Montezuma Creek is a

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(CDP) in San Juan County,

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, United States. The population was 335 at the 2010 census, a decrease from the 2000 figure of 507.

Education

Montezuma Creek also is the center of education of about 500 Navajos in the area. Schools in the area include Montezuma Creek Elementary School and Whitehorse Junior/Senior High School, both a part of the

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.San Juan School District
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Geography

Montezuma Creek is located at the confluence of the stream Montezuma Creek with the San Juan River. The community is served by highways

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and Utah State Route 262.''Montezuma Creek, UT, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1982 According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of 12.5 square miles (32.4 km²), of which 12.1 square miles (31.4 km²) is land and 0.4 square mile (1.1 km²) (3.27%) is water.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 507 people, 117 households, and 100 families residing in the CDP. The

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was 41.8 people per square mile (16.2/km²). There were 170 housing units at an average density of 14.0/sq mi (5.4/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 96.06% Native American, 2.76%

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, 0.39% from

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, and 0.79% from two or more races.

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of any race were 1.18% of the population. There were 117 households, out of which 61.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.7% were married couples living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 13.7% were non-families. 12.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 4.33 and the average family size was 4.75. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 44.6% under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 27.6% from 25 to 44, 16.2% from 45 to 64, and 2.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 21 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.3 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $29,375, and the median income for a family was $30,208. Males had a median income of $27,292 versus $15,417 for females. The

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for the CDP was $6,920. About 31.2% of families and 33.0% of the population were below the

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, including 23.1% of those under age 18 and 100.0% of those age 65 or over.

Government

Davis Filfred Davis Filfred (born 1967) is an American politician for the Navajo Nation Council Delegate in the Utah Navajo Section. Davis Filfred succeeded the position of retiring Navajo Councilman, Mark Maryboy on the Navajo Nation election process. Da ...

and

Kenneth Maryboy Kenneth Maryboy (born May 13, 1961) is an American politician for San Juan County, Utah, and was Navajo Nation Council Delegate. Kenneth is a former San Juan County Commissioner. Maryboy was the third Democrat in a row to have been elected ...

are the local delegates to the

Navajo Nation Council The Navajo Nation Council ( nv, Béésh bąąh dah siʼání) is the legislative branch of the Navajo Nation government. The council meets four times per year, with additional special sessions, at the Navajo Nation Council Chamber, which is in Wi ...

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