Shongopovi (

Hopi The Hopi are Native Americans who primarily live in northeastern Arizona. The majority are enrolled in the Hopi Tribe of Arizona and live on the Hopi Reservation in northeastern Arizona; however, some Hopi people are enrolled in the Colorado ...

: Songòopavi) is a

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(CDP) in

Navajo County Navajo County () is a county in the northern part of the U.S. state of Arizona. As of the 2020 census, its population was 106,717. The county seat is Holbrook. Navajo County comprises the Show Low, Arizona Micropolitan Statistical Area. N ...

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, United States. It is located on the

Second Mesa Second Mesa is a census-designated place (CDP) in Navajo County, Arizona, on the Hopi Reservation, atop the 5,700-foot (1,740 m) mesa. As of the 2020 census, the CDP population was 843, spread among three Hopi Indian villages, Musungnuvi (or M ...

, within the

Hopi Reservation The Hopi Reservation () is a Native American reservation for the Hopi and Arizona Tewa people, surrounded entirely by the Navajo Nation, in Navajo and Coconino counties in northeastern Arizona, United States. The site has a land area of 2,53 ...

. The population was 632 at the 2000 census.

Geography

According to the

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

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 632 people, 163 households, and 134 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 190 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 1.4%

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, 98.1% Native American, and 0.5% from two or more races. 0.5% of the population were

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or Latino of any race. There were 163 households, out of which 41.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 35.0% were

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living together, 41.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.2% were non-families. 16.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.88 and the average family size was 4.27. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 38.4% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 25.8% from 25 to 44, 17.6% from 45 to 64, and 10.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 28 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.1 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $13,000, and the median income for a family was $12,159. Males had a median income of $29,306 versus $24,643 for females. The

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for the CDP was $5,813. About 51.1% of families and 55.2% of the population were below the

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, including 70.0% of those under age 18 and 43.2% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Shongopovi is a part of the

Cedar Unified School District Cedar Unified School District is a school district based in Navajo County of northeastern Arizona. The school district serves some unincorporated areas of Navajo County, including: *Hopi Reservation communities of First Mesa, Hotevilla-Bacav ...

. Hopi Jr./High School is where most children of Shongopovi attend. White Cone High School serves Shongopovi.

Notable people

Iva Honyestewa Iva Casuse Honwynum (also Iva Honyestewa and Iva Lee Honyestewa; born 1964) is a Hopi/Navajo artist, social activist, and cultural practitioner. A Native American, Honwynum is best known for her woven baskets and figurative sculpture. Honwynum' ...

, basket maker, jeweler, Hopi foods advocate *

Fred Kabotie Fred Kabotie (–1986) was a celebrated Hopi painter, silversmith, illustrator, potter, author, curator and educator. His native name in the Hopi language is Naqavoy'ma, which translates to Day After Day. Background and education Fred Kabotie wa ...

(1900–1986), artist and writer * Otis Polelonema (1902–1981), painter, weaver, poet and writer * Lewis Tewanima, (Tsokahovi Tewanima), athlete

References

{{authority control Census-designated places in Navajo County, Arizona Census-designated places in Arizona Hopi Reservation