St. Michaels, Arizona
| St. Michaels, Arizona | |
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| Coordinates: 35°39′45″N 109°5′42″W / 35.6625°N 109.095°WCoordinates: 35°39′45″N 109°5′42″W / 35.6625°N 109.095°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Arizona |
| County | Apache |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.8 sq mi (9.8 km2) |
| • Land | 3.8 sq mi (9.9 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 6,740 ft (2,054 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 1,295 |
| • Density | 338.5/sq mi (130.7/km2) |
| Time zone | MST (UTC-7) |
| • Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
| ZIP code | 86511 |
| FIPS code | 04-62420 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0010723 |
St. Michaels (Navajo: Tsʼíhootso) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Apache County, Arizona, United States. The population was 1,295 at the 2000 census.
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[edit] Geography
St. Michaels is located at 35°39′45″N 109°5′42″W / 35.6625°N 109.095°W (35.662418, -109.094957).[1]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 3.8 square miles (9.8 km2), all of it land.
[edit] History
St. Michaels was originally named Cienega Amarilla (Spanish for "yellow meadow") for the yellow late summer flowers and grass that grows here. The area was first noted by white military men in 1850 when Lt. James Harvey Simpson named it Sieneguilla de Maria.
Construction on the current Franciscan Mission started in 1896 using financing from Rev. Mother Katharine Drexel, who had founded the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament. Rev. Anselm Weber took over construction on October 11, 1897, also adopting the name Saint Michaels (from the Navajo Tsʼíhootso).
This mission is where Fr. Berard Halle prepared a Navajo ethnologic dictionary in 1910.[2]
[edit] Demographics
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1990 | 1,119 |
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| 2000 | 1,295 | 15.7% | |
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As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 1,295 people, 306 households, and 247 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 338.5 people per square mile (130.5/km²). There were 360 housing units at an average density of 94.1/sq mi (36.3/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 7.03% White, 0.08% Black or African American, 91.12% Native American, 0.77% from other races, and 1.00% from two or more races. 2.16% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 306 households out of which 50.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.0% were married couples living together, 25.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.0% were non-families. 13.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.96 and the average family size was 4.48.
In the CDP the age distribution of the population shows 40.8% under the age of 18, 10.7% from 18 to 24, 24.9% from 25 to 44, 17.1% from 45 to 64, and 6.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 24 years. For every 100 females there were 93.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.1 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $34,107, and the median income for a family was $28,839. Males had a median income of $41,964 versus $24,531 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $11,572. About 20.3% of families and 22.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 24.3% of those under age 18 and 27.3% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Education
St. Michaels is a part of Window Rock Unified School District.
St. Michaels is served by Window Rock Elementary School, Tse Ho Tso Middle School, Window Rock High School.
St. Michael Indian School is a Roman Catholic K-12 school in Saint Michaels. The school is located on a Navajo Indian reservation, built on the grounds of the St. Michael Indian Mission which was first established in 1902.
[edit] References
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
- ^ Byrd H. Granger (1960). Arizona Place Names. University of Arizona Press. p. 21. http://books.google.com/books?id=I7r_ZwEACAAJ. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
- ^ "CENSUS OF POPULATION AND HOUSING (1790-2000)". U.S. Census Bureau. http://www.census.gov/prod/www/abs/decennial/index.html. Retrieved 2010-08-07.
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
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