Coconino County Arizona - info, facts, communities on Key to the City

If you have information about any of these unlinked communities, please send it to us and we will add a page for that community. Some of these places above may only be neighborhoods or local area names and are not listed with the census at all or just included in a larger surrounding designated census area..

Return to top

Information & Facts about Coconino County, Arizona

All of Arizona is on the Mountain Standard Time - year round. When other parts of the country go on daylight savings time, Arizona remains on standard time.

Government

Coconino County Courthouse
100 East Birch Avenue
Flagstaff, AZ 86001-4634
Phone: 928 779-6536
FAX: 928 779-6687
County Supervisors: (800) 559-9289 or (928) 779-6693

Coconino County Page - This page lists links for all county departments

Coconino County Population:

1891 - 4,000
1900 - 5,514
1950 - 23,910
1970 - 48,326
1980 - 75,008
1990 - 96,591
1995 - 108,000+
1996 - 112,260
1998 - 113,475
2001 - 122,770

Density
6 persons per square mile (2000)

History

Formed: 1891 from Yavapai County.

A History page for the County

In the area of Coconino County during the mid 1800's, several military expeditions came through to search it out. During the 1870's, Mormon settlers came from the north. They first settled at Lee's Ferry which was actually a rest stop for their trips to their settlements in Navajo and Apache Counties. Flagstaff was designated the permanent County Seat in 1891. It had been the temporary seat until the election. Williams had campaigned for the designation, but Flagstaff won out. The original courthouse is still in use at this time (1998)

Ghost Towns in the County

Weather & Climate

Weather page for northern Arizona

Precipitation:
The amount of precipitation for the county varies greatly from one part of the county to another. In the eastern portion, which are more high desert, there are under ten inches each year. In the Kaibab National Forest near the Grand Canyon, there are over 25 inches of precipitation each year.

Geography

The county is part of the Colorado Plateau. The plateau is noted for being a high wooded upland cut with many deep drainages, the Grand Canyon being the main one. Learn more about the Grand Canyon on this page.

The county includes part or all of five Indian Reservations: Havasupai, Hopi, Hualapai, Kaibab - Paiute, and Navajo

Elevation
2,000 feet along the Colorado River to 12,670 feet at Humphrey's Peak in the San Francisco Mountains. This peak is also the highest point in the state. Most of the state has an elevation of between 4,000 and 8,000 feet above sea level.

Size
18,608 square miles - the largest county in Arizona and the second largest county in the country. It is also one of the least populated

The Colorado River and tributaries, Kanab Creek and Little Colorado River, make up the primary rivers in the northern and central parts of the county. While in the south county, there is the Verde River and Oak Creek, its tributary. Due to the nature of the land in the county, the vegetation also varies greatly. Some areas have great pine forests, others mainly douglas fir and spruce. The high desert location have grasslands and many areas with pinon-juniper scrub in abundance. Try this relief map for the entire state to get a bigger picture of the terrain for this area.

Facts & Figures

The median income for a household in the county is $38,256, and the median income for a family is $45,873. Males have a median income of $32,226 versus $25,055 for females. The per capita income for the county is $17,139

Median Income
Family - $45,873 (2000)
Household - $38,256 (2000)
Male - $32,226 (2000)
Female - $25,055 (2000)

Per Capita Income
$17,139 (2000)

Genealogy

Coconino County GenWeb page

Genealogy resources for Coconino County

Coconino County Genealogical Society
649 East Edison
Williams, AZ 86046

Sedona Genealogy Club
60 Sierra Road
Sedona, AZ 86336

Libraries

Flagstaff City/Coconino County Library
300 W. Aspen Avenue
Flagstaff, AZ 86001
Ph 928 779-7670

Societies, Organizations, Clubs

Flagstaff Chamber of Commerce
101 W. Route 66
Flagstaff, AZ 86001
Phone: 928 774-4505
Fax: 928 779-1209
chamber@flagstaff.az.us

Grand Canyon Chamber of Commerce
P.O. Box 3007
Grand Canyon, AZ 86023
Phone: 928-638-2901

Williams-Grand Canyon Chamber of Commerce
200 W. Railroad Ave.
Williams, AZ 86046
Phone: 928 635-1418
Fax: 928-635-1417

The Grand Canyon Association

Coconino County Visitor Bureau

Schools

Coconino Community College
Numerous locations throughout the county

Attractions

Arizona Historical Society Museum (Northern Division)
2340 N. Fort Valley Rd.
Flagstaff, AZ 86001
Phone: 928 774-6272

A museum telling about Pioneer settlement and development in northern Arizona. It is housed in the former County Hospital built in 1908.

Museum of Northern Arizona
3101 N. Fort Valley Rd. (off U.S. 180)
Rt. 4, Box 720
Flagstaff, AZ 86001
Phone: (928) 774-5213

The Grand Canyon National Park

The county abounds in recreation areas. Some of the Federal sites include Sunset Crater National Monument, Walnut Canyon National Monument, Wupatki National Monument, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest, Coconino National Forest, and Kaibab National Forest. There are three state partks in the county: Red Rock, Riordan, and Slide Rock

Meteor Crater - off Interstate 40 at Exit 233

Lowell Observatory

Return to top

Search Key to the City

Custom Search

or Search anywhere on the Web

Custom Search

Return to the Arizona Counties page

Return to the Arizona Page or Choose a new state on the States page

Return to the Top USA City Resource Guide and Cities Directory - Key to the City home page

Thanks for visiting Key to the City. We hope you will visit again soon. We'll leave the light on for you!!