Fort Defiance Arizona

Fort Defiance is located in Apache County, Arizona. It is situated on the southeast corner of Navajo reservation that covers part of Arizona, New Mexico and Utah. John Collier who was the Commissioner for Indian Affairs in the early 1930s declared that the center of administration for the Navajo Tribe should be Tseghahodzani, which was also known as “the rock with a hole in it.” Established in 1851, Fort Defiance was created as a military outpost in Dine bikeyah (Navajo territory) by Colonel Edwin Sumner. It also became Colonel Kit Carson’s headquarters for his 1863 Navajo Campaign.

Presently, the area of Fort Defiance is considered as a commercial and administrative growth center of the Navajo Nation. One of Navajo Nation’s seven industrial parks is located in Fort Defiance.

Fort Defiance has a population of 4,061 as of U.S. Census 2000.

Demographic and Housing Market Data for Fort Defiance, AZ:

Census Data	Fort Defiance	Apache County	Arizona	United States
Population	5,153	69,469	5,114,249	281,422,131
Area in square miles	<1	10,451	107,241	3,554,141
People per sq. mi.	<1	7	48	79
Median Age	26	26	34	36
Median Family Income	$27,598	$27,538	$37,220	$40,591
Civilians	24%	24%	44%	46%
Armed Forces	<1%	0%	0%	0%
Not in Labor Force	35%	35%	30%	28%
Education Levels	Fort Defiance	Apache County	Arizona	United States
K-12	30%	32%	28%	31%
High School Diploma	12%	13%	15%	19%
College Graduate	5%	5%	10%	28%
Post Graduate	2%	2%	4%	4%
Real Estate Market Data	Fort Defiance	Apache County	Arizona	United States
Total Housing Units	743	10,050	1,027,744	115,904,743
Average Home Price	$59,410	$72,802	$167,791	$173,585
Median Rental Price	$220	$223	$425	$471
Owner Occupied	50%	47%	59%	60%
Rental Units	19%	16%	28%	31%
Vacant Units	32%	36%	13%	9%

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