Page Contents for Eagar, Arizona
Statistics & Facts
Location
History & History-related items
City Attractions
Government
Chamber of Commerce.
Miscellany
Statistics & Facts
- The Arizona state capital is Phoenix.
- The population of Eagar is approximately 4,840 (1998), 4885 (2010).
- The approximate number of families is 1,504 (1990), 1734 (2010).
- The amount of land area in Eagar is 26.437 sq. kilometers.
- The amount of surface water is 0 sq kilometers.
- The distance from Eagar to Washington DC is 1911 miles.
- The distance to the Arizona state capital is 171 miles. (as the crow flies)
- Eagar is positioned 34.10 degrees north of the equator and 109.29 degrees west of the prime meridian.
- Eagar elevation is 7,000 feet above sea level.
Location
on the northeast slopes of the White Mountains, 221 miles northeast of Phoenix. Eagar is on U.S. 180, the direct link between I-40 and I-10, at its junction with U.S. 60. Alpine and Greer are both about 20 miles from Eagar and are known for their cross-country ski trails.
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History & History Related Items
First known as Union in 1888, named to solidfy the many small settlements of the area, the name was changed to Eagar in 1892. Eagar was first settled in the late 1800's when John Thomas Eager and his brothers, Joel and William, and another family, the Robertson's, homesteaded in Round Valley. The town was incorporated in 1948.
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Attractions
Eagar is in the center of the White Mountain Recreation Area.
Attractions of the area.
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Eagar City Government
Town of Eagar174 South Main
Box 1300
Eagar, AZ 85925
phone: (928) 333-4128
fax: (928) 333-5140
Eagar Chamber
Springerville-Eagar Chamber of Commerce
P.O. Box 181-K
Springerville, Arizona 85938
Phone: (602) 333-2123
Eagar Organizations
Springerville-Eagar Chamber of Commerce
P.O. Box 181-K
Springerville, Arizona 85938
Phone: (602) 333-2123
Eagar Miscellany
The population of Eagar was:
1980 - 2,791
1990 - 4,025
1998 - 4,840
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