Sun Valley, Arizona Explained

Official Name:Sun Valley, Arizona
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community and Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:Arizona
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Arizona
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Navajo
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:81.87
Area Land Km2:81.74
Area Water Km2:0.13
Area Total Sq Mi:31.61
Area Land Sq Mi:31.56
Area Water Sq Mi:0.05
Pop Est Footnotes:[2]
Population As Of:2010
Population Total:316
Timezone:Mountain (MST)
Utc Offset:-7
Elevation Ft:5305
Coordinates:34.9836°N -110.0333°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:86029
Area Code:928
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:2582872

Sun Valley is a populated place in Navajo County, Arizona, United States, east of Holbrook along Interstate 40. It is located in the Painted Desert and covers an area of 31.6 square miles.[3]

History

"Sun Valley has always been a sleepy community along the old western highway of Old Route 66 and the newer Interstate 40. Not much is known about the settlement and how its roots began as a community, but it has and still remains largely rural and sparsely populated. Cattle Ranching has been one of the largest agricultural activity in the area. There are still some large tracts or ranch land around Sun Valley and cattle roam the open range of the landscape."[4]

Demographics

As of the census[5] of 2010, there were 316 people, 88 households, and 56 families residing in Sun Valley.

Education

It is in the Holbrook Unified School District.[6] The zoned high school is Holbrook High School.

External links

Sun Valley AZ Community Website

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. Jul 18, 2017.
  2. Web site: Population and Housing Unit Estimates. June 9, 2017.
  3. http://arizona.hometownlocator.com/az/navajo/sun-valley.cfm arizona.hometownlocator.com
  4. http://www.sunvalleyaz.us/history.html Sun Valley AZ
  5. Web site: American FactFinder . . 2018-10-10 . https://archive.today/20200213093933/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/1600000US0471160 . 2020-02-13 . dead .
  6. Web site: 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Navajo County, AZ. U.S. Census Bureau. 2023-03-18. 2 (PDF p. 3/4).