Red Rock, Apache County, Arizona Explained

Official Name:Red Rock, Arizona
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:Arizona#USA
Pushpin Label:Red Rock
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Arizona
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Apache
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:3.02
Area Land Km2:3.02
Area Water Km2:0.00
Area Total Sq Mi:1.17
Area Land Sq Mi:1.17
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:136
Population Density Km2:45.05
Population Density Sq Mi:116.64
Timezone:Mountain (MST)
Utc Offset:-7
Elevation Ft:5804
Coordinates:36.5989°N -109.0628°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:86544
Area Code:928
Blank Name:FIPS Code
Blank Info:04-59690
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2582849

Red Rock (also known as Red Valley; Navajo: Tse’ lichii da az kani’) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Apache County, Arizona, United States. Red Rock is located on the Navajo Nation near the New Mexico border, 16miles northeast of Lukachukai. Red Rock has a post office with ZIP code 86544; the post office uses the Red Valley name.[2] As of the 2010 census, the Red Rock CDP had a population of 169.[3]

Red Rock is named after a nearby 386adj=midNaNadj=mid sandstone peak. The area was first noted by white military men in 1892 when Lt. W. C. Brown observed many springs during a water survey. A trading post was established in 1906.[4]

Demographics

Education

Red Rock is within the Red Mesa Unified School District,[5] which operates Red Valley/Cove High School.

The Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) operates Red Valley Day School, a federal K-8 school for Native Americans.[6] Additionally, the BIE operates Cove Day School, which takes students from the nearby area.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. October 29, 2021.
  2. http://www.zipinfo.com/cgi-local/zipsrch.exe?cnty=cnty&zip=86544&Go=Go ZIP Code Lookup
  3. Web site: Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Red Rock CDP (Apache County), Arizona. https://archive.today/20200212180754/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US0459760. dead. February 12, 2020. U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. April 29, 2013.
  4. Book: Byrd H. Granger. Arizona Place Names. registration. December 8, 2011. 1960. University of Arizona Press. 20.
  5. Web site: School District Reference Map (2010 Census): Apache County, AZ. 2010 U.S. Census. U.S. Census Bureau. April 8, 2020. – Red Mesa USD is depicted on page 1.
  6. Web site: Red Rock Day School. Bureau of Indian Education. March 18, 2023.
  7. Web site: Cove Day School. Bureau of Indian Affairs. March 18, 2023.