Navajo County
| Navajo County, Arizona | ||
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Historic Navajo County Courthouse and Museum in Holbrook
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 Location in the U.S. state of Arizona |
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 Arizona's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | March 21, 1895 | |
| Seat | Holbrook | |
| Largest city | Show Low | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 9,960 sq mi (25,796 km2) | |
| • Land | 9,950 sq mi (25,770 km2) | |
| • Water | 9.3 sq mi (24 km2), 0.09% | |
| Population (est.) | ||
| • (2015) | 108,277 | |
| • Density | 11/sq mi (4/km²) | |
| Congressional district | 1st | |
| Time zone | Mountain: UTC-7 | |
| Website | www |
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Navajo County is located in the northern part of the U.S. state of Arizona. As of the 2010 census, its population was 107,449. The county seat is Holbrook.
Navajo County comprises the Show Low, AZ Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Navajo County contains parts of the Hopi Indian reservation, the Navajo Nation and Fort Apache Indian Reservation.
Navajo County was split from Apache County on March 21, 1895. The first county sheriff was legendary gunman Commodore Perry Owens, who had previously served as the sheriff of Apache County. It was the location for many of the events that played out during the Pleasant Valley War.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 9,960 square miles (25,800 km2), of which 9,950 square miles (25,800 km2) is land and 9.3 square miles (24 km2) (0.09%) is water.
Many people think that Arizona is a vast, open desert without vegetation. However, Navajo County offers not only the Monument Valley, but Keams Canyon, part of the Petrified Forest National Park, and the largest stand of Ponderosa Pines in North America.
Navajo County has 6,632.73 square miles (17,178.7 km2) of federally designated Indian reservation within its borders, the third most of any county in the United States (neighboring Apache County and Coconino County are first and second). In descending order of territory within the county, the reservations are the Navajo Indian Reservation, Hopi Indian Reservation, and Fort Apache Indian Reservation, all of which are partly located within Navajo County.
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