St. Michaels, Arizona

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Country	United States
St. Michaels, Arizona
Location in Apache County and the state of Arizona
State	Arizona
Counties	Apache
Area
- City	3.8 sq mi (9.8 km²)
Elevation	6,740 ft (2,054 m)
Population (2000)
- City	1,295
Time zone	MST (UTC-7)

St. Michaels (Navajo: Tsʼíhootso) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Apache County, Arizona, USA. The population was 1,295 at the 2000 census.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Education
4 External links

[edit] Geography

St. Michaels is located at 35°39′45″N, 109°5′42″W (35.662418, -109.094957)^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 1,295 people, 306 households, and 247 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 130.5/km² (338.5/mi²). There were 360 housing units at an average density of 36.3/km² (94.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 7.03% White, 0.08% Black or African American, 91.12% Native American, 0.77% from other races, and 1.00% from two or more races. 2.16% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 306 households out of which 50.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.0% were married couples living together, 25.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.0% were non-families. 13.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.96 and the average family size was 4.48.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 40.8% under the age of 18, 10.7% from 18 to 24, 24.9% from 25 to 44, 17.1% from 45 to 64, and 6.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 24 years. For every 100 females there were 93.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.1 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $34,107, and the median income for a family was $28,839. Males had a median income of $41,964 versus $24,531 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $11,572. About 20.3% of families and 22.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 24.3% of those under age 18 and 27.3% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Education

St. Michaels is a part of Window Rock Unified School District.

St. Michaels is served by Window Rock Elementary School, Tse Ho Tso Middle School, Window Rock High School.

St. Michael Indian School is a Roman Catholic K-12 school in Saint Michaels. The school is located on an Navajo Indian reservation, built on the grounds of the St. Michael Indian Mission which was first established in 1902.