Page, Arizona
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Page is a city in Coconino County, Arizona, United States, near the Glen Canyon Dam and Lake Powell. As of the 2010 census, the population of the city was 7,247.<ref name="Census 2010">Template:Cite web</ref>
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. Its Template:Convert site was obtained in a land exchange with the Navajo Nation. The city is perched atop Manson Mesa at an elevation of Template:Convert above sea level and Template:Convert above Lake Powell.
The city was originally called Government Camp, but was later named for John C. Page, commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation, 1936–1943.<ref name="City History">Template:Cite web</ref>
After the dam was completed in 1966,<ref name="USBR">Template:Cite web</ref> Page officially incorporated as a town on March 1, 1975.<ref name="City History"/> 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 to the southeast is the Navajo Generating Station, which ceased operations in 2019.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> 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.<ref name="AZCentral">Template:Cite news</ref>
In 1997, Antelope Canyon was opened to tourism on Navajo land adjacent to Page. This natural slot canyon, formed by erosion, created an increased tourism for Page.Template:Citation needed
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert are land and Template:Convert, or 0.12%, is water.
Climate
Page has an arid climate (Köppen 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 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
| Race (NH = Non-Hispanic) | Template:Partial<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | 2010<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | 2000<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> | 1990<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> | 1980<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> |
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| White alone (NH) | 43.3% (3,221) |
54% (3,915) |
65.4% (4,450) |
70.8% (4,673) |
79.9% (3,923) |
| Black alone (NH) | 0.6% (46) |
0.3% (24) |
0.4% (27) |
0.5% (35) |
2.1% (101) |
| American Indian alone (NH) | 39.8% (2,961) |
33.2% (2,408) |
26.4% (1,795) |
22.9% (1,511) |
13.6% (667) |
| Asian alone (NH) | 1.6% (121) |
0.8% (60) |
0.7% (45) |
0.7% (48) |
0.2% (9) |
| Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 0.2% (12) |
0% (2) |
0.2% (13) | ||
| Other race alone (NH) | 0.3% (25) |
0.2% (11) |
0% (0) |
0% (2) |
0.2% (8) |
| Multiracial (NH) | 5.4% (404) |
4.2% (301) |
2.3% (159) |
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| Hispanic/Latino (any race) | 8.7% (650) |
7.3% (526) |
4.7% (320) |
5% (329) |
4.1% (199) |
The most reported ancestries in 2020 were:<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Navajo (40.8%)
- English (13%)
- German (10.7%)
- Irish (8.3%)
- Mexican (6.7%)
- Scottish (2.2%)
- French (1.6%)
- Italian (1.5%)
- Norwegian (1.1%)
- Swedish (1%)
As of the census<ref name="GR2">Template:Cite web</ref> of 2010, 7,247 people, 2,518 households, and 1,822 families resided in the city. The population density was Template:Convert. The 2,787 housing units averaged Template:Convert. 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,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 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 for the city was $24,338. About 14.1% of families and 14.4% of the population were below the poverty line, 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,<ref>City of Page ACFR</ref> the top employers in the city are:
| # | Employer | # of Employees |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aramark | 1,100 |
| 2 | Page Unified School District | 532 |
| 3 | Walmart | 222 |
| 4 | National Park Service | 200 |
| 5 | City of Page | 181 |
| 6 | Infinity of Page Home Health Services Llc | 150 |
| 7 | Banner Health | 135 |
| 8 | GSM Outdoors | 122 |
| 9 | Page Steel Inc | 87 |
| 10 | Canyonlands Community Health Care Inc | 77 |
Education
Much of Page is served by the Page Unified School District.<ref name=Districtmap>Template:Cite web</ref> 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.<ref name=Districtmap/>
Media
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.<ref>Express</ref>
National Park Express provides a daily shuttle between Page and Las Vegas and Page and Grand Canyon Village.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Page Municipal Airport serves Page with scheduled, charter, and general aviation.
Notable people
- Matt Haryasz, professional basketball player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Fred Keller, politician<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- Mary Antonia Wood, artist
References
External links
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