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Whitecone, Arizona

CDP in Arizona, United States

Whitecone, Arizona Baaʼoogeedí
CDP
Location of Whitecone in Navajo County, Arizona.
35°36′17″N 110°4′48″W / 35.60472°N 110.08000°W / 35.60472; -110.08000
Country	United States
State	Arizona
County	Navajo
Area ^[1]
• Total	45.11 sq mi (116.84 km²)
• Land	45.10 sq mi (116.80 km²)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.04 km²)
Population (2020)
• Total	768
• Density	17.03/sq mi (6.58/km²)
Time zone	UTC-7 (MST (no DST))
FIPS code	04-82390

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]

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
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

A 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

Harrison Begay, Navajo painter, was born in Whitecone.
Sherwin Bitsui, Navajo writer, is from Whitecone.
statelineband, Navajo County band,was formed in Whitecone.

References

^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
^ 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.