Whitecone (Navajo: Baaʼoogeedí) is a census-designated place in Navajo County, in the U.S. state of Arizona.[2] The population was 817 at the 2010 census.[3]
Whitecone, Arizona
Baaʼoogeedí | |
|---|---|
 Location of Whitecone in Navajo County, Arizona. | |
  Whitecone Location in Arizona  Whitecone Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 35°36′17″N 110°4′48″W / 35.60472°N 110.08000°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State | Arizona |
| County | Navajo |
| Area | |
| • Total | 45.11 sq mi (116.84 km2) |
| • Land | 45.10 sq mi (116.80 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.04 km2) |
| Elevation | 6,086 ft (1,855 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 768 |
| • Density | 17.03/sq mi (6.58/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (MST (no DST)) |
| FIPS code | 04-82390 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2582901[2] |
Demographics
edit| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 817 | — | |
| 2020 | 768 | −6.0% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[4] | |||
As of the census[5] 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
editA portion is in the Cedar Unified School District and a portion is in the Holbrook Unified School District.[6] The latter portion is zoned to Holbrook High School.
Notable people
edit- Harrison Begay, Navajo painter, was born in Whitecone.
- Sherwin Bitsui, Navajo writer, is from Whitecone.
References
edit- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Whitecone, Arizona
- ^ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files - Places: New Mexico". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved February 26, 2017.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
- ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Navajo County, AZ" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. p. 2 (PDF p. 3/4). Retrieved March 18, 2023.