| About Flagstaff -
Flagstaff (Navajo: Kinlání) is a city located in Coconino County
in northern Arizona, in the west of the United States. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total
population of 52,894.
It is the county seat, an important railroad town and home
to Lowell Observatory and Northern Arizona University.
The city's name commemorates a Ponderosa Pine tree made into a tall flagpole in
1876 celebrating the United States Centennial.
Flagstaff lies near the southwestern edge of the Colorado Plateau and along the
western side of the largest stand of ponderosa pine in the United States at an
elevation around 7,000 ft (2,000 m). Humphreys Peak, an ancient volcano and the
highest point in Arizona at 12,633 ft (3,850 m), is immediately north of
Flagstaff in the Kachina Peaks Wilderness of the San Francisco Peaks. Old Route
66 (much of which is now Interstate 40) runs through Flagstaff between Barstow,
California and the cities to the east and connects to the northern end of
Interstate 17 which runs about a two and one-half hour drive south to end at
Phoenix, Arizona. The town's name is mentioned in the lyrics to the song, "
Route 66".
Besides winter snow skiing at the Arizona Snow Bowl west of Humphreys Peak,
nearby tourist attractions include Walnut Canyon National Monument, Sunset
Crater Volcano National Monument, Wupatki National Monument, and Barringer
Crater (meteor crater), while Grand Canyon National Park (about an one hour
drive north) and Glen Canyon National Recreation Area (about a three hour
drive) further up the Colorado River from the Grand Canyon are relatively close. The
nearby Arboretum at Flagstaff is home to 2,500 species of drought-tolerant
native plants representative of the high-desert Colorado Plateau.
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Living in Flagstaff
People of Flagstaff -
As of the census of 2000, there are 52,894 people, 19,306 households,
and 11,602 families residing in the city. The population density is 321.2/km
²
(831.9/mi²). There are 21,396 housing units at an average density of
129.9/km²(336.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 77.92% White, 1.75% Black or
African American, 9.99% Native American, 1.25% Asian, 0.12% Pacific Islander,
6.05% from other races, and 2.92% from two or more races. 16.07% of the
population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 19,306 households out of which 32.8% have children under the age of
18 living with them, 44.0% are married couples living together, 11.6% have a
female householder with no husband present, and 39.9% are non-families. 23.2%
of all households are made up of individuals and 3.8% have someone living
alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.59 and
the average family size is 3.13.
In the city the population is spread out with 24.3% under the age of 18,
21.7% from 18 to 24, 30.5% from 25 to 44, 18.2% from 45 to 64, and 5.3% who
are 65
years of age or older. The median age is 27 years. For every 100 females there are 98.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 96.4 males.
The median income for a household in the city is $37,146, and the median
income for a family is $48,427. Males have a median income of $31,973 versus
$24,591 for females. The per capita income for the city is $18,637. 17.4% of
the population and 10.6% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the
total population, 17.6% of those under the age of 18 and 7.0% of those 65 and
older are living below the poverty line.
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