Mexican Hat, Utah

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Mexican Hat Rock

Mexican Hat is a small community located on the San Juan River in south-central San Juan County, Utah, United States. It is on U.S. Highway 163 just three miles south of the junction with Utah SR-261, and is just outside the northern boundary of both the Navajo Nation and Monument Valley. With a total population of 88 (2000 census), the community saw a significant decrease from the 1990 figure of 259.

The name "Mexican Hat" comes from a curiously sombrero-shaped, 60 foot wide by 12 foot thick (18.3 x 3.7 m), rock outcropping on the northeast edge of town. It "rocks!"

Goosenecks State Park is located just nine miles west-northwest, and Alhambra Rock is six miles west-southwest.

[edit] Geography

Mexican Hat is 4,400 feet above sea level and located at 37°9′54″N, 109°51′56″W (37.165131, -109.865446)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 22.4 [[km�]] (8.6 mi�). 21.2 km� (8.2 mi�) of it is land and 1.2 km� (0.5 mi�) of it (5.32%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 88 people, 29 households, and 22 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 4.1/km� (10.7/mi�). There were 32 housing units at an average density of 1.5/km� (3.9/mi�). The racial makeup of the CDP was 37.50% White, 57.95% Native American, 4.55% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.82% of the population.

There were 29 households out of which 48.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.7% were married couples living together, 27.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.7% were non-families. 20.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.03 and the average family size was 3.43.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 31.8% under the age of 18, 19.3% from 18 to 24, 19.3% from 25 to 44, 25.0% from 45 to 64, and 4.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 24 years. For every 100 females there were 66.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 76.5 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $57,656, and the median income for a family was $58,750. Males had a median income of $41,250 versus $18,750 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $14,973. There were no families and 6.5% of the population living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and none of those over 64.