| Official Name: | Chilchinbito, Arizona |
| Settlement Type: | CDP |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Pushpin Map: | USA |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the United States |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Name1: | Arizona |
| Subdivision Name2: | Navajo |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 61.57 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 23.77 |
| Area Land Km2: | 61.54 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 23.76 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.03 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.01 |
| Elevation Ft: | 6021 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 769 |
| Population Density Km2: | 12.50 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 32.36 |
| Timezone: | MST |
| Utc Offset: | -7 |
| Timezone Dst: | MDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -6 |
| Coordinates: | 36.4972°N -110.0472°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 86033 |
| Area Code: | 928 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 04-12630 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2408023 |
Chilchinbito (Navajo; Navaho: {{spell-nv|Tsiiłchin Biiʼ Tó) is a town located on the Navajo Nation, whose lands spans four state boundary lines in the Four Corners region of the United States. The town of Chilchinbito is a census-designated place (CDP) specifically in Navajo County, Arizona, United States. The population was 506 at the 2010 census. Chilchinbito is also considered to be the source of coronavirus infections on the Navajo Nation, possibly traced to the annual meeting of the Church of the Nazarene's numerous branches, on March 7, 2020.[2] COVID-19 federal relief funds for medical care on the Navajo Nation were being redirected to a non-Native for-profit corporation, and a legal suit is pending.[3]
On March 17, 2020, the first case of the global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on the Navajo Nation was identified to be a 46-year-old resident of Chilchinbito by the Arizona Department of Health. The man tested positive for the disease in a hospital in Phoenix after being transferred from the Kayenta Health Center in Kayenta, Arizona. Two days later the Navajo Health Command Operations Center ordered Chilchinbito to be quarantined and isolated.[4]
Chilchinbito has a total area of 23.8sqmi, all land.
| Languages (2000) [5] | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Spoke Navajo at home | 89.8% | |
| Spoke English at home | 10.2% |
There were 111 households, out of which 46.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.2% were married couples living together, 18.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.8% were non-families. 18.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 4.16 and the average family size was 4.90.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 42.6% under the age of 18, 13.0% from 18 to 24, 24.0% from 25 to 44, 13.6% from 45 to 64, and 6.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 21 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.8 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $30,529, and the median income for a family was $31,010. Males had a median income of $19,688 versus $18,516 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $5,495. About 36.8% of families and 49.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 42.0% of those under age 18 and 100.0% of those age 65 or over.
Kayenta is served by the Kayenta Unified School District.[7]
Kayenta Primary School, Kayenta Intermediate School, Kayenta Middle School, and Monument Valley High School serve the community.