Page is a city in
Coconino County, Arizona
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, United States, near the
Glen Canyon Dam and
Lake Powell. As of the
2010 census, the population of the city was 7,247.
History
Page was founded in 1957 as a housing community for workers and their families during the construction of nearby
Glen Canyon Dam on the
Colorado River
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. Its site was obtained in a land exchange with the
Navajo Nation
The Navajo Nation (), also known as Navajoland, is an Indian reservation of Navajo people in the United States. It occupies portions of northeastern Arizona, northwestern New Mexico, and southeastern Utah. The seat of government is located in ...
. The city is perched atop Manson Mesa at an elevation of above sea level and above Lake Powell.
The city was originally called Government Camp, but was later named for John C. Page, commissioner of the
Bureau of Reclamation
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, 1936–1943.
After the dam was completed in 1966,
Page officially incorporated as a town on March 1, 1975.
The city grew steadily to today's population over 7,000. Because of the new roads and bridge built for use during construction, it has become the gateway to the
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area and Lake Powell, attracting more than 3 million visitors per year. Page is also the home of two of the largest electrical generation units in the western United States. Glen Canyon Dam has a 1,288,000-kilowatt capacity when fully online. The other
power plant
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to the southeast is the
Navajo Generating Station, which ceased operations in 2019. It was a coal-fired steam plant with an output capability of 2,250,000 kilowatts. On December 18, 2020, the three smokestacks of the Navajo Generating Station were demolished.
In 1997,
Antelope Canyon was opened to tourism on Navajo land adjacent to Page. This natural slot canyon, formed by erosion, created a increased tourism for Page.
Geography
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the city has a total area of , of which are land and , or 0.12%, is water.
Climate
Page has an
arid climate (
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''BWk'') with hot, very dry summers and chilly winters with very little snow. It is located in the southern edge of the
Great Basin Desert
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on the
Colorado Plateau. It is very dry due to being in the rainshadow of the mountains of California and too far north to get consistent
North American monsoons.
Demographics
As of the census
of 2010, 7,247 people, 2,518 households, and 1,822 families resided in the city. The population density was . The 2,787 housing units averaged . The
racial makeup of the city was 57.6% White, 0.3% African American, 34.0% Native American, 0.9% Asian, 2.1% from other races, and 5.0% from two or more races. About 7.3% of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 2,518 households, 40.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.9% were married couples living together, 12.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.6% were not families. Around 20.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.87, and the average family size was 3.32.
In the city, the population was distributed as 29.6% under the age of 18, 10.4% from 18 to 24, 26.2% from 25 to 44, 26.0% from 45 to 64, and 9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.9 males.
As of the 2015 American Community Survey, the median income for a household in the city was $57,161, and for a family was $64,135. Males had a median full-time income of $47,779 versus $37,656 for females. The
per capita income
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In many countries, per capita income is determined using regular population surveys, such ...
for the city was $24,338. About 14.1% of families and 14.4% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 18.7% of those under age 18 and 1.5% of those age 65 or over.
Economy
Top employers
According to Page's 2023 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report, the top employers in the city are:
Education
Much of Page is served by the
Page Unified School District.
The public schools are Lake View Primary School; Desert View Intermediate School, Page Middle School, Page High School, Manson Mesa High School, and Tse Yaato High School. The Glen Canyon Outdoor Academy is the only charter school.
Portions of Page are in the
Fredonia-Moccasin Unified School District.
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Media
* KNAD 91.7 NPR repeater station.
* KXAZ 93.3 Page
* KPLD 105.1 Kanab
* KPGE 1340 AM
The '' Lake Powell Chronicle'' is the weekly newspaper in Page.
The 2001 movie Evolution was filmed in Page.
Infrastructure
Transportation
Page is located on U.S. Route 89. Arizona State Route 98 heads east into the Navajo Reservation.
Public transportation is provided by Helping Hands Agency, a local nonprofit, under the name Express, with service extending to Tuba City, Cameron, Shonto, and Wahweap.
National Park Express provides a daily shuttle between Page and Las Vegas and Page and Grand Canyon Village.
Page Municipal Airport
Page Municipal Airport is a public use airport east of Page, Arizona, Page, in Coconino County, Arizona. The airport has scheduled passenger service subsidized by the U.S. federal government's Essential Air Service program as well as regular ...
serves Page with scheduled, charter, and general aviation.
Notable people
* Matt Haryasz, professional basketball player
* Fred Keller, politician
* Mary Antonia Wood, artist
References
External links
City of Page official website
Page Arizona Chamber of Commerce
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Cities in Coconino County, Arizona
Cities in Arizona
Populated places established in 1957