Red Mesa, Arizona

Coordinates: 36°57′58″N 109°21′51″W / 36.96611°N 109.36417°W / 36.96611; -109.36417
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Red Mesa, Arizona
FIPS code
04-59550
GNIS feature ID2409150[2]

Red Mesa is a

2010 census.[3]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 12.9 square miles (33.3 km2), all land.[3]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2000237—
2010480102.5%
2020354−26.2%
U.S. Decennial Census[4]

As of the census

Latino
of any race.

There were 78 households, out of which 45% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39% were married couples living together, 26% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32% were non-families. 30% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.0 and the average family size was 3.9.

In the CDP, the age distribution of the population shows 38% under the age of 18, 9% from 18 to 24, 27% from 25 to 44, 20% from 45 to 64, and 7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 28 years. For every 100 females, there were 73.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 60.9 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $22,159, and the median income for a family was $22,159. Males had a median income of $25,357 versus $25,938 for females. The

poverty line
, including 49% of those under the age of eighteen and 52% of those 65 or over.

Education

The area is a part of the Red Mesa Unified School District.[6] Red Mesa contains the district headquarters.[7][8] Three district schools, Red Mesa Elementary School (RMES),[7][9] Red Mesa Junior High School (RMJHS),[7][10] and Red Mesa High School are in Red Mesa.[7][11]

Originally the territory was within the

Chinle School District. In July 1983 the Red Mesa Unified School District formed, splitting from the Chinle School District.[12]

Red Mesa black on white storage jar, 870–1000 CE, Heard Museum.

Red Mesa pottery

The Red Mesa

prehistoric pottery type was named for this Arizona area. Made from about 950 to 1050 CE, it is a subdivision of Cibola White Ware. Designs are usually banded and can be much busier than earlier types, but simple designs are also common. Pots are usually slipped (often chalky) and polished, but some examples not slipped and not well polished.[13]

Navajo Nation Council delegates

  • Kenneth Maryboy

See also

References

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Red Mesa, Arizona
  3. ^ a b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Red Mesa CDP, Arizona". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved April 29, 2013.
  4. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  5. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  6. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved April 8, 2020. – Red Mesa USD is depicted on page 1
    .
  7. ^
    U.S. Census Bureau
    . Retrieved on June 16, 2015.
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  12. ^ "History of Red Mesa Schools." Red Mesa Unified School District. Retrieved on September 20, 2010.
  13. ^ Red Mesa Black on White, photo index and guide

External links

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