Tuba City, Arizona

Tuba City, Arizona
Tó Naneesdizí
Tuba Trading Post built in 1905
Tuba Trading Post built in 1905
Location in Coconino County and the state of Arizona
Location in Coconino County and the state of Arizona
Tuba City is located in Arizona
Tuba City
Tuba City
Location in Arizona#Location in the United States
Tuba City is located in the United States
Tuba City
Tuba City
Tuba City (the United States)
Coordinates: 36°07′30″N 111°14′50″W / 36.12500°N 111.24722°W / 36.12500; -111.24722
Country United States
State Arizona
CountyCoconino
Government
 • TypeNavajo chapter
 • Chapter presidentGerald Keetso[citation needed]
Area
 • Total8.97 sq mi (23.24 km2)
 • Land8.97 sq mi (23.24 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation4,918 ft (1,499 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total8,072
 • Estimate 
(2016)[3]
N/A
Time zoneUTC-7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code
86045
Area code928
FIPS code04-76010
GNIS feature ID2409355[2]

Tuba City (Navajo: Tó Naneesdizí) is an unincorporated town and census-designated place in Coconino County, Arizona, on the Navajo Nation, United States. It is the second-largest community in Coconino County. The population of the census-designated place (CDP) was 8,611 at the 2010 census.[4]

It is the most populous community within the Navajo Nation, slightly larger than Shiprock, New Mexico, and the site of the headquarters of the Western Navajo Agency. The Hopi village of Moenkopi lies directly to its southeast, and Hopi also live in the city.

European Americans named the town in honor of chief Tuuvi, a Hopi man from Oraibi who converted to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and allowed Mormon migrants to settle in the area. The Navajo name for this community, Tó Naneesdizí, translates as "tangled waters". It likely refers to the many below-ground springs that are the source of several reservoirs.

Tuba City is located within the Painted Desert near the western edge of the Navajo Nation. Tuba City is located approximately 50 miles (80 km) from the eastern entrance to Grand Canyon National Park and approximately 78 miles (126 km) from Flagstaff. Most of Tuba City's residents are Navajo, with a small Hopi minority.

  1. ^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tuba City, Arizona
  3. ^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Census.gov. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  4. ^ "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Tuba City CDP, Arizona". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 8, 2011.

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