Red Mesa, Arizona | |
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Census-designated place | |
The eponymous red mesa in Red Mesa
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Location in Apache County and the state of Arizona |
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Location in the United States | |
Coordinates: 36°58′3″N 109°23′21″W / 36.96750°N 109.38917°WCoordinates: 36°58′3″N 109°23′21″W / 36.96750°N 109.38917°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Arizona |
County | Apache |
Area | |
• Total | 12.85 sq mi (33.27 km2) |
• Land | 12.84 sq mi (33.27 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2) |
Elevation | 5,364 ft (1,635 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 26,361 |
• Estimate (2016) | N/A |
Time zone | MST (UTC-7) |
ZIP code | 86514 |
Area code | 928 |
FIPS code | 04-59550 |
GNIS feature ID | 0024578 |
Red Mesa is a census-designated place (CDP) in Apache County, Arizona, United States. The population was 480 at the 2010 census.
Red Mesa is located at 36°58′3″N 109°23′21″W / 36.96750°N 109.38917°W (36.967367, -109.389234).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 12.9 square miles (33.3 km2), all of it land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 237 people, 78 households, and 52 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 18.6 people per square mile (7.2/km²). There were 102 housing units at an average density of 8.0/sq mi (3.1/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 81.86% Native American, 10.97% White, 2.53% Pacific Islander, 2.11% from other races, and 2.53% from two or more races. 2.11% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 78 households out of which 44.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.5% were married couples living together, 25.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.1% were non-families. 29.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.04 and the average family size was 3.94.