Coconino County, Arizona

Coconino County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education

County Seat: Flagstaff
Year Organized: 1891
Square Miles: 18,619
MSA: Flagstaff, AZ MSA

Court House:

219 E. Cherry Ave.
County Administration Building
Flagstaff, AZ 86001-4634
Phone: (928) 774-5011
Fax: (928) 779-6893

Named: Coconino is named after the Coconino Native American people, a Hopi designation for Havasupai and Yavapai people.

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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:

Bellemont
Cameron
Cane Beds
Cedar Ridge
Coal Mine Mesa
East Flagstaff
Flagstaff (County Seat)
Forest Lakes
Fredonia
Grand Canyon
Grand Canyon National Park
Gray Mountain
Greenehaven
Happy Jack
Havasupai Indian Reservation
Heber
Jacob Lake
Kachina Village
Kaibab
Kaibab Indian Reservation
Kaibito
Lake Mary
Leupp
Marble Canyon
Moccasin
Moenave
Moenkopi
Mormon Lake
Mountainaire
Munds Park

Navajo Army Depot
North Rim
Page
Parks
Pipe Spring National Monumen
Rare Metals
Red Lake
Sacred Mountain
Sedona
Sta #10
Sunset Crater National Monum
Supai
The Gap
Tonalea
Tuba City
Tusayan
Twin Arrows
Williams
Winona

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Coconino County, Arizona

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