St. Johns, Arizona

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Country	United States
St. Johns, Arizona
Location in Apache County and the state of Arizona
State	Arizona
Counties	Apache
Government
- Mayor	Cristian R. Patterson
Area
- City	6.6 sq mi (17.1 km²)
Elevation	5,686 ft (1,733 m)
Population (2000)
- City	3,538
Time zone	MST (UTC-7)

St. Johns (Navajo: Tsézhin Deezʼáhí) is a city in Apache County, Arizona, USA. According to 2006 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 3,538.^[1] The city is the county seat of Apache County^GR6.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Famous residents
4 Education
5 References
6 External links

[edit] Geography

St. Johns is located at 34°30′7″N, 109°22′18″W (34.501921, -109.371543)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 17.1 km² (6.6 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 3,269 people, 989 households, and 805 families residing in the city. The population density was 190.9/km² (494.8/mi²). There were 1,392 housing units at an average density of 81.3/km² (210.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 80.48% White, 0.37% African American, 6.24% Native American, 0.28% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 9.12% from other races, and 3.49% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 23.19% of the population.

There were 989 households out of which 44.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.7% were married couples living together, 10.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.6% were non-families. 15.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.19 and the average family size was 3.55.

In the city the population was spread out with 35.5% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 24.0% from 25 to 44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 10.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 101.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $35,215, and the median income for a family was $37,478. Males had a median income of $38,477 versus $24,009 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,331. About 12.5% of families and 15.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.2% of those under age 18 and 10.8% of those age 65 or over.