Fort Apache ( apw, Tłʼog Hagai) is an
unincorporated community
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in
Navajo County,
Arizona
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, United States. Fort Apache is on the
Fort Apache Indian Reservation, east of
Canyon Day. Fort Apache has a
post office
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with
ZIP code 85926.
Demographics
As of the census
of 2010, there were 143 people, 46 households, and 36 families residing in Fort Apache.
Climate
This region has warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above . According to the
Köppen Climate Classification
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system, Fort Apache has a
warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.
Transportation
The White Mountain Apache Tribe operates the Fort Apache Connection Transit, which provides local bus service.
See also
*
Fort Apache (military post)
References
External links
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Unincorporated communities in Navajo County, Arizona
Apache
The Apache () are a group of culturally related Native American tribes in the Southwestern United States, which include the Chiricahua, Jicarilla, Lipan, Mescalero, Mimbreño, Ndendahe (Bedonkohe or Mogollon and Nednhi or Carrizaleño a ...
Arizona placenames of Native American origin
Unincorporated communities in Arizona