Show Low, Arizona

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Country	United States
Show Low, Arizona
Location in Navajo County and the state of Arizona
State	Arizona
Counties	Navajo
Government
- Mayor	Rick Fernau
Area
- City	27.9 sq mi (72.3 km²)
Elevation	6,347 ft (1,935 m)
Population (2005)
- City	9,885
Time zone	MST (UTC-7)

Show Low is a town in east central Arizona, on the Mogollon Rim at an elevation of 6,400 feet. It is in Navajo County, Arizona, United States. According to 2005 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the town is 10,000 with 25% of them having Mormon heritage..^[1]

According to the legend, the town was named after a marathon poker match, where the stakes were a 100,000 acre ranch. After no one seemed to get the upper hand, one player decided to end the contest by declaring to the other, "show low and you win". The other player produced a deuce of clubs (the lowest possible card) and won the ranch. Show Low's main street is named "Deuce of Clubs" in remembrance.

In 2002, a large forest fire, the Rodeo-Chediski fire, threatened the town and forced an evacuation. The town is near extensive forests, and in normal times is a popular recreational area.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Education
4 Famous residents
5 External links

[edit] Geography

Show Low is located at 34°14′37″N, 110°2′53″W (34.243595, -110.048173)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 72.3 km² (27.9 mi²). 72.2 km² (27.9 mi²) of it is land and 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (0.25%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 7,695 people, 2,885 households, and 2,117 families residing in the city. The population density was 106.6/km² (276.2/mi²). There were 4,337 housing units at an average density of 60.1/km² (155.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 88.99% White, 0.27% Black or African American, 3.92% Native American, 0.65% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 4.05% from other races, and 2.03% from two or more races. 10.33% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 2,885 households out of which 34.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.2% were married couples living together, 11.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.6% were non-families. 21.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.07.

In the city the population was spread out with 29.2% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 24.9% from 25 to 44, 23.5% from 45 to 64, and 15.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 95.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $32,356, and the median income for a family was $36,397. Males had a median income of $28,882 versus $24,590 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,536. About 11.7% of families and 15.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23.6% of those under age 18 and 6.0% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Education

Almost all of the town is a part of the Show Low Unified School District. A portion of the town is within the boundaries of the Blue Ridge Unified School District.

Schools that serve the SLUSD portion of the town include Show Low Elementary School, Show Low Intermediate School, Show Low Junior High School, and Show Low High School.

Northland Pioneer College has one of its four regional campuses located in Show Low.