census-designated place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only.
CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the count ...
(CDP) in
Navajo County
Navajo County is in the northern part of the U.S. state of Arizona. As of the 2020 census, its population was 106,717. The county seat is Holbrook.
Navajo County comprises the Show Low, Arizona Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Navajo County c ...
,
Arizona
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, United States, on the Hopi Reservation. As of the 2010 census, the CDP population was 1,555, spread among three Hopi villages atop the 5,700-foot (1,740 m)
mesa
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:
Hano
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* Hano, Arizona
* Hanö, an island off Listerlandet peninsula, western Blekinge, Sweden
*Arizona Tewa, a Tewa Pueblo group
* "Hano" (song), a song in the 2001 Eurovision Song Contest by Nino Pršeš
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(or Tegua, Arizona), Sitsomovi (or Sichomovi), and Waalpi (or
Walpi
Walpi ( nv, Deezʼáahjįʼ) is a Hopi village established around 900 AD.
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the CDP has a total area of .
Demographics
As of the
census
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of 2000, there were 1,124 people, 294 households, and 251 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 367 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 96.1% Native American, 2.9%
White
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, no
Black
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/
African American
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,
Asian
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* Items from or related to the continent of Asia:
** Asian people, people in or descending from Asia
** Asian culture, the culture of the people from Asia
** Asian cuisine, food based on the style of food of the people from Asi ...
, or
Pacific Islander
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, 0.2% from
other races
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* Other (philosophy), a concept in psychology and philosophy
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, and 0.9% from two or more races. 2.5% of the population were
Hispanic
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The term commonly applies to countries with a cultural and historical link to Spain and to viceroyalties forme ...
or
Latino
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of any race.
There were 294 households, out of which 43.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.6% were married couples living together, 32.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 14.6% were non-families. 11.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.82 and the average family size was 4.10.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 38.3% under the age of 18, 9.1% from 18 to 24, 25.3% from 25 to 44, 19.4% from 45 to 64, and 7.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 28 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.9 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $19,605, and the median income for a family was $21,346. Males had a median income of $37,000 versus $21,458 for females. The
per capita income
Per capita income (PCI) or total income measures the average income earned per person in a given area (city, region, country, etc.) in a specified year. It is calculated by dividing the area's total income by its total population.
Per capita i ...
for the CDP was $7,897. About 36.5% of families and 45.2% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 45.5% of those under age 18 and 21.4% of those age 65 or over.
Education
First Mesa is served by the
Cedar Unified School District
Cedar Unified School District is a school district based in Navajo County of northeastern Arizona.
The school district serves some unincorporated areas of Navajo County, including:
*Hopi Reservation communities of First Mesa, Hotevilla-Bacavi, ...
.
Hopi High School
The Hopi are a Native American ethnic group who primarily live on the Hopi Reservation in northeastern Arizona, United States. As of the 2010 census, there are 19,338 Hopi in the country. The Hopi Tribe is a sovereign nation within the United ...