Cibecue, Arizona
Cibecue, Arizona | ||
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FIPS code 04-13400 | | |
| GNIS feature ID | 2921[2] | |
Cibecue (
The current council leaders are Arnold Beach Sr. and Tony Alsenay.[3]
The Cibecue community has a high unemployment rate, which was exacerbated by the Rodeo–Chediski Fire, Arizona's second-largest wildfire in recorded history. Education is the sector that employs the most people in the community.[4]
Geography
Cibecue is located at 34°2′23″N 110°29′8″W / 34.03972°N 110.48556°W (34.039644, -110.485435).[5]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 6.0 square miles (16 km2), all land.
Climate
| Climate data for Cibecue, Arizona, 1914–2000 | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 52.3 (11.3) |
56.5 (13.6) |
61.8 (16.6) |
70.1 (21.2) |
78.8 (26.0) |
88.5 (31.4) |
91.3 (32.9) |
88.3 (31.3) |
84.5 (29.2) |
75.0 (23.9) |
62.6 (17.0) |
54.0 (12.2) |
72.0 (22.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 21.9 (−5.6) |
24.5 (−4.2) |
27.8 (−2.3) |
32.5 (0.3) |
38.2 (3.4) |
46.0 (7.8) |
56.3 (13.5) |
55.0 (12.8) |
48.3 (9.1) |
37.6 (3.1) |
26.9 (−2.8) |
23.4 (−4.8) |
36.5 (2.5) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 1.83 (46) |
1.56 (40) |
1.65 (42) |
0.88 (22) |
0.46 (12) |
0.55 (14) |
2.39 (61) |
2.98 (76) |
1.80 (46) |
1.67 (42) |
1.20 (30) |
1.55 (39) |
18.52 (470) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 6.3 (16) |
3.0 (7.6) |
3.4 (8.6) |
0.7 (1.8) |
0.1 (0.25) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.1 (0.25) |
1.6 (4.1) |
3.2 (8.1) |
18.5 (47) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 59 |
| Source: WRCC[6] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,331 | — | |
| 2010 | 1,713 | 28.7% | |
| 2020 | 1,816 | 6.0% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[7] | |||
| Languages (2000) [8] | Percent |
|---|---|
| Spoke Apache at home |
87.2% |
| Spoke English at home | 12.8% |
As of the
There were 323 households, out of which 54.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.8% were married couples living together, 34.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.0% were non-families. 13.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 4.11 and the average family size was 4.45.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 45.2% under the age of 18, 10.6% from 18 to 24, 25.9% from 25 to 44, 13.7% from 45 to 64, and 4.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 21 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.1 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $12,286, and the median income for a family was $13,750. Males had a median income of $52,639 versus $21,591 for females. The
In 2010, Cibecue had the
Transportation
Cibecue Airport is a public use general aviation airport located four nautical miles (7 km) southeast of the central business district of Cibecue.[11]
The White Mountain Apache Tribe operates the Fort Apache Connection Transit, which provides local bus service.[12]
Education
The area is served by the Whiteriver Unified School District and the Dishchii' Bikoh Community School.
Dishchii'bikoh Community School,[a] also called the Cibecue Community School, is a small K-12, grant-funded day school in Cibecue, Arizona. It is run by the Fort Apache Agency, a division of the Bureau of Indian Affairs.[13][b] The school's superintendent is Juan Aragon. The school is subdivided into an elementary, middle, and high school, each with a separate principal.[14]
Media
Cibecue is the focus of the seminal ethnography by Keith H. Basso entitled "Portraits of the 'Whiteman': Linguistic play and cultural symbols among the Western Apache" (1979).
Notes
- ^ after the Western Apache name for Cibecue
- ^ The Arizona Interscholastic Association lists it as the Fort Apache Agency School District in its directory of member high schools.
References
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cibecue, Arizona
- ^ "Tribal Council". WMAT. Retrieved September 15, 2012.
- ^ "Cibecue, AZ". Data USA. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
- ^ "CIBECUE, ARIZONA (021749)". Western Regional Climate Center. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ^ "Data Center Results". Archived from the original on May 25, 2017. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "US Census". Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved January 18, 2014.
- PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective November 15, 2012.
- ^ "Tribal Transportation". WMAT DOT. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 7, 2010. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Dishchii'bikoh Community School". Retrieved September 8, 2020.
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