Navajo Mountain ( nv, Naatsisʼáán) is a

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(CDP) on the

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in southwestern San Juan County,

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, United States. The population was 379 at the 2000 census.

Description

The CDP is named after Navajo Mountain and that name, ''Naatsisʼáán'', means "Head of the Earth Woman" and is an important part of the Navajo creation story as is the adjacent Rainbow Bridge rock formation.

Geography

The Navajo Mountain CDP is located at (37.049409, -110.773998). According to the

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

Demographics

Navajo Mountain High School entrance sign, January 2019

As of the

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of 2000, there were 379 people, 93 households, and 79 families residing in the CDP. The

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was . There were 120 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 96.83% Native American, 2.90%

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and 0.26% from two or more races. There were 93 households, out of which 51.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.1% were

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living together, 20.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 14.0% were non-families. 12.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 4.08 and the average family size was 4.55. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 44.9% under the age of 18, 10.6% from 18 to 24, 22.4% from 25 to 44, 14.8% from 45 to 64, and 7.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 21 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.5 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $14,196, and the median income for a family was $13,929. Males had a median income of $8,750 versus $23,750 for females. The

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for the CDP was $6,265. About 61.4% of families and 65.4% of the population were below the

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, including 78.6% of those under age 18 and 53.6% of those age 65 or over.

Education

The

San Juan School District San Juan School District (SJSD) is a school district headquartered in Blanding, Utah, United States. The district has twelve schools. 3,193 students were enrolled. History As of 2017 teachers in communities of the southern part of the scho ...

, the local public school district, operates Navajo Mountain High School. A tribal school, NaaTsis'aan (Navajo Mountain) Community School, serves lower grades. A former school building was renovated and reopened as an arts education center.Navajo Mountain School Project
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(CCA) Center for Art and Public Life. Retrieved on April 27, 2017.

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