Sedona is a city that straddles the county line between Coconino and

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counties in the northern

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region of the

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. As of the 2010 census, its population was 10,031. It is within the

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. Sedona's main attraction is its array of red

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formations. The formations appear to glow in brilliant orange and red when illuminated by the rising or setting sun. The red rocks form a popular backdrop for many activities, ranging from spiritual pursuits to the hundreds of hiking and mountain biking trails. Sedona is also the home to the nationally recognized

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with turquoise arches, instead of the traditional Golden Arches. Sedona was named after Sedona Arabella Miller Schnebly (1877–1950), the wife of Theodore Carlton Schnebly, the city's first postmaster. She was celebrated for her hospitality and industriousness. Her mother, Amanda Miller, claimed to have made the name up because "it sounded pretty".

History

Anglo-American settlement

The first Anglo settler, John J. Thompson, moved to

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in 1876, an area well known for its peach and apple orchards. The early settlers were farmers and ranchers. In 1902, when the Sedona post office was established, there were 55 residents. In the mid-1950s, the first telephone directory listed 155 names. Some parts of the Sedona area were not electrified until the 1960s. Sedona began to develop as a tourist destination, vacation-home and retirement center in the 1950s. Most of the development seen today was constructed in the 1980s and 1990s. As of 2007, there are no large tracts of undeveloped land remaining. Important early settlers included the Steele family, originally of Scotland.

Chapel of the Holy Cross

In 1956, construction of the Chapel of the Holy Cross was completed. The chapel rises out of a redrock cliff. The most prominent feature of the chapel is the cross. Later a chapel was added. Inside the chapel there is a window and a cross with benches and pews.

Cinematic legacy

Sedona played host to more than sixty Hollywood productions from the first years of movies into the 1970s. Stretching as far back as 1923, Sedona's red rocks were a fixture in major Hollywood productionsincluding films such as ''

Angel and the Badman ''Angel and the Badman'' is a 1947 American Western film written and directed by James Edward Grant and starring John Wayne, Gail Russell, Harry Carey and Bruce Cabot. The film is about an injured gunfighter who is nursed back to health by a ...

'', ''

Desert Fury ''Desert Fury'' is a 1947 American film noir crime film directed by Lewis Allen and starring John Hodiak, Lizabeth Scott and Burt Lancaster. The story was adapted for the screen by Robert Rossen and A. I. Bezzerides (uncredited), based on the r ...

'', ''

Blood on the Moon ''Blood on the Moon'' is a 1948 RKO black-and-white "psychological" Western film noir starring Robert Mitchum, Barbara Bel Geddes, Robert Preston and Walter Brennan. Directed by Robert Wise, the cinematography is by Nicholas Musuraca. The ...

'', ''

Johnny Guitar ''Johnny Guitar'' is a 1954 American Western film directed by Nicholas Ray and starring Joan Crawford, Sterling Hayden, Mercedes McCambridge, Ernest Borgnine and Scott Brady. It was produced and distributed by Republic Pictures. The screenplay ...

'', '' The Last Wagon'', and '' 3:10 to Yuma''. However, the surroundings typically were identified to audiences as the terrain of Texas, California, Nevada, and even Canada–US border territory. The town lent its name to the 2011 film ''Sedona'', which is set in the community.

Brins Fire

On June 18, 2006, a wildfire, reportedly started by campers, began about one mile (1.61 km) north of Sedona. The Brins Fire covered on Brins Mesa, Wilson Mountain and in Oak Creek Canyon before the

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declared it 100 percent contained on June 28. Containment cost was estimated at $6.4 million.

Slide Fire

On May 20, 2014, a wildfire started from an unknown cause began north of Sedona at

Slide Rock State Park Slide Rock State Park is an Arizona State Park located in Oak Creek Canyon north of Sedona, Arizona, United States. It takes its name from a natural water slide formed by the slippery bed of Oak Creek. Slide Rock State Park is located on Coconi ...

. The Slide Fire spread across 21,227 acres in Oak Creek Canyon over nine days and prompted evacuations. State Route 89A opened to Flagstaff in June, but all parking and canyon access was closed to the public until October 1, 2014.

Geography

Sedona is located in the interior chaparral, semi-desert grassland, Great Basin

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woodland biomes of northern Arizona. Sedona has mild winters and warm summers. According to the

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, the city has a total area of , of which , or 0.22%, is water.

Flora

Sedona interior chaparral has many shrubs and small tree species of

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and ''

Rhus ovata ''Rhus ovata'', commonly known as sugar bush or sugar sumac, is a shrub or small tree found growing in the canyons and slopes of the chaparral and related ecosystems in Southern California, Arizona, Baja California and Baja California Sur. It ...

'' and a large population of ''

Quercus palmeri ''Quercus palmeri'' is a species of oak known by the common name Palmer oak, or Palmer's oak. It is native to California (as far north as populations just south and east of the San Francisco Bay), Baja California, Southern Nevada, and in Arizona ...

''. The Great Basin woodland has many small to medium trees of ''

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'' Var. ''fallax'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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'' and a large population of ''

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''. At higher elevations in Oak Creek Canyon ''

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'', ''

Pinus edulis ''Pinus edulis'', the Colorado pinyon, two-needle piñon, pinyon pine, or simply piñon, is a pine in the pinyon pine group whose ancestor was a member of the Madro-Tertiary Geoflora (a group of drought resistant trees) and is native to the Unite ...

'' and other pines occur. Sedona SW02

Geology

The

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of Sedona are formed by a unique layer of rock known as the

Schnebly Hill Formation The Schnebly Hill Formation is a section of red bed deposits found at the Colorado Plateau, near Sedona, Arizona. It is a dark red sandstone, from to thick. It lies between Coconino Sandstone and the older Hermit Formation. It is near the Supai ...

. The Schnebly Hill Formation is a thick layer of red to orange-colored sandstone found only in the Sedona vicinity. The sandstone, a member of the

Supai Group The Supai Group is a slope-forming section of red bed deposits found in the Colorado Plateau. The group was laid down during the Pennsylvanian to Lower Permian. Cliff-forming interbeds of sandstone are noticeable throughout the group. The Su ...

, was deposited during the

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Climate

Sedona has a temperate semi-arid climate. In January, the average high temperature is 57 °F (14 °C) with a low of 31 °F (−1 °C). In July, the average high temperature is 97 °F (34 °C) with a low of 64 °F (17 °C). Annual precipitation is just over .

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 10,192 people, 4,928 households, and 2,863 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 5,684 housing units at an average density of . The

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of the city was 92.2%

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, 0.5% Black or

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, 0.5% Native American, 0.9%

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, 0.1%

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, 4.3% from other races, and 1.6% from two or more races. 8.9% of the population were

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of any race. At the 2000 census there were 7,229 people living in the Yavapai County (western) portion of the city (70.9% of its population) and 2,963 living in the Coconino County (eastern) portion (29.1%). By land area Yavapai had 66.2% of its area, versus 33.8% for Coconino. There were 4,928 households, out of which 15.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.6% were married couples living together, 6.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.9% were non-families. 32.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.06 and the average family size was 2.52. In the city, the population was spread out, with 13.7% under the age of 18, 4.5% from 18 to 24, 21.2% from 25 to 44, 35.0% from 45 to 64, and 25.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 50 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.9 males. The median income for a household in the city was $44,042, and the median income for a family was $52,659. Males had a median income of $32,067 versus $24,453 for females. The

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for the city was $31,350. About 4.7% of families and 9.7% of the population were below the

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, including 12.1% of those under age 18 and 5.0% of those age 65 or over.

Arts and culture

The Sedona area hosts numerous events annually, including: * St. Patrick's Parade, Celebration of Spring, Sedona Food Truck Festival, Red Dirt Concerts, Pumpkin Splash, and WagFest and Fair are just a few of the community events offered by the local Parks and Recreation Department. * Sedona Marathon * The Sedona Miracle Annual Charity Fundraiser Sedona - Hiking above Oak Creek

* Sedona Bluegrass Festival (2007–2014) * Sedona Hummingbird Festival (2012–present); * The Sedona

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Festivals (Summer and Winter) at Unity of Sedona (2012–present) Sedona hosts several notable arts organizations in

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: * Chamber Music Sedona sponsors a chamber-music program annually from October to May. The 2012–2013 season marked the 30th anniversary for the organization. * The Sedona Arts Center, founded in 1958, is the oldest arts center in northern Arizona. *

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& Workshop was established in 1995. The week-long annual festival takes place in late February and early March at Harkins Theatres, while supplemental events take place at area resorts and restaurants. The festival also hosts monthly events, and they sponsor the MET: Live in HD opera broadcasts in Sedona. * NORAZ Poets, extant from 2003 to 2007, was a nonprofit poetry network based in Sedona. * Greg Lawson Galleries, a popular local art gallery in Sedona. A specialized

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tourist industry operates in Sedona, where José Arguelles organized the "

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" in 1987. Some New Age proponents purport that "spiritual vortices" are concentrated in the Sedona area at Bell Rock, Airport Mesa,

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, and

Boynton Canyon The Honanki Heritage Site is a cliff dwelling and rock art site located in the Coconino National Forest, about west of Sedona, Arizona. The Sinagua people of the Ancestral Puebloans, and ancestors of the Hopi people, lived here from about . The P ...

Government

Politically, Uptown Sedona, the Gallery District and the Chapel area (all in Coconino County) and West Sedona (in Yavapai County) form the City of Sedona. Founded in 1902, it was incorporated as a city in 1988. The unincorporated Village of Oak Creek, to the south and well outside the Sedona city limits, is a significant part of the Sedona community. In 2013, Sedona became one of the Arizona municipalities to approve of

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s for same-sex partners.

Education

Sedona is served by the

Sedona-Oak Creek Unified School District The Sedona-Oak Creek Unified School District serves Sedona, Oak Creek, and Red Rock, Arizona. It operates Sedona Red Rock High School as well as the West Sedona School, which serves students in grades K through 8. It previously operated the K– ...

. West Sedona School, serving grades K–6, is located at 570 Posse Ground Road. Red Rock Early Learning Center is a year-round Preschool program designed for children aged 3–5 years old. Their normal school year runs from August to May each year, with a summer session offered during June and July. It is licensed by the ADHS, and located in West Sedona Elementary School building 300.

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, a boarding International Baccalaureate high school with many international students, is located between the Village of Oak Creek and Red Rock Crossing. It hosts numerous 'traditions' and performances open to the community. Their mascot is the coyote. Total attendance measures about 120 students per year, grades 9–12. Oscar-winning composer

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studied there (Titanic, Braveheart, Avatar, Legends of The Fall).

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(SRRHS), built in 1994, is located on the western edge of town in West Sedona. The school's mascot is the Scorpion. The high school's new campus, a series of single-story buildings, is located opposite the Sedona campus of

Yavapai College Yavapai College is a public community college in Yavapai County, Arizona. The main campus is in Prescott, with locations in Clarkdale, Prescott Valley, Chino Valley and Sedona. History Yavapai College was established in 1965 by means of a c ...

. As of 2016, Sedona Red Rock High School holds grades 7–8 in the Junior High portion of campus. Sedona Charter School (SCS) is located behind the Sedona Public Library, serving as a

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-based school for grades K–8. Yavapai College's Sedona Center for Arts & Technology includes the

Sedona Film School The Sedona Film School (SFS), formerly the Zaki Gordon Institute for Independent Filmmaking (ZGI) is an accredited part of Yavapai College and a member of CILECT. It is located in Sedona, Arizona. History The school was founded in 2000 by scree ...

, which offers certificates in independent filmmaking, the Business Partnership Program, the

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, and the University of Arizona Mini Med School.

Infrastructure

Transportation

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is a non-towered

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airport located within the city limits. The nearest commercial airports are

Flagstaff Pulliam Airport Flagstaff Pulliam Airport is south of Flagstaff, in Coconino County, Arizona, United States. The airport is serviced by American Eagle and United Express, and is also used for general aviation. Federal Aviation Administration records say the ...

( away),

Prescott Regional Airport Prescott Regional Airport, Ernest A. Love Field is a public use airport north of Prescott, in Yavapai County, Arizona, United States. Love Field is used for general aviation and facilitates scheduled passenger airline service to Denver and Lo ...

( away),

Grand Canyon National Park Airport Grand Canyon National Park Airport is a state-owned public-use airport located in Tusayan, CDP in unincorporated Coconino County, Arizona, United States.Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport is a civil–military public airport east of downtown Phoenix, in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States. It is Arizona's largest and busiest airport, and among the largest commercial airports in th ...

( away).

Healthcare

Verde Valley Medical Center – Sedona Campus is an outpatient facility providing 24/7 emergency services, cancer services, and primary and specialty healthcare to the Sedona/Oak Creek area. The facility is part of the Northern Arizona Healthcare system and is a subdivision of Verde Valley Medical Center in the nearby city of Cottonwood.

Cemeteries

Sedona's oldest burial ground is the Schuerman–Red Rock Cemetery, dating from 1893. Another

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is the Cooks Cedar Gate Cemetery, with an initial burial in 1918. The Sedona Community Cemetery, also known as Sedona Memorial Park, is on Pine Drive.

Notable people

* Robert Adams – American

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teacher *

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– actress *

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– singer/songwriter *

Brandon Decker Brandon Cameron Parks-Decker aka "decker." (born May 11, 1980) is an American singer-songwriter based out of Sedona, AZ. He performs and releases albums under the moniker decker. Decker has released 7 albums while consistently touring substanti ...

- singer/songwriter based in Sedona *

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– actress *

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– computer programmer *

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– English portrait and abstract artist * Steve George – musician/songwriter (Mr. Mister) * James Gregory – television actor *

– film composer (studied at the Verde Valley School in the 1970s) *

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– actress, former program director of the

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– New Age author born Bernard Donald Perona *

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– U. S. representative

In popular culture

* In 1982 singer

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released the song "Sedona" on her own label, Royalty Records. The song was written by Loren while living in Sedona.

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produced the song with Loren, played guitar, and assembled other members of the Elvis Presley

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(drums),

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(bass), and

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(piano).

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played mandolin. It was Loren's first recording since 1967, and subsequently appeared on her compilation, ''Magic: The 80's Collection''. *

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released a song titled "Sedona Sunrise". *

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released a song titled "Sedona Sunrise", which appears on the best-of collection '' Devil's Got a New Disguise: The Very Best of Aerosmith''. *

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released a song titled "Havalina" after the species of peccary (wild boar) native to the area. The song appears on their 1990 album ''

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'' and mentions Sedona as the setting. The song has been covered by

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, its director. With the lyrics "Hey Little Hollywood, you're gone but you're not forgotten" in the chorus, the song chronicles the ultimate demise of the movie-making industry in Sedona. *

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* * {{authority control 1902 establishments in Arizona Territory Cities in Arizona Cities in Coconino County, Arizona Cities in Yavapai County, Arizona Populated places of the Mogollon Rim Populated places established in 1902

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