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, United States. The population was 2,799 at the 2000 census. It is the capital of the Tohono O'odham Nation and the home of several of their tribal businesses, such as Tohono O'Odham Ki:Ki Association. Originally named Indian Oasis, by cattle-ranchers/businessmen brothers, Joseph and Louis Ménager in 1912. The Ménager brothers also built and ran the Indian Oasis Mercantile Store. The settlement took its present English name in 1918 to honor Indian Commissioner

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Geography

Sells is located at (31.914994, -111.875669). According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and 0.11% is water.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 2,799 people, 690 households, and 565 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 810 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 3%

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, 96% Native American, <1% Asian, <1% from other races, and <1% from two or more races. 3% of the population were

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or Latino of any race. There were 690 households, out of which 42.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 26% were

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living together, 44% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18% were non-families. 14% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 4.0 and the average family size was 4.3. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 42% under the age of 18, 11% from 18 to 24, 27% from 25 to 44, 16% from 45 to 64, and 5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 23 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.2 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $20,610, and the median income for a family was $20,294. Males had a median income of $25,278 versus $22,396 for females. The

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for the CDP was $6,283. About 42% of families and 46% of the population were below the

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, including 51% of those under age 18 and 41% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Baboquivari Unified School District Baboquivari Unified School District (BUSD) is a school district with its headquarters in Sells, a census-designated place in unincorporated Pima County, Arizona. The school district was known as the Indian Oasis-Baboquivari Unified School District ...

operates area public schools, while Tohono O'odham High School is a Bureau of Indian Affairs high school.

References

{{authority control Census-designated places in Pima County, Arizona Populated places in the Sonoran Desert Seats of government of American Indian reservations Tohono O'odham Nation