The Kaibab Indian Reservation is the home of the Kaibab Band of Paiute Indians ( Southern Paiute Language: Kai'vi'vits), a

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s. The

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is located in northern part of the

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. It covers a land area of in northeastern

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and northwestern

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adjacent to the southern

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. The

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lies in the southwestern section of the reservation. The

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Dark-sky preserve is colocated with the reservation. As of the 2000 census, its population was 196.

History

Geography

According to the

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, the reservation has a total area of , almost all land.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 196 people, 65 households, and 49 families residing on the reservation. The

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was . There were 88 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the reservation was 23.5%

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, 66.8% Native American, 4.6% from

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, and 5.1% from two or more races, with no persons identifying as

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, Asian, or

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. 10.2% of the population were

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or Latino of any race. There were 65 households, out of which 61.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 36.9% were

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living together, 32.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.6% were non-families. 23.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 1.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.02 and the average family size was 3.49. On the reservation the population was spread out, with 44.4% under the age of 18, 9.7% from 18 to 24, 24.5% from 25 to 44, 19.9% from 45 to 64, and 1.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 22 years. For every 100 females there were 73.45 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 75.81 males. The median income for a household on the reservation was $20,000, and the median income for a family was $21,250. Males had a median income of $22,000 versus $16,607 for females. The

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for the reservation was $7,951. About 29.69% of families and 31.65% of the population were below the

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Education

The reservation is served by the

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References

External links

Kaibab Band of Paiute Indians of the Kaibab Indian Reservation
official website
Community Profile
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