previously and closures effective until May 2011. In July 2018, flash flooding forced the helicopter evacuation of 200 visitors. All tourism was suspended from March 2020 until February 2023 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Geography and climate
Located within the Grand Canyon, Supai is accessible only by foot, pack animal or helicopter. It is the only place in the United States where mules still carry the mail, most of which is food.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.7 sqmi, all land. It lies 3195 ft above sea level.

Climate
Supai has a semi-arid climate, with very hot summers coupled with mild nights, and relatively mild winters with nights cooling off to below freezing on many days.

Demographics
As with many communities living on reservations, the census is often miscounted. In the 2020 census, the population of Supai was counted as zero. In 2023, the Associated Press reported that "about 500 of the nearly 770" members of the Havasupai tribe live in the village.

As of the census of 2010, there were 208 people and 43 households. The racial makeup of the CDP was 96.6% Native American, 0.5% White, 0.5% Other, and 2.4% of mixed race. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.3% of the population.

There were 43 households, out of which 34.9% were married families living together, 32.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 14.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 18.6% were non-families. 16.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 4.84.

In the CDP the population was spread out, with 30.8% under the age of 16, 10.4% from 16 to 21, 54.8% from 21 to 65, and 4.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 25.2 years. 48.6% of the population was male; 51.4% was female.

Government and infrastructure
Supai is located inside the Grand Canyon on tribal lands outside of national park jurisdiction and is governed by the tribe.

There is a post office in Supai. Mules are used to ferry mail between Supai and the rest of the United States. Perishable goods are, as of 2016, stored in a walk-in freezer at the Peach Springs, Arizona, post office while they await being loaded onto mules. According to The Smithsonian, the Peach Springs post office is the only one in the country with a walk-in freezer.

A contractor, who as of 2016 had held the contract with the post office for 25 years, picks up the mail and drives it an hour to the trailhead, where it's loaded onto mules for the journey down the canyon. Each mule carries up to 200 pounds of mail.

Education
There is one K–8 school in Supai, Havasupai Elementary School, run by the Bureau of Indian Education. Additionally, by 1970 there was a Head Start program in Supai.

Supai lacks a high school. In 1988, Havasupai ES was K-8, and residents went to boarding schools after the 8th grade. The most common boarding school, that year, was Sherman Indian High School in Riverside, California. In 1967, most older students (past the second grade, the upper grade at Havasupai ES at the time) attended school in Fort Apache or Phoenix. In that time period some students went to boarding schools in California. Some other students stayed with host families and attended school district-operated public schools. Prior to its closure, the Phoenix Indian School was the closest Native American boarding high school to Supai.

According to Coconino County's parcel viewer, Supai is in the "Unorganized School District #00". According to Arizona law, an unorganized school district is one that does not have a high school. The 2010 U.S. Census school district map for Coconino County shows Supai as in "School District Not Defined".

Access
Supai can be reached by hiking 8 mi, descending 2004 ft in elevation from Hualapai Hilltop through the Hualapai Canyon. Helicopters also fly from Hualapai Hilltop into Supai. Hualapai Hilltop, the trailhead for Havasupai Trail, is located about 70 mi from the community of Peach Springs, along paved BIA Road 18.

Culture
Reggae music is popular in the Supai community; according to Afropop, the residents feel "a kinship with the Rastafarian faith". According Cannabis Culture, Bob Marley had wanted to visit but died before he could make the trip. Tyrone Downie and Cedelia Booker learned of the popularity of the music after Chris Blackwell encountered several Supai residents in a Las Vegas record store buying reggae and helicoptered into Supai in 1982 with a grand piano and played a concert.

In 1984 an Arizona reggae band, Shagnatty, gave a concert; a photojournalist accompanying the band reported residents told her the music had been popular in the community for as long as 25 years, when visitors from California had introduced it. She describes community members joining the band on stage and toasting in Supai.

Tourism
Tourism is economically important. When COVID-19 shut down area tourism, the tribe estimated a 60-day closure of tourism to Supai would result in a 15% loss to the tribe's annual revenues.

As of 2014 approximately 20,000 people visit each year, most to see and hike around Havasu Falls and other nearby waterfalls. There is a campground and Havasupai Lodge in Supai on tribal grounds, and a National Park Service campground and Phantom Ranch outside of Supai on national park grounds.

Services
Supai has one small, air-conditioned lodge (Havasupai Lodge), a convenience store and a cafe.

title: Supai, Arizona


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Tonalea, Arizona

Tonalea is a census-designated place (CDP) in Coconino County, Arizona, United States. The population was 549 at the 2010 census. It has also been known as Red Lake.

Geography
Tonalea is located along U.S. Route 160 (aka the Navajo Trail).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 9.7 sqmi, all land.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 562 people, 123 households, and 104 families living in the CDP. The population density was 58.2 PD/sqmi. There were 135 housing units at an average density of 14.0 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the CDP was 99.1% Native American, 0.7% White, and 0.2% from other races. 0.9% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 123 households, out of which 55.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.7% were married couples living together, 23.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 15.4% were non-families. 14.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 4.57 and the average family size was 5.13.

In the CDP, the age distribution of the population shows 48.9% under the age of 18, 10.1% from 18 to 24, 24.6% from 25 to 44, 13.0% from 45 to 64, and 3.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 19 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.9 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $32,059, and the median income for a family was $32,206. Males had a median income of $36,333 versus $15,750 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $8,171. About 10.8% of families and 13.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.9% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

Education
Tuba City Unified School District is the local school district. Tuba City High School is the comprehensive high school.

title: Tonalea, Arizona


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Tuba City, Arizona

Tuba City is an unincorporated town and census-designated place in Coconino County, Arizona, on the Navajo Nation, United States. It is the second-largest community in Coconino County. The population of the census-designated place (CDP) was 8,611 at the 2010 census.

It is the most populous community within the Navajo Nation, slightly larger than Shiprock, New Mexico, and the site of the headquarters of the Western Navajo Agency. The Hopi village of Moenkopi lies directly to its southeast, and Hopi also live in the city.

European Americans named the town in honor of chief Tuuvi, a Hopi man from Oraibi who converted to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and allowed Mormon migrants to settle in the area. The Navajo name for this community, , translates as "tangled waters". It likely refers to the many below-ground springs that are the source of several reservoirs.

Tuba City is located within the Painted Desert near the western edge of the Navajo Nation. Tuba City is located approximately 50 mi from the eastern entrance to Grand Canyon National Park and approximately 78 mi from Flagstaff. Most of Tuba City's residents are Navajo, with a small Hopi minority.

History
The Tuba City area was the territory of indigenous peoples for thousands of years. The community was first documented by Spanish explorers: Father Francisco Garcés visited the area in 1776, and recorded that the Hopi Indians were cultivating crops.

European-American migrants came as part of the Mormon movement to the West in the late 19th century. They named the town after Tuuvi, a Hopi man who converted to Mormonism circa 1870. He had invited the Mormons to settle near his village of Moenkopi without requiring them to gain individual permission. The Tuba City Trading Post was established in 1870, dealing with the Navajo and Paiute who came to the area for the natural springs, as well as the Hopi already in the area. European-American Mormon emigrants claimed to found Tuba City in 1872.

In 1956, uranium began to be mined near Tuba City. The regional office for the Rare Metals Corporation was established here, which founded a mill for processing. The Atomic Energy Commission had an office here as well. The mill closed in 1966. Reclamation of the millsite and tailings pile was completed in 1990 because the tailings had high radioactive content and were environmentally hazardous waste products that had to be cleared.

The Tuba City Regional Health Care Corporation hospital is located in Tuba City. It is a non-profit, Native American-run health care corporation that employs 1,200 people. The next nearest hospital is in Flagstaff.

Geography and climate
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 8.9 sqmi, all land.

Geologically, Tuba City is sited about the Glen Canyon Group from the early Jurassic (about 180–210 Ma) and on modern superficial Quaternary deposits.

It is located within the Painted Desert near the western edge of the Navajo Nation. The town is served by U.S. Route 160, near the junction with Arizona State Route 264. Tuba City is located approximately 50 mi from the eastern entrance to Grand Canyon National Park and approximately 78 mi from Flagstaff.

Arizona does not observe Daylight Saving Time, but the Navajo Nation does within its boundaries. In practice elements of Tuba City vary in practices: tribal offices and schools observe DST, while most private businesses conform to state practice and do not.

Tuba City is located in the rain shadow of the Mogollon Rim, which keeps out moisture from the Gulf of California. It has a cold desert climate (Köppen BWk) with hot, dry summers – though less hot than Phoenix – and cold, dry winters. Frosts are normal from October to April. The majority of winters do not have measurable snowfall due to the dryness of the air descending from mountains to the south.

2020 census
As of the 2020 census there were 8,072 people, 2,550 housing units, and 2,428 families in the CDP. The population density was 899.5 inhabitants per square mile. The racial makeup of the CDP was 5.0% White (223 people), 1.2% African American (28), 91.8% Native American (7,488), 0.0% Asian (118), 0.2% Pacific Islander (6), and 0.7% from two or more races (176). Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 5.6% (147).

The median age was 34.5 years old. 10.9% of the population were 65 or older, with 7.2% between the ages of 65 to 74, 3.2% between the ages of 75 to 84, and 0.6% were 85 or older. 1.5% of the population were foreign born. 26.7% of the population were under 18, and 6.6% were under 5. The gender makeup was 54.1% female and 45.9% male.

The median household income was $57,045, with families having $58,750, married couples had $86,979, and non-families had $41,875. 23.1% of the population were in poverty. The per capita income was $20,287.

2015 census
As of the census of 2015, there were 9,722 people, 2,360 households, and 1,675 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 921.6 PD/sqmi. There were 2,465 housing units at an average density of 274.0 /sqmi. The racial make-up of the CDP was 76.2% Native American, 8.4% White, 0.3% Black or African American, 0.8% Asian, <0.1% Pacific Islander, 0.6% from other races, and 1.5% from two or more races. 14.4% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 2,360 households, out of which 52.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.0% were married couples living together, 26.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.7% were non-families. 15.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 4.00 and the average family size was 4.49.

In the CDP, the age distribution of the population shows 42.8% under the age of 18, 9.8% from 18 to 24, 27.5% from 25 to 44, 15.7% from 45 to 64, and 4.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 23 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.3 males.

Tuba City's median household income is $47,091, and the median income for a family was $37,813. Males had a median income of $29,280 versus $26,855 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $14,140. About 23.1% of families and 28.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 33.0% of those under age 18 and 44.8% of those age 65 or over.

Attractions
The following attractions and infrastructure are located in Tuba City:
 * The Explore Navajo Interactive Museum, opened in 2007, is located next to the historic Tuba City Trading Post.
 * Ancient dinosaur tracks have been found and are preserved about 5 mi west of the town.
 * Coal Mine Canyon, a colorful canyon with many hoodoos, is 15 mi southeast.
 * Hahonogeh Canyon, near Coal Mine Canyon, is noteworthy for blue colors most visible at sunrise and sunset.
 * The Hopi have expanded tourist offerings: their Tuuvi Travel Center opened in 2008, a complex that cost $6.3 million. In 2010 they opened a motel, which cost $13 million. In 2011 a Denny's franchise restaurant opened across US Highway 160. The Hopi Nation plan a $100 million "Gateway to Hopiland" nearby.

Transportation
The town is served by U.S. Route 160, near the junction with Arizona State Route 264.

It is served by the Tuba City Airport.

Navajo Transit System provides connections to Flagstaff and Fort Defiance. Hopi Senom Transit provides connections to Moenkopi. Express provides connecting service to Page.

Education
The area is served by the Tuba City Unified School District, as well as several tribal/federal schools within the area.

Schools in Tuba City include:
 * Tuba City High School
 * Tuba City Jr. High School
 * Eagles' Nest Intermediate School
 * Tuba City Primary School
 * Nizhoni Accelerated Academy

Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) schools include:
 * Greyhills Academy High School (tribal)
 * Tuba City Boarding School (Bureau-operated) established 1906

Moencopi Day School (tribal) is in nearby Moenkopi.

Tertiary institutions include:
 * Diné College Tuba City Center
 * Online classes from Northern Arizona University.

Sports
On January 4, 1988, Northern Arizona beat Central Connecticut 72–70 in Tuba City in the first Division I basketball game ever played on an Indian reservation.

Notable people

 * Mary Morez, artist, was born near Tuba City
 * Jonathan Nez, ninth President of the Navajo Nation
 * Lori Piestewa, a soldier in the US Army, was killed in southern Iraq in 2003. In honor of her, Squaw Peak in Phoenix was renamed Piestewa Peak in 2008
 * Sunshine Sykes, a federal judge on the Central District of California
 * Aaron Yazzie, a mechanical engineer at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, was born in Tuba City

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Tusayan, Arizona

Tusayan is a town located in Coconino County, Arizona, United States. It was incorporated in 2010. A resort town near the south entrance to Grand Canyon National Park. The population was 558 at the 2010 census.

Geography
As an incorporated town, Tusayan has a land area of only 144 acres, or 0.225 sqmi, making it the smallest town in Arizona by area.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the census-designated place (CDP) in 2000 had a total area of 28.6 sqmi, of which 28.6 sqmi is land and 0.04% is water.

Climate
Under the Köppen climate classification, Tusayan has either a warm-summer Mediterranean climate (Csb) or a dry-summer continental climate (Dsb), depending on which variant of the system is used. Summer days are hot while nights are refreshingly cool. Wintertime is generally cold, with highs in the 40's and lows in the teens. Diurnal temperature range is very high year-round in Tusayan, but even more so during summer, with an average June day with a high of 82 degrees and low of 40 degrees.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 562 people, 222 households, and 101 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 19.7 PD/sqmi. There were 313 housing units at an average density of 11.0 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the CDP was 69.2% White, 15.8% Native American, 1.1% Black or African American, 11.6% from other races, and 2.3% from two or more races. 30.3% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 222 households, out of which 27.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 30.2% were married couples living together, 9.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 54.1% were non-families. 32.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 1.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 3.38.

In the CDP, the age distribution of the population shows 25.4% under the age of 18, 15.5% from 18 to 24, 36.5% from 25 to 44, 20.1% from 45 to 64, and 2.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females, there were 128.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 125.3 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $34,917, and the median income for a family was $45,625. Males had a median income of $28,125 versus $21,250 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $16,637. About 14.9% of families and 18.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.0% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

Economy

Tusayan is approximately one mile from the south entrance to Grand Canyon National Park. The town's businesses mainly serve tourists visiting the park although some local residents have shown interest in making the town itself a tourist destination. Hotels in Tusayan have approx 1,100 rooms (more than GCNP).

Transportation
Grand Canyon National Park Airport is in Tusayan.

Arizona State Route 64, coming from Williams and U. S. Route 180, coming from Flagstaff serve Tusayan. They share a four-lane highway through town, which becomes two lanes outside the business district. The route designations then split south of town at Valle.

Incorporation
The community first explored incorporation in the early 1990s. Legislation passed to allow it, but was challenged and defeated as unconstitutional because it applied only to Tusayan. In 2003, new legislation was passed allowing any community of 500 or more to incorporate if located in proximity to a national park or monument. The Tusayan-Grand Canyon Chamber of Commerce appointed a task force of who studied the issue for four years. In June 2007, they made a neutral presentation to the community, offering revenue projections and an overview of pros and cons. In April 2008, about 30 voters signed a petition to put the question of incorporation on the September 2, 2008, ballot. The measure was defeated by a vote of 78 to 62.

Another vote, held on March 9, 2010, proved more successful when the measure was approved by a margin of 116 to 71, making Tusayan the 91st incorporated place in the state of Arizona. An interim town council appointed by the Coconino County Board of Supervisors held the town's first council meeting on April 7.

Education
The majority is within the Grand Canyon Unified School District, while a sliver is in the Williams Unified School District.

The high school of the former is Grand Canyon High School.

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Williams, Arizona

Williams is a city in Coconino County, Arizona, United States, located west of Flagstaff. Its population was 3,023 at the 2010 census. It lies on the routes of Historic Route 66 and Interstate 40. It is also the southern terminus of the Grand Canyon Railway, which takes visitors to Grand Canyon Village.

Also known as the "Gateway to the Grand Canyon", Williams was the last city on Historic Route 66 to be bypassed by Interstate 40.

The Historic Downtown District covers six square blocks.

History

Founded in 1881, Williams was named for William Sherley "Old Bill" Williams (1787–1849), a famous trapper, trader, scout and mountain man, who often trapped in the area. A statue of "Old Bill" stands in Monument Park, located on the west side of the city. The large mountain directly to the south is named Bill Williams Mountain. The city was incorporated on July 9, 1901.

Williams was the last city whose section of Route 66 was bypassed, due to lawsuits that kept the last section of Interstate 40 in Arizona from being built around the city. After settlements called for the state to build three Williams exits, the suits were dropped and I-40 was completed. On October 13, 1984, Interstate 40 was opened around the town and newspapers the next day reported the essential end of US 66. The following year, Route 66 was decommissioned.

The Williams Historic Business District and Urban Route 66, Williams were added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984 and 1989, respectively.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,842 people, 1,057 households, and 733 families residing in the city. The population density was 65.3 PD/sqmi. There were 1,204 housing units at an average density of 27.7 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 77.1% White, 2.9% Black or African American, 1.7% Native American, 1.3% Asian, <0.1% Pacific Islander, 14.2% from other races, and 2.7% from two or more races. 32.3% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 1,057 households, out of which 36.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.1% were married couples living together, 13.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.6% were non-families. 26.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.24.

In the city, the age distribution of the population shows 29.8% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 28.3% from 25 to 44, 22.2% from 45 to 64, and 11.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $32,455, and the median income for a family was $39,063. Males had a median income of $27,237 versus $25,162 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,223. About 9.9% of families and 12.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.2% of those under age 18 and 11.6% of those age 65 or over.

Geography
Bill Williams Mountain rises to an elevation of 9256 ft just south of Williams. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 43.8 sqmi, of which 43.5 sqmi is land and 0.3 sqmi, or 0.66%, is water.

Climate
On average in Williams, December is the coldest month, July is the warmest month, and August is the wettest month. The hottest temperature recorded in Williams was 102 °F in 1909; the coldest temperature recorded was −25 °F in 1937. It has an oceanic climate (Cfb Köppen/Do Trewartha), a rarity in Arizona. All months average between freezing and 22 °C (71.6 °F) and six months average above 50 °F.

Government
The City of Williams has adopted the Council-Manager form of government. The Williams City Council is the city's legislative body. The seven-member council oversee the operations of the city government and sets policy by approving programs, appropriating funds, enacting laws and appointing the City Manager and other officers such as the City Attorney, City Clerk and City Magistrate. Williams' Mayor and City Council are elected at large. The Mayor serves a two-year term and Council members serve overlapping four-year terms.

The City Manager is appointed by, and serves at the pleasure of, the City Council and is responsible for overseeing the daily operations of the city. The role of the City Manager is to execute the policies and programs established by the City Council and to provide administrative leadership and management of municipal operations.

Federally, Williams is part of Arizona's 2nd congressional district.

Education
Williams is served by the Williams Unified School District. Two schools, Williams Elementary Middle School, and Williams High School, serve the city. A charter school, Heritage Elementary Charter School, also provides services.

Parks and recreation
The city of Williams Parks and Recreation Department operates several parks and public facilities throughout the city. Recreation Center & Skate Park is centered around youth activities and entertainment and features an indoor skate park called the "Shed". The city hosts a public swimming pool located at the Williams Aquatic Center, an indoor facility offering seasonal and recreational swimming activities. The pool is open the Saturday before Memorial Day and closes the Saturday before Labor Day every year. Cureton Park offers softball, baseball and basketball courts, picnic area and public restrooms. Buckskinner Park has a basketball and volleyball court and a lake that is stocked regularly by the Arizona Game and Fish Department and features a trail head to several trails maintained by the United States Forest Service. Cataract Lake County Park is a joint venture between Coconino County and the City of Williams and includes several barbecue pits, a playground and public restroom facilities including a lake stocked regularly by the Arizona Game and Fish Department. Dogtown Reservoir and its recreational facilities are nearby. The city also maintains a rodeo facility that hosts the annual Williams Reunion Rodeo.

Transportation
Amtrak‘s Southwest Chief train served Williams between 1999 and 2017, calling at Williams Junction, 3 mi east of town. Passengers were shuttled from the station to downtown Williams by Amtrak Thruway. Following the closure of Williams Junction in 2018, Amtrak introduced a new Thruway bus service between Williams and Flagstaff.

The surviving downtown station is the southern terminus of the Grand Canyon Railway.

Williams has a small general aviation airport, the H.A. Clark Memorial Field.

Arts and culture
Williams has an arts and cultural events schedule that runs year round. Starting in December and running through January, The Polar Express operated by the Grand Canyon Railway is a train ride based on the popular children's book The Polar Express written by Chris Van Allsburg. The city also hosts the Historic Route 66 Car Show featuring automobiles from Route 66's heyday. During the summer months The Cataract Creek Gang acts out a gun fight every night in the streets of Williams. This cast of Old West characters also tend to "rob" the Grand Canyon Railway train upon its return from the canyon.

Films
A few Hollywood films with A-list actors and actresses have been shot in and around the town of Williams and the surrounding area.
 * Guns of the Timberland (1960), starring Alan Ladd, Frankie Avalon and Jeanne Crain
 * Midnight Run (1988), starring Robert De Niro and Charles Grodin
 * Speechless (1994), starring Michael Keaton, Geena Davis and Christopher Reeve

Tourism
The majority of economic activity for Williams is derived from tourism. Williams is approximately a one-hour, sixty mile car drive from the South Entrance of the Grand Canyon, and forty-two miles west of the City of Flagstaff via the Interstate 40. Other notable Williams attractions include Bearizona Wildlife Park, the Grand Canyon Railway & Hotel, Grand Canyon Deer Farm, Canyon Coaster Adventure Park, Pete's Route 66 Gas Station Museum, and the Planes of Fame Air Museum.

Notable people

 * Hap Collard, Major League Baseball pitcher
 * Diana Gabaldon, writer and actress known for the Outlander Series novels and Outlander TV series
 * Ross Hagen, voice actor, director, screenwriter and producer
 * Billy Hatcher, baseball player and coach
 * Tom Ray, animator for Warner Brothers cartoons
 * Old Bill Williams, namesake of the town

title: Williams, Arizona


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Winslow West, Arizona

Winslow West is a census-designated place (CDP) in Coconino and Navajo counties in Arizona, United States. The population was 438 at the 2010 census. The entire community is off-reservation trust land belonging to the Hopi Tribe of Arizona. It lies just west of the city of Winslow, and is more than 50 km south of the main Hopi Reservation.

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 46.3 sqkm, of which 0.01 sqkm, or 0.02%, is water.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 131 people, 30 households, and 30 families living in the CDP. The population density was 418.8 PD/sqmi. There were 32 housing units at an average density of 102.3 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the CDP was 98.5% Native American. 1.5% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 30 households, out of which 86.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 26.7% were married couples living together, 63.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 0.0% were non-families. No households were made up of individuals, and none had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 4.37 and the average family size was 3.93.

In the CDP, the age distribution of the population shows 56.5% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 31.3% from 25 to 44, 4.6% from 45 to 64, and 0.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 16 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.1 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $8,250, and the median income for a family was $8,250. Males had a median income of $0 versus $26,250 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $3,951. There were 88.9% of families and 68.4% of the population living below the poverty line, including 56.2% of those under 18 and none of those over 64.

Education
It is in the Winslow Unified School District, which operates Winslow High School.

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Canyon Day, Arizona

Canyon Day (Western Apache: Yangongai) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Gila County, Arizona, United States, on the Fort Apache Indian Reservation. The population was 1,209 at the 2010 census.

Geography
Canyon Day is located in easternmost Gila County at 33.78778°N, -110.02361°W (33.787774, -110.023655). It is bordered to the east by Fort Apache in Navajo County. Arizona State Route 73 passes through Canyon Day, leading northeast 24 mi to Hondah or Indian Pine and northwest 23 mi to U.S. Route 60 near Carrizo.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 13.16 km2, of which 13.01 sqkm is land and 0.15 sqkm, or 1.2%, is water. The White River, a west-flowing tributary of the Salt River, forms the southern edge of the Canyon Day CDP.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,092 people, 271 households, and 227 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 285.1 PD/sqmi. There were 301 housing units at an average density of 78.6 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the CDP was 98.5% Native American, 1.0% White, 0.2% from other races, and 0.3% from two or more races. 0.6% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 271 households, out of which 51.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.1% were married couples living together, 31.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.2% were non-families. 15.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 4.0 and the average family size was 4.4.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 43.6% under the age of 18, 9.2% from 18 to 24, 26.1% from 25 to 44, 17.0% from 45 to 64, and 4.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 23 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.4 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $20,987, and the median income for a family was $22,633. Males had a median income of $25,469 versus $17,813 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $6,940. About 32.2% of families and 40.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 46.5% of those under age 18 and 8.0% of those age 65 or over.

Transportation
The White Mountain Apache Tribe operates the Fort Apache Connection Transit, which provides local bus service.

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Central Heights-Midland City, Arizona

Central Heights-Midland City is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Gila County, Arizona, United States. The area is home to the Pinal Cemetery which serves the community in gereneral but also contains Croatian and Serbian dedicated sections. The Gila County Health and Human Services offices are located within the region. One of the communities few nurseries is located along Golden Hill Road, a notable road in the Central Heights-Midland City area. The population was 2,534 at the 2010 census.

Geography
Central Heights-Midland City is located in southern Gila County at 33.41°N, -110.81639°W (33.409863, -110.816499). It is bordered to the north, east and northwest by the city of Globe, the Gila County seat, and partially to the west by the unincorporated community of Claypool. U.S. Route 60 passes just north of the CDP, within the Globe city limits, leading southeast 3 mi to the center of Globe and southwest 3.5 mi to the town of Miami.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the Central Heights-Midland City CDP has a total area of 5.04 km2, all land.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,694 people, 1,061 households, and 758 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 1,575.3 PD/sqmi. There were 1,175 housing units at an average density of 687.1 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the CDP was 87.2% White, <0.1% Black or African American, 1.0% Native American, 0.2% Asian, 0.2% Pacific Islander, 9.2% from other races, and 2.1% from two or more races. 25.4% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 1,061 households, out of which 29.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.7% were married couples living together, 11.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.5% were non-families. 26.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.02.

In the CDP, the age distribution of the population shows 26.7% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 23.5% from 25 to 44, 25.9% from 45 to 64, and 16.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.5 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $30,577, and the median income for a family was $35,729. Males had a median income of $41,042 versus $20,139 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $13,814. About 14.9% of families and 16.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.7% of those under age 18 and 14.8% of those age 65 or over.

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Claypool, Arizona

Claypool (Goshtłʼish Tú ) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Gila County, Arizona, United States. The population was 1,538 at the 2010 census, down from 1,794 at the 2000 census. It was named after W. D. Claypool, a member of both the State House of Representatives and State Senate in the 1910s and 1920s.

Geography
Claypool is located in southern Gila County at 33.40861°N, -110.8475°W (33.408626, -110.847532), between Miami to the west and Globe, the county seat, to the east. U.S. Route 60 runs along the northern edge of the community.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 3.04 km2, all land.

Climate
According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Claypool has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csa" on climate maps.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,794 people, 683 households, and 486 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 1,479.1 PD/sqmi. There were 786 housing units at an average density of 648.0 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the CDP was 78.5% White, 1.0% Black or African American, 1.6% Native American, 0.1% Asian, 15.8% from other races, and 3.1% from two or more races. 41.0% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 683 households, out of which 29.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.5% were married couples living together, 11.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.8% were non-families. 24.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.14.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 27.8% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 23.2% from 25 to 44, 25.9% from 45 to 64, and 15.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.6 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $34,196, and the median income for a family was $47,593. Males had a median income of $33,571 versus $23,661 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $16,246. About 6.4% of families and 12.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.4% of those under age 18 and 15.0% of those age 65 or over.

Gallery

 * The Claypool Tunnel – The abandoned tunnel was built in 1926 in the Superstition Mountains, as part of the old US Hwy 60 system.

Notable person

 * Ed Pastor, Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives

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Gisela, Arizona

Gisela is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Gila County, Arizona, United States. The population was 570 at the 2010 census.

Gisela was named after the heroine in the book Countess Gisela by E. Marlitt. The town schoolteacher was reading the book to her students when she was asked by her husband, the postmaster, to help name the little settlement. She asked the school children what names they liked, and they voted to name their new town Gisela. The students did not know how to pronounce the name correctly, so they called it.

Geography
Gisela is located in northwestern Gila County at 34.10194°N, -111.28528°W (34.101809, -111.285194). It is 5 mi east of Arizona State Route 87, the Beeline Highway, and 17 mi by road south of Payson.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the Gisela CDP has a total area of 7.5 km2, of which 0.05 sqkm, or 0.7%, is water. Tonto Creek flows through Gisela on its way to Roosevelt Lake on the Salt River.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 532 people, 225 households, and 161 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 184.8 PD/sqmi. There were 295 housing units at an average density of 102.4 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the CDP was 94.4% White, 0.2% Native American, 2.3% from other races, and 3.2% from two or more races. 5.6% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 225 households, out of which 23.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.6% were married couples living together, 6.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.4% were non-families. 24.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.81.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 22.4% under the age of 18, 4.7% from 18 to 24, 25.4% from 25 to 44, 27.4% from 45 to 64, and 20.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.6 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $24,044, and the median income for a family was $28,750. Males had a median income of $31,328 versus $18,472 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $15,974. About 5.8% of families and 11.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.5% of those under age 18 and 30.2% of those age 65 or over.

Attractions

 * The Gisela Ruins are Salado ruins along Tonto Creek just downstream of Gisela.

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Globe, Arizona

Globe (Bésh Baa Gowąh "Place of Metal") is a city in Gila County, Arizona, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 7,249. The city is the county seat of Gila County. Globe was founded c. 1875 as a mining camp. Mining, tourism, government and retirees are most important in the present-day Globe economy.

The Globe Downtown Historic District was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.

Geography
Globe is in southern Gila County at 33.39972°N, -110.78167°W (33.399858, −110.781570), in the valley of Pinal Creek, a north-flowing tributary of the Salt River. U.S. Route 60 passes through the city, leading northeast through the Fort Apache Indian Reservation 87 mi to Show Low, and west 87 mi to Phoenix. The western terminus of U.S. Route 70 is in Globe at US 60 on the east side of town; US 70 leads southeast through the San Carlos Apache Indian Reservation 77 mi to Safford and 2385 mi to its eastern terminus at Atlantic, North Carolina. Arizona State Route 77 leads south from Globe 36 mi to Winkelman, and Roosevelt is 31 mi to the northwest via State Route 188, which also provides a route to Payson, located along State Route 87.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city of Globe has a total area of 47.1 km2, of which 0.03 sqkm, or 0.07%, is water. The town of Miami is 6 mi west of Globe's downtown. Globe, Miami, and the unincorporated areas nearby (including Inspiration, Claypool and Central Heights-Midland City) are commonly called "Globe-Miami".

Transportation
Globe is served by the Arizona Eastern Railway. In December 2008, weekend excursion service under the name Copper Spike began operating from Globe to the Apache Gold Hotel Casino near San Carlos. Trains operated four daily round-trips on Thursdays through Sundays (autumn through spring) until 2011, when the Copper Spike Excursions were discontinued.

The San Carlos Apache Airport is a public-use general aviation airport located seven nautical miles (8 miles, 13 km) southeast of the city's central business district.

The Town of Miami operates the Cobre Valley Community Transit, which provides local bus service in Miami and Globe. San Carlos Apache Nnee Bich'o Nii Transit provides transportation from Globe to the San Carlos Apache Indian Reservation and Safford. Greyhound Lines serves Globe on its Phoenix–El Paso via Globe route via a stop in Miami.

Climate
Globe has a semi-arid climate, characterized by hot summers and moderate to warm winters. Globe's arid climate is somewhat tempered by its elevation, however, leading to slightly cooler temperatures and slightly more precipitation than Phoenix or Yuma.

Summers in Globe are hot, with daytime highs generally between 90 °F (32 °C) and 100 °F (38 °C). High temperatures topping 100 °F (38 °C) are not uncommon in July and August for Globe. Summertime lows are generally right around 65 °F (18 °C).

Wintertime highs usually average between 55 °F (13 °C) and 65 °F (18 °C), and lows tend to be right at or above freezing (32 °F/0 °C).

The all-time highest recorded temperature in Globe is 111 °F (44 °C), and it occurred on both June 27, 1990, and July 29, 1995. The lowest recorded temperature in the city is 12 °F (−11 °C), which occurred the same year the first time the record high was reached—December 23, 1990.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 7,486 people, 2,814 households, and 1,871 families residing in the city. The population density was 415.5 PD/sqmi. There were 3,172 housing units at an average density of 176.0 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 77.6% White, 1.2% Black or African American, 3.1% Native American, 1.1% Asian, <0.1% Pacific Islander, 14.6% from other races, and 2.4% from two or more races. 32.7% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 2,814 households, out of which 30.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.3% were married couples living together, 12.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.5% were non-families. 30.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.09.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 25.8% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 26.5% from 25 to 44, 24.4% from 45 to 64, and 15.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $33,071, and the median income for a family was $42,280. Males had a median income of $31,404 versus $21,952 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,128. About 8.8% of families and 11.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.8% of those under age 18 and 8.4% of those age 65 or over.

Economy
In 1875, prospectors found silver in the San Carlos Apache Reservation, including an unusual globe-shaped silver nugget. In just four years, the silver began to give out, but by then copper deposits were discovered. In the 1900s, the Old Dominion Copper Company in Globe ranked as one of the world's richest. The Old Dominion closed in 1931, and mining operations moved to nearby Miami.

Globe's economy remains heavily dependent on the service industry, and the mining industry, and the city was home to one of the few operating copper smelters in the United States.

Major employers in Globe include Gila County, Arizona State Prison Complex – Florence, Heritage Health Care Center, Globe Unified School District, and Gila Community College.

History
Besh-Ba-Gowah, about one mile south of Globe, was occupied by Salado populations between AD 1225 and AD 1400.

In 1875 silver was discovered in the San Carlos Apache Indian Reservation. Accordingly, that same year, the mining camp at Ramboz Peak nearest to the reservation relocated to what became Globe. The plans for an incorporated Globe were established in July 1876, with retail stores, banks, and Globe's first newspaper printing its first issue on May 2, 1878. By February 1881, Globe was the Gila County seat. Coming with Globe's new importance as the county seat came a stagecoach line linking it to Silver City, New Mexico.

Due to Globe's relative isolation from the rest of Arizona and its proximity to the San Carlos Apache reservation, Globe remained a frontier town. Globe's history is laced with many historic events such as murders, stagecoach robberies, outlaws, lynchings, and Apache raids. Natiotish, a San Carlos Apache, left the reservation with a group of about 50 men and continued to attack ranchers and miners.

In 1884 the surviving Clanton brothers Ike and Phineas arrived in Apache County after the infamous gunfight at the OK Corral in Tombstone. Ike was eventually killed by a local deputy sheriff, and Phineas, after serving prison time for a stage robbery, moved to Globe, where he died of pneumonia and was buried in 1906.

Globe is also known for having links to Geronimo and the Apache Kid. On October 23, 1889, the Apache Kid's trial was held in the Globe Courthouse. After he was convicted, it was the responsibility of Sheriff Glenn Reynolds to transport him to the Arizona Territorial Prison in Yuma. Sheriff Reynolds, his deputy, and their prisoners set out in an armored stagecoach holding the Apache Kid inside. At an incline in the road, known as the Kelvin Grade Massacre, near present-day Kearny, Sheriff Reynolds let some of the prisoners out of the stagecoach seeing as they were on an uphill climb and he wanted to ease the burden on the horses. The prisoners were able to overcome and murder Sheriff Reynolds as well as one other man. A third was left for dead. In response, the United States Army launched a campaign to track down the renegades.

Old Dominion copper mine
The Old Dominion Mining Company was incorporated in 1880, and ran "on a financial roller-coaster" for the next twenty years. In 1894, the mine was sold to the Lewisohn Brothers of New York. The arrival of the railroad in 1898 dramatically lowered shipping costs. In 1904, the mine was acquired by Phelps-Dodge, who appointed Louis D. Ricketts as general manager. From 1904 to 1908, Phelps-Dodge spent $2.5 million on expanding and modernizing the mine and plant. As the mine grew, so did Globe. World War 1 brought increased copper demand; the mine and town both prospered. 1917 was a year of labor unrest in the copper mines nationwide. A strike on the Globe mines was called on July 1, 1917. Federal troops were called in to restore order, miners began returning to work, and the mine was back to normal production by October.

In the postwar years, the Old Dominion never returned to its former glory. Neglected maintenance, declining ore grades, and flooding underground all took their toll. The mine closed during the recession of 1921–22, and the mine closed permanently in 1931. In its half-century of operation, the mine produce some 800 million pounds of copper, and returned gross earnings of $134 million to shareholders. It was the economic mainstay for the Globe community for most of this half-century.

The property was sold to the Miami Copper Company as a water supply in 1941, and continues to supply both industrial and domestic water to the area.

Historic buildings
(Buildings that burned or no longer stand are listed in italics)

 * Gila County Courthouse and Jail – four-story courthouse and adjacent three-story jail behind which many were hanged, built 1905, 1909 – today it is the Cobre Valley Center for the Arts.
 * Drift Inn Saloon – A bar in Downtown Historic Globe which has been operating since 1902.
 * Trust building (European Hotel, Terminal Hotel, Pioneer Hotel) – a four-story brick structure that contained apartments, offices, and hotel rooms for rent, built 1906 burned 2005.
 * Old Dominion Hotel – a prominent hotel of downtown Globe; known for Cactus Room Cocktails and the balconies that hung over the street. Built 1905; burned 1981.
 * Elks Lodge building – the tallest three-story building in the world. Built 1910; is now an Antique store.
 * Murphy Hotel (Tonto Hotel) – a 1916 hotel that closed in the 1970s and is in need of restoration.
 * Old Dominion Library – built in 1915 as a memorial to miner's deaths in a mining accident; burned 1981.
 * Woolworth Building – opened 1916 as FW Woolworth and Company. This was the last Woolworth store to close west of the Mississippi River. Now contains United Jewelry Company.
 * Gila Valley Bank and Trust Building – a 1909 building designed by Sullivan architects of Chicago. The entire ceiling has the original skylights, is now a day spa.
 * Globe High School – built 1910; the oldest high school in the State of Arizona that is still in use by its original tenant.
 * Globe Theater – built 1917; art deco theater with copper columns, a balcony, and retro concession stand; burned 2005, but has since been reconstructed on the original site using original marquee and other architectural features.
 * Alden Theater – an art deco/Spanish colonial theater built around 1910; torn down after a fire in 1974.
 * Holy Angels Catholic Church – 1918 church with seven story bell tower; still in operation.
 * Hill Street Mall – a.k.a. "Johnnie's Country Corner". The Dance Hall Platform for Globe prior to statehood. Has also been the Pay'n Takit grocery, Coca-Cola Bottling Plant, Gila County Museum and Safeway grocery. Shaped in the state of Arizona. Currently operating as an antique and fabric mall.
 * Globe-Miami Mine Rescue Station – operated into the 1960s, serving as an emergency rescue center. Now used as a museum.
 * Gila Valley, Globe, and Northern Railway Station (Southern Pacific station, Arizona Eastern station) – built 1910/1916; prominent train depot from construction to close in the 1950s, now a museum.
 * Central School, built in 1891 (addition in 1912). For many years, it was one of the oldest school buildings still in use in Arizona. It was demolished circa 1996.
 * Noftsger Hill School is a classical-revival structure, built in 1917. It is presently used as a bed and breakfast inn.
 * Besh-Ba-Gowah Pueblo is a reconstructed 14th century Salado Indian ruin, with an archaeological museum adjacent.
 * Gila Pueblo was built as an archaeology center c. 1930 by Harold S. Gladwin. Now used as the Gila Pueblo campus of Eastern Arizona College, the building is on the National Register of Historic Places.
 * Cubitto Jewelry building is the building which housed Cubitto Jewelry from 1905 to 1996; the building has large original glass windows, original maple floor, and skylights.

Notable people

 * Big Nose Kate (Mary Kate Horony), Old West prostitute
 * Karen Boccalero, artist, nun, founder of Self Help Graphics & Art
 * Lynda Carter, actress
 * Napoleon Cordy, Mayanist
 * James Gordon Dennis, pilot in World War II
 * Brady Ellison, Olympic archer
 * Gerald Gault, subject of Supreme Court ruling on juvenile rights
 * George W. P. Hunt, first governor of Arizona
 * Helen Jacobs (1908–1997), tennis player ranked world #1
 * Anton Lavey, Satanist
 * Donald Lee, Major League Baseball pitcher
 * James M. Lopez, Iranian US Embassy Crisis hostage
 * Rose Perica Mofford, Arizona's first female governor
 * Betty Russell, All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player
 * Sarah Herring Sorin, Arizona's first female attorney

Nearest cities and towns
Nearby cities and towns include Claypool, Cutter, Miami, Pinal, Top-of-the-World, and Superior.

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Hayden, Arizona

Hayden is a town in Gila and Pinal counties in Arizona, United States. According to the 2010 census, the population of the town was 662.

History
Hayden was founded in 1909 and owned by the Kennecott Copper Corp. In 1912, the company built a 1000 ft smelter named the "Hayden Smelter". It was the tallest smelter chimney in Arizona. The mine is now owned by the American Smelting and Refining Company. The town is now in the process of becoming a ghost town.

One of the main reasons the people are abandoning the town is that the crime rate is much higher in Hayden than the Arizona average crime rate. It is also much higher than the national average crime rate in the rest of the United States.

Pollution is another factor which has contributed to the abandonment of the town by its residents. The illegal amounts of lead, arsenic and eight other dangerous compounds released by the smelter were so huge that in 2011, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) took action against the smelter.

Hayden's economy began to decline as the mine veins became depleted. The crime rate rose and residents began to move out. There were also political scandals. Businesses closed, and churches, schools and houses were abandoned or burned. The Valley National Bank abandoned its building, and it now occupied by the Hayden Police Department. According to the mayor, Bob Smith, Hayden has more police cars than police officers.

Geography
Hayden is adjacent to Winkelman. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.3 sqmi, all land.

Demographics
At the 2000 census there were 892 people, 288 households, and 222 families living in the town. The population density was 707.1 pd/sqmi. There were 334 housing units at an average density of 264.8 /mi2. The racial makeup of the town was 57.0% White, 0.5% Black or African American, 1.7% Native American, 0.6% Pacific Islander, 35.1% from other races, and 5.3% from two or more races. 84.5% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. Of the 288 households, 31.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.5% were married couples living together, 13.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.9% were non-families. 21.5% of households were one person and 9.0% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 3.10 and the average family size was 3.56.

The age distribution was 33.2% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 20.5% from 25 to 44, 23.2% from 45 to 64, and 14.1% 65 or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.6 males.

The median household income was $24,293 and the median family income was $26,964. Males had a median income of $35,521 versus $22,500 for females. The per capita income for the town was $9,797. About 20.1% of families and 27.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 35.2% of those under age 18 and 14.9% of those age 65 or over.

Economy
The economic base of Hayden's economy is the Asarco Hayden Smelter.

Notable people

 * Dick Tuck (1924–2018), politician consultant, was born in Hayden.

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Miami, Arizona

Miami (Western Apache: Goshtłʼish Tú ) is a town in Gila County, Arizona, United States. Miami is a classic Western copper boom-town. Miami's old downtown has been partly renovated, and the Bullion Plaza Museum features the cultural, mining and ranching history of the Miami area.

According to the 2010 Census, the population of the town was 1,837.

Geography
Miami is located at 33°23.8'N 110°52.3'W (33.396, -110.872).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of .9 sqmi, all land.

Miami is adjacent to Globe, and near the San Carlos Apache Indian Reservation. Miami, Globe, and the unincorporated areas nearby (including Inspiration, Claypool and Central Heights-Midland City) are commonly called Globe-Miami. The town is located on the northeastern slope of the Pinal Mountains, and is surrounded (except to the east) by the Tonto National Forest. It is located on U.S. Route 60 and is served by the Arizona Eastern Railway.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,936 people, 754 households, and 493 families residing in the town. The population density was 2,008.0 PD/sqmi. There were 930 housing units at an average density of 964.6 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the town was 74.7% White, 1.0% Black or African American, 1.5% Native American, 0.1% Asian, 20.4% from other races, and 2.3% from two or more races. 54.4% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 754 households, out of which 31.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.7% were married couples living together, 16.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.5% were non-families. 31.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.21.

In the town, the age distribution of the population was 29.7% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 24.0% from 25 to 44, 20.9% from 45 to 64, and 17.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.6 males.

Copper mining accounts for the largest number of jobs in Miami. According to the 2002 annual report of the Arizona State Mine Inspector, Freeport-McMoRan employed nearly 600 at its Miami operations, including 330 at the smelter and 187 at the mine.

The median income for a household in the town was $27,196, and the median income for a family was $30,625. Males had a median income of $28,250 versus $18,026 for females. The per capita income for the town was $13,674. About 20.5% of families and 23.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 28.7% of those under age 18 and 19.7% of those age 65 or over.

Mining
The Miami mine is owned and operated by Freeport-McMoRan. Mining began in 1911 as the Inspiration mine, and the nation's first froth flotation copper concentrator to process sulfide minerals was built and began production in 1915. Inspiration was among the first to employ vat leaching in 1926 and precipitation plants to recover oxide minerals. Copper was mined underground until after World War II, when the first open-pit mining began. The plant's smelter was modernized in 1974 to meet Clean Air Act standards and further modernized and expanded in 1992. The success of a solvent extraction and electrowinning plant commissioned in 1979 ended vat leaching by the mid-1980s,  and  the concentrator closed in 1986 as well. The copper rod mill was commissioned in 1966.

Copper mining was suspended in September 2015. Leaching/SX-EW operations will continue but are expected to decline over time. The Miami smelter and rod plant continue to operate. In 2016, copper production at Miami amounted to 25 million pounds of copper. In 2017, copper production was 19 million pounds, and more than 740 people were employed there.

The Pinto Valley mine is also located near Miami.

Transportation
The Town of Miami operates the Cobre Valley Community Transit, which provides local bus service in Miami and Globe.

Greyhound Lines serves Miami on its Phoenix-El Paso via Globe route. The Miami stop serves Globe.

Notable people

 * John E. Bacon, state senator in 2nd Arizona State Legislature
 * Romana Acosta Bañuelos – Treasurer of the United States under Richard Nixon
 * Joe Castro – jazz pianist
 * Jack Elam – actor, partly known for having lazy-eye, who was inducted into the Hall of Great Western Performers
 * Brady Ellison – American archery Olympian, winner of individual bronze medal at the 2016 Olympic Games, multiple World Cup Gold medalist
 * Matt Pagnozzi – Major League Baseball player for the Cleveland Indians
 * Rueben Martinez – activist and MacArthur Fellow
 * Felix L. Sparks – American military commander who led the first Allied force to enter Dachau concentration camp and liberate its prisoners, chronicled in the Netflix series The Liberator
 * Esteban Edward Torres – ambassador and politician
 * Richard F. Pedersen – United States Ambassador to Hungary, President of the American University of Cairo
 * Manuel V. Mendoza – World War II Medal Of Honor Recipient, U.S. Army
 * Alfredo Gutierrez – politician and Arizona State Senate majority leader
 * Nancy Gonzales - first woman of color to be appointed Provost and Executive Vice President of Arizona State University

Climate
Miami has a semi-arid climate (Köppen: BSh).

title: Miami, Arizona