Valle, Arizona
{{Short description|Census-designated place in Arizona, US}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox settlement
|official_name = Valle, Arizona
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|image_map = File:Coconino County Arizona Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Valle Highlighted 0478855.svg
|map_caption = Location of Valle in Coconino County, Arizona.
|pushpin_map = USA
|pushpin_map_caption = Location in the United States
|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_type1 = State
|subdivision_type2 = Counties
|subdivision_name = United States
|subdivision_name1 = Arizona
|subdivision_name2 = Coconino
|leader_title = census-designated place
|leader_name =
|area_magnitude =
|area_total_km2 = 963.47
|area_total_sq_mi = 372.00
|area_land_km2 = 963.43
|area_land_sq_mi = 371.98
|area_water_km2 = 0.04
|area_water_sq_mi = 0.02
|elevation_ft = 5942
|population_as_of = 2020
|population_footnotes =
|population_total = 759
|population_metro =
|population_density_km2 = 0.79
|population_density_sq_mi = 2.04
|timezone = MST
|utc_offset = -7
|coordinates = {{coord|35|37|28|N|112|08|06|W|region:US-AZ_source:GNIS|display=inline,title}}
|pop_est_as_of =
|pop_est_footnotes =
|population_est =
|unit_pref = Imperial
|blank_name = FIPS code
|blank_info = 04-78855
|blank1_name = GNIS feature ID
|blank1_info = 2582888{{GNIS|2582888}}
}}
Valle (Grand Canyon Junction) is a census-designated place in Coconino County, Arizona, United States. As of the 2010 US Census the population of Valle was 832. It lies at an altitude of {{Convert|5994|ft|m}},{{gnis|2582888}} at the junction of U.S. Route 180 and State Route 64. Its attractions include the Valle Airport (40G), the Planes of Fame Air Museum, and Birds of Prey, formally Bedrock City (Arizona), amusement park.{{citation needed|date=June 2023}} Drivers often stop at the town on their way to the Grand Canyon from either Williams or Flagstaff, as it is approximately at the halfway point.
Description
Valle is not shown on the Rand McNally Road Atlas annual series.Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, pp. 7–8. The town sits to the west of the highway intersections, with some streets to the east of US 180. The area is subdivided by roads for a planned community in which {{convert|1|acre|m2|adj=on}} lots were sold during the early 1960s. These roads are all dirt with the exception of the two main highways (US 180 and AZ 64). With the exception of a few property owners who have set up camp on their land, the area has not been developed.{{cn|date=November 2023}}
Demographics
{{US Census population
| align = left
| 2010 = 832
| 2020 = 759
| 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}}
}}{{clear left}}
Education
Most of Valle is in the Williams Unified School District. A portion is in the Grand Canyon Unified School District.{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st04_az/schooldistrict_maps/c04005_coconino/DC20SD_C04005.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Coconino County, AZ|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|pages=1-4 (PDF p. 2-5/5)|accessdate=June 14, 2023}} The latter operates Grand Canyon High School.
Attractions in Valle
=Planes of Fame Museum=
File:Valle-Museum-Planes of Fame Air Museum-1957-A.jpg
File:Valle-Museum-Planes of Fame Air Museum-1957-Convair 240.jpg |Convair 240 in Western Airlines livery
File:Valle-Museum-Planes of Fame Air Museum-1957-Martin 4-0-4.jpg |Martin 4-0-4
File:Valle-Museum-Planes of Fame Air Museum-1957-V-1-Buzz Bomb-Loon.jpg|TM-61C Matador
File:Valle-Museum-Planes of Fame Air Museum-1957-Blue Angel Grumman-Serial F11F-1.jpg |Blue Angel Grumman F11F-1 Tiger
=Bedrock City=
File:Williams - Bedrock City - Yabba-Dabba-Doo Welcome Sign (35359967780).jpg|Bedrock City entrance
File:Valle-Bedrock City-2-1972.jpg |House
File:Valle-Bedrock City-3-1972.jpg |Brontosaurus
File:Valle-Bedrock City-8-1972.jpg |Volcano
File:Valle-Bedrock City-5-1972.jpg |House artifacts
File:Valle-Bedrock City-9-1972.jpg |Gas Station
Note: Bedrock City closed January 28, 2019.{{cite news|url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/news/flintstones-tourist-attraction-on-market-for-dollar2-million/ar-BBkHJrR?ocid=ansnewsNYDailyNews11|title='Flintstones' tourist attraction on market for $2 million|work=msn.com}}
References
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External links
- [http://co.coconino.az.us/files/pdfs/commdev/AreaPlan_Valle.pdf Valle Area Plan (Coconino Co.)]
- [http://www.planesoffame.org/ Planes of Fame Museum]
- [http://www.airnav.com/airport/40G Valle Airport]
{{Coconino County, Arizona}}
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Category:Unincorporated communities in Coconino County, Arizona