Bitter Springs () is a native village and

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(CDP) on the

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, United States. As of the 2020 census, the CDP population was 364

Geography

According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , all land. Bitter Springs is the terminus of U.S. Route 89A, a spur route cut off by the construction of the

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Demographics

Bitter Springs first appeared on the 2000 U.S. Census as a census-designated place (CDP). As of the census of 2000, there were 547 people, 104 households, and 97 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 127 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 99% Native American and 1%

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, with <1% of the population made up of

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or Latino of any race. There were 104 households, out of which 73% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58% were married couples living together, 26% had a female householder with no husband present, and 5.8% were non-families. 4.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 5.3 and the average family size was 5.3. In the CDP, the age distribution of the population shows 48% under the age of 18, 14% from 18 to 24, 25% from 25 to 44, 11% from 45 to 64, and 2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 19 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.3 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $24,886, and the median income for a family was $30,217. Males had a median income of $11,477 versus $14,038 for females. The

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for the CDP was $7,985. About 25% of families and 30% of the population were below the

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, including 25% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

Education

Bitter Springs is served by the Page Unified School District. The schools serving Bitter Springs are in

Page, Arizona Page is a city in Coconino County, Arizona, United States, near the Glen Canyon Dam and Lake Powell. As of the 2010 census, the population of the city was 7,247. History Page was founded in 1957 as a housing community for workers and their f ...

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