Navajo County, Arizona
Navajo County is located in the northern part of the
U.S. state of
Arizona. As of 2000 its population was 97,470. The
county seat is
Holbrook.
Navajo County contains parts of the
Hopi Indian reservation, the
Navajo Indian Reservation and
Fort Apache Indian Reservation.
Navajo County was split from
Apache County on
March 21,
1895.
According to the
U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 25,795
km² (9,959
mi²). 25,779 km² (9,953 mi²) of it is land and 16 km² (6 mi²) of it (0.06%) is water.
Adjacent Counties
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Apache County, Arizona - east
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Graham County, Arizona - south
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Gila County, Arizona - southwest
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Coconino County, Arizona - west
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San Juan County, Utah - north
As of the
census² of 2000, there were 97,470 people, 30,043 households, and 23,073 families residing in the county. The
population density was 4/km² (10/mi²). There were 47,413 housing units at an average density of 2/km² (5/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 47.74%
Native American, 45.91%
White, 0.88%
Black or
African American, 0.33%
Asian, 0.05%
Pacific Islander, 3.15% from
other races, and 1.94% from two or more races. 8.22% of the population were
Hispanic or
Latino of any race.
There were 30,043 households out of which 40.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.50% were
married couples living together, 16.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.20% were non-families. 19.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.17 and the average family size was 3.68.
In the county the population was spread out with 35.40% under the age of 18, 8.80% from 18 to 24, 25.30% from 25 to 44, 20.40% from 45 to 64, and 10.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 98.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.20 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $28,569, and the median income for a family was $32,409. Males had a median income of $30,509 versus $21,621 for females. The
per capita income for the county was $11,609. About 23.40% of families and 29.50% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 36.60% of those under age 18 and 20.30% of those age 65 or over.
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Holbrook*
Oljato*
Pinetop-Lakeside*
Show Low*
Snowflake*
Taylor*
Winslow*
Chilchinbito*
Cibecue*
Dilkon*
East Fork*
First Mesa*
Greasewood*
Heber-Overgaard*
Hotevilla-Bacavi*
Indian Springs*
Jeddito*
Joseph City*
Kayenta*
Keams Canyon*
Kykotsmovi Village*
Linden*
Piñon*
Second Mesa*
Shongopovi*
Shonto*
Whiteriver*
Winslow WestSchool districts that serve the county include:
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Blue Ridge Unified School District*
Cedar Unified School District*
Heber-Overgaard Unified School District*
Holbrook Unified School District*
Joseph City Unified School District*
Kayenta Unified School District*
Piñon Unified School District*
Show Low Unified School District*
Snowflake Unified School District*
Whiteriver Unified School District*
Winslow Unified School District
