Navajo County, Arizona

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Navajo County, Arizona

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Location in the state of Arizona
Statistics
Formed	March 21, 1895
Seat	Holbrook
Area - Total - Land - Water	25,795 km² (9,959 mi²) sq mi ( km²) 16 km² (6 mi²), 0.06%
Population - (2000) - Density	97,470 4/km²
Website: www.co.navajo.az.us/

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.

1 History
2 Geography
- 2.1 Adjacent Counties
3 Demographics
4 Cities and towns
5 Unincorporated areas
6 Education

[edit] History

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

[edit] Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 25,795 km² (9,959 mi²). 25,779 km² (9,953 mi²) of it is land and 16 km² (6 mi²) of it (0.06%) is water.

[edit] Adjacent Counties

[edit] Demographics

As of the census ² 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.

[edit] Cities and towns

[edit] Unincorporated areas

[edit] Education

School districts that serve the county include:

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