Tsaile () is a

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(CDP) in Apache County,

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, United States, on the

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. The population was 1,205 at the 2010 census. Tsaile is the home of the main campus of

Diné College Diné College is a public tribal land-grant college based in Tsaile, Arizona, serving the Navajo Nation. It offers associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, academic certificates, and one master's degree. History Diné College opened in 196 ...

(formerly Navajo Community College), a tribally controlled community college. It has seven other campuses across the Navajo Nation. Tsaile Public School (Grades K-8) is located in Tsaile. Students attend Chinle High School in Chinle,

, for high school, which is about 25 miles away via Navajo Route 64.

Geography

Tsaile is located approximately east of Chinle, just outside the boundaries of

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. According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.88%, is water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,078 people, 244 households, and 200 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 345 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 93.3% Native American, 3.6%

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, 0.1%

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, 0.1% Asian, 0.1%

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, 0.7% from other races, and 2.1% from two or more races. 1.3% of the population were

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or Latino of any race. There were 244 households, out of which 55.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.4% were married couples living together, 27.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.0% were non-families. 16.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.98 and the average family size was 4.57. In the CDP, the age distribution of the population shows 38.8% under the age of 18, 19.5% from 18 to 24, 24.1% from 25 to 44, 14.8% from 45 to 64, and 2.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 22 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.0 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $17,500, and the median income for a family was $16,513. Males had a median income of $35,469 versus $21,818 for females. The

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for the CDP was $6,259. About 59.7% of families and 63.2% of the population were below the

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, including 72.3% of those under age 18 and 70.0% of those age 65 or over.

Education

The area is served by Chinle Unified School District#24. - Chinle USD is depicted on page
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Tsaile Elementary School is located in Tsaile. Residents go to schools in Chinle for middle and high school, including Chinle High School. Tsaile is the home of the main campus of

(formerly Navajo Community College), a tribally controlled community college with seven other campuses across the Navajo Nation.

References

{{authority control Census-designated places in Apache County, Arizona Populated places on the Navajo Nation Census-designated places in Arizona