North Fork, Arizona Explained

Official Name:North Fork, Arizona
Settlement Type:CDP
Pushpin Map:USA Arizona#USA
Pushpin Label:North Fork
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within the state of Arizona
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 Km2:159.60
Area Total Sq Mi:61.62
Area Land Km2:159.57
Area Land Sq Mi:61.61
Area Water Km2:0.03
Area Water Sq Mi:0.01
Elevation Ft:6769
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:1467
Population Density Km2:9.19
Population Density Sq Mi:23.81
Timezone:MST
Utc Offset:-7
Coordinates:33.9964°N -109.9592°W
Area Code:928
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2582832

North Fork is a census-designated place (CDP) in Navajo County, Arizona, United States, on the Fort Apache Indian Reservation. The population was 1,417 at the 2010 census.

Geography

The CDP has a total area of 61.62sqmi, 61.61sqmi land and 0.01sqmi water.[2]

Demographics

As of the 2010 census, there were 1,417 people living in the CDP: 712 male and 705 female. 548 were 19 years old or younger, 289 were ages 20–34, 280 were between the ages of 35 and 49, 226 were between 50 and 64, and the remaining 74 were aged 65 and above. The median age was 27.2 years.

The racial makeup of the CDP was 93.6% American Indian, 5.3% White, 0.4% Asian, 0.1% Black or African American, 0.1% Other, and 0.6% two or more races. 2.1% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 364 households in the CDP, 310 family households (85.2%) and 54 non-family households (14.8%), with an average household size of 3.89. Of the family households, 179 were married couples living together, while there were 34 single fathers and 97 single mothers; the non-family households included 45 adults living alone: 17 male and 28 female.

The CDP contained 396 housing units, of which 364 were occupied and 32 were vacant.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. October 29, 2021.
  2. Web site: North Fork CDP, Arizona – Basic Facts . AZ Hometown Locator. January 2, 2017.
  3. Web site: American FactFinder: North Fork CDP, Arizona . . January 2, 2017 . dead . https://archive.today/20200213091707/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/1600000US0450000 . February 13, 2020 .