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FLAGSTAFF, ARIZONA - USA
Flagstaff (Navajo Kinłání) is a city located in Coconino County in northern
Arizona, in the west of the United States. As of the 2000 census, the city
had a total population of 52,894. It is the county seat 6, an important
railroad town and home to Lowell Observatory and Northern Arizona University.
The city's name commemorates a Ponderosa Pine tree made into a tall flagpole
in 1876 celebrating the United States Centennial.
Flagstaff lies near the southwestern edge of
the Colorado Plateau and along the western side of the largest stand of
ponderosa pine in the United States at an elevation around 7,000 ft (2,000
m). Humphreys Peak, an ancient volcano and the highest point in Arizona at
12,633 ft (3,850 m), is immediately north of Flagstaff in the Kachina Peaks
Wilderness of the San Francisco Mountain range. Old Route 66 (now Interstate
40) runs through Flagstaff between Barstow, California and the cities to the
east and connects to the northern end of Interstate 17 which runs about a
two and one-half hour drive south to end at Phoenix, Arizona. The town's
name is mentioned in the lyrics to the song, "Route 66".
Besides winter snow skiing at the Arizona Snow Bowl lodge south of Humphreys
Peak, nearby tourist attractions include Walnut Canyon National Park, Sunset
Crater National Monument (volcano) and Barringer Crater (meteor crater),
while Grand Canyon National Park (about an one hour drive north) and Glen
Canyon National Recreation Area (about a three hour drive) further up the
Colorado River from the Grand Canyon are relatively close.
Weather in Flagstaff is very diverse with moderate summers and cold winters.
Surprisingly, summer nights occasionally fall near freezing while day time
highs reach beyond the upper 80s. Rain averages around 22 in/year (560 mm/year)
not to mention plenty of snow in the winter.
Geography
Flagstaff is located at 35°11'57" North, 111°37'52" West (35.199160,
-111.630991)1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of
164.8 km˛ (63.6 mi˛). 164.7 km˛ (63.6 mi˛) of it is land and 0.1 km˛ (0.04
mi˛) of it is water. The total area is 0.06% water.
Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there are 52,894 people, 19,306 households, and
11,602 families residing in the city. The population density is 321.2/km˛
(831.9/mi˛). There are 21,396 housing units at an average density of 129.9/km˛
(336.5/mi˛). The racial makeup of the city is 77.92% White, 1.75% Black or
African American, 9.99% Native American, 1.25% Asian, 0.12% Pacific Islander,
6.05% from other races, and 2.92% from two or more races. 16.07% of the
population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 19,306 households out of which 32.8% have children under the age
of 18 living with them, 44.0% are married couples living together, 11.6%
have a female householder with no husband present, and 39.9% are non-families.
23.2% of all households are made up of individuals and 3.8% have someone
living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is
2.59 and the average family size is 3.13.
In the city the population is spread out with 24.3% under the age of 18,
21.7% from 18 to 24, 30.5% from 25 to 44, 18.2% from 45 to 64, and 5.3% who
are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 27 years. For every 100
females there are 98.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there
are 96.4 males.
The median income for a household in the city is $37,146, and the median
income for a family is $48,427. Males have a median income of $31,973 versus
$24,591 for females. The per capita income for the city is $18,637. 17.4% of
the population and 10.6% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the
total people living in poverty, 17.6% are under the age of 18 and 7.0% are
65 or older.
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