Fredonia is a town in

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, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 1,314. Fredonia is the gateway to the North Rim of the

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History

Fredonia was laid out in 1886. Its name is said to mean the "land of free women." The town's cemetery has graves dating from the 1880s. The town suffered economically from the re-routing of U.S. 89 in 1960. While the highway previously went through Fredonia, it was re-routed north of the

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, and the town lost several businesses due to a drop in traffic. Senator

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gave the commencement at Fredonia High School in 1964. Kaibab Forest Products was the major industry in town until 1995, when it closed and laid off 200 workers. It had employed up to 400 workers in 1988. The Arizona One mine is also located nearby.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,036 people, 359 households, and 287 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 455 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 85.7%

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, 1.1%

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, 11.4% Native American, 0.4% from other races, and 1.5% from two or more races. 1.5% of the population were

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or Latino of any race. There were 359 households, out of which 37.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.5% were married couples living together, 10.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.8% were non-families. 15.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.89 and the average family size was 3.25. In the town, the age distribution of the population shows 32.3% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 27.7% from 25 to 44, 22.7% from 45 to 64, and 11.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.0 males. The median income for a household in the town was $30,288, and the median income for a family was $30,913. Males had a median income of $24,904 versus $19,554 for females. The

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for the town was $13,309. About 12.3% of families and 15.0% of the population were below the

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, including 25.4% of those under age 18 and 3.2% of those age 65 or over.

Geography and climate

Fredonia is located in the Arizona Strip, the portion of Arizona lying north of the

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, and is within a few miles of the

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border. According to the

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, the town has a total area of , all land. Fredonia is also located within a short distance of other national parks, national monuments, state parks, and scenic outdoor recreation spots.

Education

Fredonia is a part of the Fredonia-Moccasin Unified School District. Two schools, Fredonia Elementary School and Fredonia High/Middle School, serve the town.

References

* George R. Stewart. ''Names on the Land''. Houghton Mifflin Company: Boston (1967)

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