Page, Arizona
| Page, Arizona | |
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View of Lake Powell Boulevard in Page
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| Motto: "The Center of Canyon Country" | |
 Location in Coconino County and the state of Arizona |
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 Page, Arizona
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| Coordinates: 36°54′51″N 111°27′35″W / 36.91417°N 111.45972°WCoordinates: 36°54′51″N 111°27′35″W / 36.91417°N 111.45972°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Arizona |
| County | Coconino |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Bill Diak |
| Area | |
| • Total | 16.6 sq mi (43 km2) |
| • Land | 16.6 sq mi (43.0 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 4,118 ft (1,255 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 7,247 |
| • Estimate (2014) | 7,440 |
| • Density | 440/sq mi (170/km2) |
| Time zone | MST (UTC-7) |
| ZIP codes | 86036, 86040 |
| Area code(s) | 928 |
| FIPS code | 04-51810 |
| Website | cityofpage.org |
Page is a city in Coconino County, Arizona, United States, near the Glen Canyon Dam and Lake Powell. As of the 2010 census, the population of the city was 7,247.
Unlike other cities in the area, Page was founded in 1957 as a housing community for workers and their families during the construction of nearby Glen Canyon Dam on the Colorado River. Its 17-square-mile (44 km2) site was obtained in a land exchange with the Navajo Nation. The city is perched atop Manson Mesa at an elevation of 4,300 feet (1,300 m) above sea level and 600 feet (180 m) above Lake Powell.
The city was originally called Government Camp, but was later named for John C. Page, Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation, 1936-1943.
After the dam was completed in the 1960s, the city grew steadily to today's population of over 7,000. Because of the new roads and bridge built for use during construction, it has become the gateway to the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area and Lake Powell, attracting more than 3 million visitors per year. Page is also the home of two of the largest electrical generation units in the western United States. Glen Canyon Dam has a 1,288,000-kilowatt capacity when fully online. The other power plant to the southeast is the Navajo Generating Station, a coal-fired steam plant with an output capability of 2,250,000 kilowatts.
Page is located at 36°54′51″N 111°27′35″W / 36.91417°N 111.45972°W (36.914296, -111.459717). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 16.6 square miles (43 km2), of which 16.6 square miles (43 km2) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2), or 0.12%, is water.
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