| Official Name: | Dennehotso, Arizona |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| 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: | Apache |
| Area Total Km2: | 25.80 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 9.96 |
| Area Land Km2: | 25.78 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 9.95 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.03 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.01 |
| Elevation Ft: | 5069 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 587 |
| Population Density Km2: | 22.77 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 58.98 |
| Timezone: | MST |
| Utc Offset: | -7 |
| Timezone Dst: | MDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -6 |
| Coordinates: | 36.8428°N -109.8528°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 86535 |
| Area Code: | 928 |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 04-18580 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2408658 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Dennehotso (Navajo; Navaho: '''{{spell-nv|Deinihootso) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Apache County, Arizona, United States. The population was 746 at the 2010 census.[2]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 25.8km2, all land.[2]
| Languages (2000) [3] | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Spoke Navajo at home | 96.4% | |
| Spoke English at home | 3.6% |
There were 168 households, out of which 56.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.4% were married couples living together, 24.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 15.5% were non-families. 14.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 4.4 and the average family size was 4.9.
In the CDP, the age distribution of the population shows 44.6% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 24.5% from 25 to 44, 15.4% from 45 to 64, and 6.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 21 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.6 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $19,844, and the median income for a family was $21,944. Males had a median income of $27,143 versus $16,250 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $5,445. About 37.0% of families and 40.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 47.9% of those under age 18 and 28.9% of those age 65 or over.
The area is a part of the Red Mesa Unified School District.[5] The city is served by Red Mesa K–8 School and Red Mesa High School. Originally the territory was within the Chinle School District. In July 1983 the Red Mesa Unified School District formed, splitting from the Chinle School District.[6]
The Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) operates the Dennehotso Boarding School, serving grades K–8.[7] The two buildings are OFMC projects: a 46545square feet school facility for 186 students and a 10072square feet dormitory for 33 students. The scheduled groundbreaking was February 11, 2013. The previous buildings scheduled for demolition had a total of 78626square feet of space.[8] The school provides transportation for students between Baby Rocks and Mexican Water and asks families living outside of that area and/or distant from the highway to use the dormitory.[9]