Canyon Day, Arizona

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Coordinates: 33°47′16″N, 110°1′25″W
Canyon Day, Arizona
Location in Gila County and the state of Arizona
Country	United States
State	Arizona
Counties	Gila
Area
- City	3.8 sq mi (9.9 km²)
Population (2000)
- City	1,092
- Density	287.4/sq mi (110.3/km²)
Time zone	MST (no daylight saving time) (UTC-7)

Canyon Day (Western Apache Yangongai) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Gila County, Arizona, United States. The population was 1,092 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

Canyon Day is located at 33°47′16″N, 110°1′25″W (33.787774, -110.023655)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 9.9 km² (3.8 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 1,092 people, 271 households, and 227 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 110.1/km² (285.1/mi²). There were 301 housing units at an average density of 30.3/km² (78.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 1.01% White, 98.53% Native American, 0.18% from other races, and 0.27% from two or more races. 0.64% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 271 households out of which 51.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.1% were married couples living together, 31.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.2% were non-families. 15.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 2.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 4.03 and the average family size was 4.42.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 43.6% under the age of 18, 9.2% from 18 to 24, 26.1% from 25 to 44, 17.0% from 45 to 64, and 4.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 23 years. For every 100 females there were 92.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.4 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $20,987, and the median income for a family was $22,633. Males had a median income of $25,469 versus $17,813 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $6,940. About 32.2% of families and 40.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 46.5% of those under age 18 and 8.0% of those age 65 or over.