Apache, Arizona Explained

Apache, Arizona
Settlement Type:Populated place
Pushpin Map:Arizona
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Apache in Arizona
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Arizona
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Cochise
Population As Of:2010
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Timezone:Mountain (MST)
Utc Offset:-7
Timezone Dst:MST
Utc Offset Dst:-7
Elevation Ft:4383
Elevation M:1336
Coordinates:31.6903°N -109.1322°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP codes
Area Code:520
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID

Apache is a ghost town in Cochise County, Arizona, United States.[1] It has an estimated elevation of 4383feet above sea level.

History

Apache is the site of the Geronimo Surrender Monument, a memorial dedicated to the site of Geronimo's surrender, and the end of Native American wars in the US.[2]

Apache's population was 38 in 1940,[3] and was 15 in the 1960 census.[4]

Education

Apache is the site of Apache Elementary School, a one-room schoolhouse[5] with an enrollment (in 2017) of eight students as of 2018.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Apache (in Cochise County, AZ) Populated Place Profile . AZ Hometown Locator. January 8, 2016.
  2. Web site: Apache, Arizona: Geronimo Surrender Monument. 24 March 2018.
  3. Book: The Attorneys List . United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, Attorney List Department . 1940 . 85 . en.
  4. Encyclopedia: 1960 . Arizona . World Book Encyclopedia . Field Enterprises Educational Corporation . Chicago . A . 557.
  5. Web site: Apache Elementary School. 24 March 2018.
  6. Web site: Save the date – October 16, 2017 – Apache Open House. 24 March 2018.