Keams Canyon
| Keams Canyon, Arizona Pongsikya |
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| CDP | |
Keams Canyon, as seen from the Arizona SR 264, looking east
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 Location in Navajo County and the state of Arizona |
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 Keams Canyon, Arizona
Pongsikya |
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| Coordinates: 35°48′46″N 110°12′15″W / 35.81278°N 110.20417°WCoordinates: 35°48′46″N 110°12′15″W / 35.81278°N 110.20417°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Arizona |
| County | Navajo |
| Area | |
| • Total | 16.65 sq mi (43.12 km2) |
| • Land | 16.63 sq mi (43.07 km2) |
| • Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2) |
| Elevation | 6,185 ft (1,885 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 444 |
| • Estimate (2016) | N/A |
| Time zone | MST (UTC-7) |
| ZIP code | 86034 |
| Area code(s) | 928 |
| FIPS code | 04-37130 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0006629 |
Keams Canyon (Hopi: Pongsikya or Pongsikvi; Navajo: Lókʼaaʼdeeshjin) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Navajo County, Arizona, United States. The population was 260 at the 2000 census.
Pongsikya is a narrow box canyon named after a plant of edible greens that survived along the seasonal stream that drains from Antelope Mesa and flows through the three mile long canyon. Here William Keam, and then his cousin Thomas Keam, operated a trading post during the last quarter of the nineteenth century. They served the Navajo Indians and opened the door to commercial trade for the Hopi Indians. The nearest trading post was some fifty miles away and Keam’s trading post was 13 miles east of the Hopi Indian’s settlements on First Mesa. With the opportunity for full year round trade nearby, the regional Indians quickly identified the canyon with the traders and the name Keams Canyon took hold.
Keams Canyon is located at 35°48′46″N 110°12′15″W / 35.81278°N 110.20417°W (35.812849, -110.204154).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 9.3 square miles (24 km2), all of it land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 260 people, 74 households, and 44 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 28.0 people per square mile (10.8/km²). There were 106 housing units at an average density of 11.4/sq mi (4.4/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 7.69% White, 0.38% Black or African American, 89.62% Native American, and 2.31% from two or more races. 1.92% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
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