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{{Short description|CDP in Apache County, Arizona}}
{{Use American English|date=July 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Red Mesa, Arizona
|settlement_type          = [[Census-designated place]]
|image_skyline            = RedMesaAZ.JPG
|image_caption            = The eponymous red mesa in Red Mesa,<br>July 2007
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|map_caption              = Location in [[Apache County]] and the state of [[Arizona]]
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|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Arizona|County]]
|subdivision_name         = United States
|subdivision_name1        = [[Arizona]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Apache County, Arizona|Apache]]
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|area_total_km2           = 33.27
|area_total_sq_mi         = 12.85
|area_land_km2            = 33.27
|area_land_sq_mi          = 12.84
|area_water_km2           = 0.01
|area_water_sq_mi         = 0.00
|elevation_ft             = 5394
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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_footnotes     = 
|population_total         = 354
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|population_density_km2   = 10.64
|population_density_sq_mi = 27.56
|timezone                 = [[Mountain Standard Time Zone|MST]]
|utc_offset               = -7
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|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 86514
|area_code                = [[Area code 928|928]]
|area_code_type           = [[North American Numbering Plan|Area code]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 04-59550
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info              = 2409150<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2409150}}</ref>
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|unit_pref                = Imperial
|area_footnotes           = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_04.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=October 29, 2021}}</ref>
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'''Red Mesa''' ({{Langx|NV|{{spell-nv|Tsé Łichííʼ Dah Azkání}}}}) is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Apache County, Arizona|Apache County]], [[Arizona]], United States. The population was 480 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]].<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US0459550| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Red Mesa CDP, Arizona| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=April 29, 2013}}</ref>

==Geography==

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|33.3|km2|disp=flip}}, all  land.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|2000= 237
|2010= 480
|2020= 354
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
}}
As of the census<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 237 people, 78 households, and 52 families residing in the CDP.  The population density was {{convert|18.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 102 housing units at an average density of {{convert|8.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the CDP was 82% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 11% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 3% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 2% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], with 3% from two or more races.  2% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 78 households, out of which 45% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39% were married couples living together, 26% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32% were non-families. 30% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 3.0 and the average family size was 3.9.

In the CDP, the age distribution of the population shows 38% under the age of 18, 9% from 18 to 24, 27% from 25 to 44, 20% from 45 to 64, and 7% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 28 years. For every 100 females, there were 73.0 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 60.9 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $22,159, and the median income for a family was $22,159. Males had a median income of $25,357 versus $25,938 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $6,836.  About 33% of families and 44% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 49% of those under the age of eighteen and 52% of those 65 or over.

==Education==
The area is a part of the [[Red Mesa Unified School District]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/sch_dist/st04_az/c04001_apache/DC10SD_C04001_000.pdf|title=School District Reference Map (2010 Census): Apache County, AZ|work=[[2010 U.S. census]]|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 8, 2020}} – Red Mesa USD is depicted on page [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/sch_dist/st04_az/c04001_apache/DC10SD_C04001_001.pdf 1].</ref> Red Mesa contains the district headquarters.<ref name="RedMesaCDP">"[http://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st04_az/place/p0459550_red_mesa/DC10BLK_P0459550_001.pdf 2010 Census – Census Block Map: Red Mesa CDP, AZ]" ([https://web.archive.org/web/20160304063023/http://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st04_az/place/p0459550_red_mesa/DC10BLK_P0459550_001.pdf Archive]). [[U.S. Census Bureau]]. Retrieved on June 16, 2015.</ref><ref name="RMUSDHQ">"[http://www.rmusd.net/education/district/district.php?sectionid=1 Home]." ([http://www.rmusd.net/images/headers/header_theme_3.jpg Direct image link]) Red Mesa Unified School District. Retrieved on September 20, 2010. "HC 61 Box 40/[[U.S. Highway 160|HWY 160]] MP 448<!--Mile Post 448--> Teec, Nos Pos,{{sic}} AZ 86514</ref> Three district schools, Red Mesa Elementary School (RMES),<ref name="RedMesaCDP"/><ref name="RMES">"[http://www.rmusd.net/education/school/school.php?sectiondetailid=103&linkid=nav-menu-container-4-1036 Red Mesa Elementary High School]." ([http://www.rmusd.net/images/headers/header_theme_4.jpg Direct image link]) Red Mesa Unified School District. Retrieved on September 20, 2010. "HC 61 Box 40/[[U.S. Highway 160|HWY 160]] MP 448<!--Mile Post 448--> Teec Nos Pos, AZ 86514</ref> Red Mesa Junior High School (RMJHS),<ref name="RedMesaCDP"/><ref name="RMJHS">"[http://www.rmusd.net/education/school/school.php?sectiondetailid=89&linkid=nav-menu-container-4-1036 Red Mesa Junior High School]." ([http://www.rmusd.net/images/headers/header_theme_5.jpg Direct image link]) Red Mesa Unified School District. Retrieved on September 20, 2010. "HC 61 Box 40/[[U.S. Highway 160|HWY 160]] MP 448<!--Mile Post 448--> Teec, Nos Pos,{{sic}} AZ 86514</ref> and Red Mesa High School are in Red Mesa.<ref name="RedMesaCDP"/><ref name="RMHS">"[http://www.rmusd.net/education/school/school.php?sectiondetailid=75&linkid=nav-menu-container-4-1036 Red Mesa High School]." ([http://www.rmusd.net/images/headers/header_theme_6.jpg Direct image link]) Red Mesa Unified School District. Retrieved on September 20, 2010. "HC 61 Box 40/[[U.S. Highway 160|HWY 160]] MP 448<!--Mile Post 448--> Teec, Nos Pos,{{sic}} AZ 86514</ref>

Originally the territory was within the [[Chinle School District]]. In July 1983 the Red Mesa Unified School District formed, splitting from the Chinle School District.<ref name="districthist">"[https://web.archive.org/web/20020605225439/http://www.rmusd.net/history.php History of Red Mesa Schools]." [[Red Mesa Unified School District]]. Retrieved on September 20, 2010.</ref>

==Red Mesa pottery==
[[File:Ancestral Pueblo, Red Mesa black on white storage jar, 870-1000 CE, Heard Museum.JPG|thumb|upright|left|Red Mesa black on white storage jar, 870–1000 CE, [[Heard Museum]].]]

The Red Mesa [[Ancestral Pueblo|prehistoric]] pottery type was named for this Arizona area. Made from about {{CE|950 to 1050}}, it is a subdivision of [[Cibola White Ware]]. Designs are usually banded and can be much busier than earlier types, but simple designs are also common. Pots are usually slipped (often chalky) and polished, but  some examples not slipped and not well polished.<ref>[http://www.rarepottery.info/protect/RedMesaBlackonWhite.htm  Red Mesa Black on White], photo index and guide</ref>
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==Navajo Nation Council delegates==
* [[Kenneth Maryboy]]

==See also==
{{portal|Arizona}}
* [[List of census-designated places in Arizona]]

==References==
{{reflist|22em}}

==External links==
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{{Apache County, Arizona}}
{{Communities of the Navajo Nation}}

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[[Category:Census-designated places in Apache County, Arizona]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Arizona]]
[[Category:Populated places on the Navajo Nation]]