Red Rock, Apache County, Arizona
{{Short description| Unincorporated community in the state of Arizona, United States}}
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|postal_code = 86544
|area_code = 928
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Red Rock (also known as Red Valley; Navajo: Tse’ lichii da az kani’) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Apache County, Arizona, United States. Red Rock is located on the Navajo Nation near the New Mexico border, {{convert|16|mi|km}} northeast of Lukachukai. Red Rock has a post office with ZIP code 86544; the post office uses the Red Valley name.[http://www.zipinfo.com/cgi-local/zipsrch.exe?cnty=cnty&zip=86544&Go=Go ZIP Code Lookup] As of the 2010 census, the Red Rock CDP had a population of 169.{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US0459760| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212180754/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US0459760| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Red Rock CDP (Apache County), Arizona| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=April 29, 2013}}
Red Rock is named after a nearby {{convert|386|ft|m|adj=mid|-high}} sandstone peak. The area was first noted by white military men in 1892 when Lt. W. C. Brown observed many springs during a water survey. A trading post was established in 1906.{{cite book| author=Byrd H. Granger| title=Arizona Place Names| url=https://archive.org/details/arizonaplacename00barn| url-access=registration| accessdate=December 8, 2011| year=1960| publisher=University of Arizona Press| page=[https://archive.org/details/arizonaplacename00barn/page/20 20]}}
Demographics
{{US Census population
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|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}
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Education
Red Rock is within the Red Mesa Unified School District,{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/sch_dist/st04_az/c04001_apache/DC10SD_C04001_000.pdf|title=School District Reference Map (2010 Census): Apache County, AZ|work=2010 U.S. Census|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|accessdate=April 8, 2020}} – Red Mesa USD is depicted on page [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/sch_dist/st04_az/c04001_apache/DC10SD_C04001_001.pdf 1]. which operates Red Valley/Cove High School.
The Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) operates Red Valley Day School, a federal K-8 school for Native Americans.{{cite web|url=https://www.bie.edu/schools/directory/red-rock-day-school|title=Red Rock Day School|publisher=Bureau of Indian Education|accessdate=March 18, 2023}} Additionally, the BIE operates Cove Day School, which takes students from the nearby area.{{cite web|url=https://www.bia.gov/service/tribal-consultations/cove-day-school|title=Cove Day School|publisher=Bureau of Indian Affairs|accessdate=March 18, 2023}}
References
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{{Apache County, Arizona}}
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Category:Unincorporated communities in Apache County, Arizona