Del Muerto, Arizona Explained

Official Name:Del Muerto, Arizona
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:Arizona
Pushpin Label:Del Muerto
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Name1:Arizona
Subdivision Name2:Apache
Area Total Km2:3.08
Area Total Sq Mi:1.19
Area Land Km2:3.08
Area Land Sq Mi:1.19
Area Water Km2:0.00
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Elevation Ft:6477
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:258
Population Density Km2:83.76
Population Density Sq Mi:216.99
Timezone:MST
Utc Offset:-7
Timezone Dst:MDT
Utc Offset Dst:-6
Coordinates:36.1875°N -109.4358°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:86503[1]
Area Code:928
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:04-18490
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2582771
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[2]

Del Muerto is a census-designated place (CDP) in Apache County, Arizona, United States. The population was 329 at the 2010 census.[3]

Geography

Del Muerto is located about 9miles east of Chinle. It lies within 2miles of the north rim of Canyon del Muerto, a branch of Canyon de Chelly.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 2.6km2, all land.

Education

The community is within the Chinle Unified School District,[4] which operates Chinle High School.

Demographics

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2023 . Del Muerto AZ ZIP Code . May 3, 2023 . zipdatamaps.com.
  2. Web site: 2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files . October 29, 2021 . United States Census Bureau.
  3. Web site: Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Del Muerto CDP, Arizona . dead . https://archive.today/20200212182251/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US0418490 . February 12, 2020 . April 18, 2013 . U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder.
  4. Web site: 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Apache County, AZ . March 27, 2023 . . 1 (PDF p. 2/4). - Also see the 2010 U.S. Census maps. Index map, and Chinle USD is depicted on pages 1 and 2.