Page, Arizona
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Location of Page, Arizona
Page is a city located in Coconino County, Arizona near Glen Canyon Dam and Lake Powell. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 6,809.
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Geography
Page is located at 36°54'51" North, 111°27'35" West (36.914296, -111.459717)Template:GR.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 43.0 km² (16.6 mi²). 43.0 km² (16.6 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 0.12% water.
Demographics
As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there are 6,809 people, 2,342 households, and 1,779 families residing in the city. The population density is 158.5/km² (410.5/mi²). There are 2,606 housing units at an average density of 60.6/km² (157.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 67.32% White, 0.40% Black or African American, 26.69% Native American, 0.68% Asian, 0.19% Pacific Islander, 1.62% from other races, and 3.11% from two or more races. 4.70% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 2,342 households out of which 41.4% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.8% are married couples living together, 10.5% have a female householder with no husband present, and 24.0% are non-families. 19.0% of all households are made up of individuals and 5.1% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.90 and the average family size is 3.33.
In the city the population is spread out with 32.0% under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 27.5% from 25 to 44, 24.7% from 45 to 64, and 6.3% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 32 years. For every 100 females there are 100.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 98.4 males.
The median income for a household in the city is $46,935, and the median income for a family is $54,323. Males have a median income of $42,040 versus $24,744 for females. The per capita income for the city is $18,691. 13.9% of the population and 12.8% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 19.7% of those under the age of 18 and 1.3% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.
History
Unlike other towns in the area, Page was created in 1957 to house workers and their families during the construction of nearby Glen Canyon Dam on the Colorado River. Its 17-square-mile site was obtained in a land exchange with the Navajo Indian tribe. The town is perched atop Manson Mesa at an elevation of 4,300 feet above sea level and 600 feet above Lake Powell.
After the dam was completed in the 1960s, the town grew steadily to today’s population of 6,800. Because of the new roads and bridge built for use during construction, it has become the gateway to the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area and Lake Powell, attracting more than 3 million visitors per year. Page is also the home of two of the largest electrical generation units in the western United States. Glen Canyon Dam has a 1,288,000 kilowatts capacity when fully online. The other power plant to the southeast is the Navajo Generating Station, a coal-fired steam plant with an output capability of 2,250,000 kilowatts.