Burnside is a native village and
census-designated place
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CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counterparts of incorporated places, su ...
(CDP) on the
Navajo Nation
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in
Apache County,
Arizona
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, United States. The population was 537 at the
2010 census.
Geography
Burnside is located at (35.755138, -109.630277).
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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An economy is an area of th ...
, the CDP has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
Burnside first appeared on the 2000 U.S. Census as a census-designated place (CDP).
As of the census
of 2000, there were 632 people, 173 households, and 134 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 216 housing units at an average density of 23.2/sq mi (9.0/km
2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 92%
Native American, 7%
White
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, 1% from
other races, and <1% from two or more races. 1% of the population were
Hispanic
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The term commonly applies to countries with a cultural and historical link to Spain and to viceroyalties for ...
or
Latino of any race.
There were 173 households, out of which 49% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38% were married couples living together, 33% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22% were non-families. 21% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.65 and the average family size was 4.35.
In the CDP, the age distribution of the population shows 45% under the age of 18, 10% from 18 to 24, 27% from 25 to 44, 14% from 45 to 64, and 4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 21 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.6 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $24,063, and the median income for a family was $25,441. Males had a median income of $18,661 versus $21,389 for females. The
per capita income
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Per capita i ...
for the CDP was $8,236. About 31% of families and 39% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 48% of those under age 18 and 13% of those age 65 or over.
Education
Burnside is served by the
Ganado Unified School District.
The area is served by Ganado Primary School, Ganado Intermediate School, Ganado Middle School, and
Ganado High School.
See also
*
List of census-designated places in Arizona
The 2010 Census defines 360 census-designated places or CDPs within the state of Arizona, with a combined population of 894,461 accounting for 14% of the state population. CDPs are defined as populated areas that are not organized into incorporate ...
References
External links
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Census-designated places in Apache County, Arizona
Populated places on the Navajo Nation