Nazlini () is a

census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counte ...

(CDP) in

Apache County Apache County is a county in the northeast corner of the U.S. state of Arizona. Shaped in a long rectangle running north to south, as of the 2020 census, its population was 66,021. The county seat is St. Johns. Most of the county is occupie ...

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, United States. The population was 489 at the 2010 census. Nearby are Nazlini Creek and Nazlini Canyon. Nazlini Canyon is the site of many Native American ruins and campsites that were abandoned when erosion made them unusable.

Geography

According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 397 people, 101 households, and 76 families living in the CDP. The population density was . There were 129 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 99% Native American and 1% from other races. 2% of the population were

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or Latino of any race. There were 101 households, out of which 45.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 34.7% were married couples living together, 35.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.8% were non-families. 22.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.89 and the average family size was 4.68. In the CDP, the age distribution of the population shows 46.3% under the age of 18, 10.8% from 18 to 24, 22.7% from 25 to 44, 13.6% from 45 to 64, and 6.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 19 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.5 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $11,484, and the median income for a family was $10,859. Males had a median income of $22,000 versus $10,417 for females. The

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for the CDP was $5,036. About 74.1% of families and 73.7% of the population were below the

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, including 79.5% of those under age 18 and 35.3% of those age 65 or over.

Education

The entire Nazlini census-designated place is within the

Chinle Unified School District Chinle Unified School District No. 24 (CUSD) is a public unified school district headquartered in Chinle, a census-designated place in Apache County, Arizona, on the Navajo Nation, United States. It is managed by a five-member elected school bo ...

, which operates

Chinle High School Chinle High School is a public high school (grades 9 to 12) in Chinle, an unincorporated area of Apache County, Arizona, United States. The school is the only high school in the Chinle Unified School District, and all of the district's elemen ...

. Some areas considered to be "Nazlini" that are not in the CDP are served by the

Ganado Unified School District Ganado Unified School District is located in Ganado, Arizona, Apache County. The district includes four schools: Ganado High School, Ganado Middle School, Ganado Intermediate School and Ganado Primary School. Ganado Primary School is known fo ...

. The area is served by Ganado Primary School, Ganado Intermediate School, Ganado Middle School, and Ganado High School. In addition, the Nazlini Community School, which has a Ganado address, is operated by the

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's Office of Education Programs.BIA Schools
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{{authority control Census-designated places in Apache County, Arizona Census-designated places in Arizona Populated places on the Navajo Nation Arizona placenames of Native American origin

Geography

Demographics

Education

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