Whitecone, Arizona Explained

Official Name:Whitecone, Arizona
Native Name:Navajo; Navaho: Baaʼoogeedí
Settlement Type:CDP
Pushpin Map:Arizona#USA
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Arizona##Location in the United States
Pushpin Label:Whitecone
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Arizona
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Navajo
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:116.84
Area Total Sq Mi:45.11
Area Land Km2:116.80
Area Water Km2:0.04
Area Land Sq Mi:45.10
Area Water Sq Mi:0.01
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:768
Population Density Sq Mi:17.03
Population Density Km2:6.58
Timezone:MST (no DST)
Utc Offset:-7
Elevation Ft:6086
Coordinates:35.6047°N -110.08°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:04-82390
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2582901

Whitecone (Navajo; Navaho: '''Baaʼoogeedí''') is a census-designated place in Navajo County, in the U.S. state of Arizona. The population was 817 at the 2010 census.[2]

Demographics

As of the census[3] of 2010, there were 817 people, 225 households, and 184 families living in the CDP. The racial makeup of the CDP was 96.8% Native American, 0.4% White, 0.4% Asian, 0.4% Pacific Islander, 0.1% from other races, and 2.0% from two or more races. 3.2% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 225 households, out of which 36% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.2% were married couples living together, 25.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.2% were non-families. 17.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.36 and the average family size was 4.10.

Education

A portion is in the Cedar Unified School District and a portion is in the Holbrook Unified School District.[4] The latter portion is zoned to Holbrook High School.

Notable people

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. October 29, 2021.
  2. Web site: 2010 Census Gazetteer Files - Places: New Mexico . U.S. Census Bureau. February 26, 2017.
  3. Web site: American FactFinder . . October 10, 2018 . https://archive.today/20200213113712/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/1600000US0482390 . February 13, 2020 . dead .
  4. Web site: 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Navajo County, AZ. U.S. Census Bureau. March 18, 2023. 2 (PDF p. 3/4).