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The Cities and communities of Navajo County, Arizona*

Cibecue

Greasewood

Heber

Holbrook (County Seat of Navajo County)

Joseph City

Kayenta

Keams Canyon

Kykotsmovi

Lakeside-Pinetop

Pinon

Polacca

Second Mesa

Shongopovi

Shonto

Show Low

Snowflake

Taylor

Whiteriver

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Information & Facts about Navajo 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.

Official Navajo County site

Navajo County County Complex
P.O. Box 668
100 East Carter Drive, South Highway 77
Holbrook, AZ 86025-0668
Phone: (520) 524-4100
FAX: (520) 524-4239

Size: over 6 million acres of land

Population
1990 - 77,674
1993 - 80,675
1994 - 81,750
1995 - 81,750
1996 - 92,086
1998 - 92,500

Populations from the Indian Reservations:
Fort Apache Indian Reservation
1990 - 10,394
1994 - 9,623
1997 - 12,000

Hopi Indian Reservation
1990 - 7,360
1994 - 8,588
1997 - 8,600

Kayenta Navajo Nation
1990 - 4,372
1994 - 4,740
1997 - 6,088

History
Navajo County was formed on March 21, 1895.

Holbrook, the county seat, was founded in 1871.

County Seat: Holbrook

Geography: Two distinct areas make up the county, divided by the Mogollon Rim. The northern portion is dry and desert-like. The southern section is more mountainous with forests of pinon juniper and ponderosa pine.

Three Indian reservations are included in the county. They are: Navajo, Hopi and Apache.

Economy: The types of industries forming the major portion of the area economy are: Coal Mining, Manufacturing, Ranching, Timber, and Tourism.

History

Navajo County was formed on March 21, 1895, as the final act of the Territorial Assembly before it adjourned at midnight. What is now Navajo County was first included in Yavapai County, but in 1879, the area was added to the newly formed Apache County.

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