Navajo County, Arizona

Navajo County is located in the northern part of the of. As of 2000 its population was 97,470. The is.

Navajo County contains parts of the, the and.

History
Navajo County was split from on,. The first county was legendary , who had previously served as the sheriff of Apache County. It was the location for many of the events that played out during the.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 25,795 (9,959 ). 25,779 km² (9,953 sq mi) of it is land and 16 km² (6 sq mi) of it (0.06%) is water.

Many people think that Arizona is a vast, open desert without vegetation. However, Navajo County offers not only the infamous Monument Valley, but Keams Canyon, the entry to the Petrified Forest, the largest stand of Ponderosa Pines in North America, and Sunrise Ski Resort which is owned and operated by the White Mountain Apache tribe.

Adjacent Counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 97,470 people, 30,043 households, and 23,073 families residing in the county. The was 4/km² (10/sq mi). There were 47,413 housing units at an average density of 2/km² (5/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 47.74%, 45.91% , 0.88% or , 0.33% , 0.05% , 3.15% from , and 1.94% from two or more races. 8.22% of the population were or  of any race. 24.77% reported speaking at home, 5.94% other, 4.71% , and 3.23%.

There were 30,043 households out of which 40.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.50% were living together, 16.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.20% were non-families. 19.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.17 and the average family size was 3.68.

In the county the population was spread out with 35.40% under the age of 18, 8.80% from 18 to 24, 25.30% from 25 to 44, 20.40% from 45 to 64, and 10.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 98.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $28,569, and the median income for a family was $32,409. Males had a median income of $30,509 versus $21,621 for females. The for the county was $11,609. About 23.40% of families and 29.50% of the population were below the, including 36.60% of those under age 18 and 20.30% of those age 65 or over.

Education
School districts that serve the county include: