Moenkopi (, nv, ) is a

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(CDP) in Coconino County,

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, United States, adjacent to the southeast side of

Tuba City Tuba City ( nv, ) is an unincorporated town in Coconino County, Arizona, on the Navajo Nation, United States. It is the second-largest community in Coconino County. The population of the census-designated place (CDP) was 8,611 at the 2010 cen ...

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. The population was 964 at the 2010 census. A Hopi community, it was founded in 1870 as a summer farming area by people from the Hopi Third Mesa village of

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. It is west of Third Mesa and is divided into the villages of Upper Moenkopi and Lower Moenkopi. It lies in a exclave of the Hopi Reservation which is separated from the main part of the reservation which lies to the east. Both parts are surrounded by

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territory. The smaller section comprises only 3.8 percent of the Hopi Reservation's land area and 13.2 percent (916 persons) of its population.

Geography

Located in the center of a wide valley, Moenkopi is located at (36.111741, -111.220699). According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 901 people, 242 households, and 202 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 284 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 96.7% Native American, 1.7% from two or more races, 1.4%

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, 0.2% from

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or Latino of any race were 0.8% of the population. There were 242 households, out of which 36.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.7% were married couples living together, 28.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.5% were non-families. 14.0% 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 3.72 and the average family size was 4.06. In the CDP, the age distribution of the population showed 35.2% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 23.1% from 25 to 44, 20.0% from 45 to 64, and 12.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.0 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $38,710, and the median income for a family was $38,266. Males had a median income of $49,063 versus $28,409 for females. The

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for the CDP was $11,432. About 15.6% of families and 13.8% of the population were below the

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, including 15.8% of those under the age of 18 and 4.5% of those 65 and older.

Education

Tuba City Unified School District is the local school district.

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is the comprehensive high school. There is a tribal school, Moencopi Day School, in Monekopi that is affiliated with the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE). �
Compare with the US Census Bureau Map of Moenkopi
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References

{{authority control Census-designated places in Coconino County, Arizona Hopi Reservation Populated places established in 1870 1870 establishments in Arizona Territory