Dennehotso ( nv, ) is a

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(CDP) in Apache County,

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, United States. The population was 746 at the 2010 census.

Geography

Dennehotso is located at (36.837286, -109.860884). According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 734 people, 168 households, and 141 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 233 housing units at an average density of 23.4/sq mi (9.1/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 98.6% Native American, 0.8%

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, and 0.5% from two or more races. 0.3% of the population were

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of any race. There were 168 households, out of which 56.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.4% were married couples living together, 24.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 15.5% were non-families. 14.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 4.4 and the average family size was 4.9. In the CDP, the age distribution of the population shows 44.6% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 24.5% from 25 to 44, 15.4% from 45 to 64, and 6.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 21 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.6 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $19,844, and the median income for a family was $21,944. Males had a median income of $27,143 versus $16,250 for females. The

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for the CDP was $5,445. About 37.0% of families and 40.6% of the population were below the

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, including 47.9% of those under age 18 and 28.9% of those age 65 or over.

Education

The area is a part of the

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. Originally the territory was within the

Chinle School District Chinle Unified School District No. 24 (CUSD) is a public unified school district headquartered in Chinle, a census-designated place in Apache County, Arizona, on the Navajo Nation, United States. It is managed by a five-member elected school boar ...

. In July 1983 the Red Mesa Unified School District formed, splitting from the Chinle School District.History of Red Mesa Schools
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(BIE) operates the Dennehotso Boarding School, serving grades K–8. The two buildings are OFMC projects: a school facility for 186 students and a dormitory for 33 students. The scheduled groundbreaking was February 11, 2013. The previous buildings scheduled for demolition had a total of of space. The school provides transportation for students between Baby Rocks and

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and asks families living outside of that area and/or distant from the highway to use the dormitory.

Notable people

Brian Yazzie Brian Yazzie, known as Yazzie the Chef is a Navajo chef. He celebrates and promotes Indigenous American foods. He was born in the Navajo Nation in Dennehotso, Arizona. He moved to Minnesota in 2013. In 2014, he became the chef de cuisine at S ...

, chef, was born in Dennehotso.

References

{{authority control Census-designated places in Apache County, Arizona Populated places on the Navajo Nation Arizona placenames of Native American origin