Fort Defiance (Arizona)

Apache County

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Fort Defiance (Navajo: Tséhootsooí ) is a census -designated place in Apache County in the U.S. state of Arizona. He is on the Defiance Plateau at an altitude of 2084 m.

Fort Defiance was founded in 1851 to provide a military presence in Navajo County. At that time, the city still belonged to the U.S. state of New Mexico.

Demography

At the 2000 census, 92.86 % of residents were among the Native, 4.53% for whites, 1.35% for Latinos, 0.30 % for Asians, 0.02 % Pacific to the residents, 0, 22% other races, 1.90 % reported more than one race.

  • Location in Arizona
  • Location in North America
  • Apache County
County (United States) Apache County, Arizona Federal Information Processing Standards Census-designated place Navajo County, Arizona
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