Red Rock, Apache County, Arizona

Red Rock, Arizona
Census-designated place
Red Rock is located in Arizona
Red Rock
Red Rock
Red Rock is located in the United States
Red Rock
Red Rock
Coordinates: 36°35′56″N 109°03′46″W / 36.59889°N 109.06278°W / 36.59889; -109.06278
CountryUnited States
StateArizona
CountyApache
Area
[1]
 • Total
1.17 sq mi (3.02 km2)
 • Land1.17 sq mi (3.02 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[2]
5,804 ft (1,769 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
136
 • Density116.64/sq mi (45.05/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
ZIP code
86544
Area code928
FIPS Code04-59690
GNIS feature ID2582849[2]

Red Rock (also known as Red Valley; Navajo: Tse’ lichii da az kani’) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Apache County, Arizona, United States. Red Rock is located on the Navajo Nation near the New Mexico border, 16 miles (26 km) northeast of Lukachukai. Red Rock has a post office with ZIP code 86544; the post office uses the Red Valley name.[3] As of the 2010 census, the Red Rock CDP had a population of 169.[4]

Red Rock is named after a nearby 386-foot-high (118 m) sandstone peak. The area was first noted by white military men in 1892 when Lt. W. C. Brown observed many springs during a water survey. A trading post was established in 1906.[5]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020136—
U.S. Decennial Census[6]

Education

Red Rock is within the Red Mesa Unified School District,[7] which operates Red Valley/Cove High School.

The Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) operates Red Valley Day School, a federal K-8 school for Native Americans.[8] Additionally, the BIE operates Cove Day School, which takes students from the nearby area.[9]

References

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Red Rock, Apache County, Arizona
  3. ^ ZIP Code Lookup
  4. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Red Rock CDP (Apache County), Arizona". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved April 29, 2013.
  5. ^ Byrd H. Granger (1960). Arizona Place Names. University of Arizona Press. p. 20. Retrieved December 8, 2011.
  6. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  7. ^ "School District Reference Map (2010 Census): Apache County, AZ" (PDF). 2010 U.S. Census. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved April 8, 2020. – Red Mesa USD is depicted on page 1.
  8. ^ "Red Rock Day School". Bureau of Indian Education. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  9. ^ "Cove Day School". Bureau of Indian Affairs. Retrieved March 18, 2023.