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Arizona Counties
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Arizona Counties
There are 15 counties in the U.S. state of Arizona. There is also one defunct county: Pah-Ute
County was formed in 1865 from Mohave County and returned in 1871. Four counties (Mohave, Pima, Yavapai and
Yuma) were created in 1864 following the organization of the Arizona Territory in 1862. All but La Paz County
were created by the time Arizona was granted statehood in 1912. |
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Coconino County, Arizona
Coconino County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
County Seat: Flagstaff
Year Organized: 1891
Square Miles: 18,619 |
Court House: 219 E. Cherry Ave.
County Administration Building
Flagstaff, AZ 86001-4634
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Etymology - Origin of County Name
Coconino is named after the Coconino Native American people, a Hopi designation for Havasupai and Yavapai people.
Demographics:
County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick
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History
Coconino County, Arizona
Coconino County was established in 1891, created from part of Yavapai County. The county seat has always been in Flagstaff.
Located in the north central part of the US state of Arizona. As of 2000 its population was 116,320. The county seat is Flagstaff. It is the second largest county by land area in the 48 contiguous United States, behind San Bernardino County, California. Coconino County contains Grand Canyon National Park, the Havasupai Nation, and parts of the Navajo Nation, Hualapai Nation, and Hopi Nation. It takes its name from Cosnino, a name applied to the Havasupai. Coconino County was the setting for George Herriman's early 20th century Krazy Kat comic strip. Coconino County has a relatively large Native American population at nearly 30% of the county's total population, being mostly Navajo with smaller numbers of Havasupai, Hopi, and others.
After the construction of the Atlantic & Pacific Railroad in 1883 the region of northern Yavapai County began experiencing quick development. The people of the northern reaches had tired of the rigors of roaming all the way to Prescott for county business. They also believed that they were a momentous enough entity that they should have their own county jurisdiction. Therefore, they decided in 1887 to petition for secession from Yavapai and the creation of a new Frisco County. They remained part of Yavapai, however, until 1891 when Coconino County was formed. The seat was at Flagstaff
Neighboring Counties:
- North: Kane County, Utah
- Northeast: San Juan County, Utah
- Southeast: Navajo County; Gila County
- Southwest: Yavapai County
- West: Mohave County
Cities and Towns:
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- Flagstaff
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- Fredonia |
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- Page |
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- Sedona |
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- Williams |
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County Resources:
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County Resource Guide
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The history of our nation can be seen as a prolonged struggle to define the relative roles and powers of our governments: federal, state, and local. And the names we've given our counties, our most locally based jurisdictions, reflects the "characteristic
features of our country!"
But age, size and colorful names of our counties isn't the only reason to explore counties' role in American history, or the history of county government itself. In fact, the story of county government reflects the larger meanings of American history.
Today's counties are the most flexible, locally responsive and creative governments in the US. They are the most diverse, varying in size, population, geography, and governmental structure. In their politics and policies, they express a 1990's political slogan "Think globally,
act locally." |
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