Fredonia, Arizona
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Fredonia, Arizona

Fredonia is a town in Coconino County, Arizona, United States. As of the 2020 census, Fredonia had a population of 1,323. Fredonia is the gateway to the North Rim of the Grand Canyon.

Fredonia was laid out in 1886. Its name is said to mean the "land of free women."

The town suffered economically from the re-routing of U.S. 89 in 1960. While the highway previously went through Fredonia, it was re-routed north of the Glen Canyon dam, and the town lost several businesses due to a drop in traffic.

Senator Barry Goldwater gave the commencement at Fredonia High School in 1964.

Kaibab Forest Products was the major industry in town until 1995, when it closed and laid off 200 workers. It had employed up to 400 workers in 1988. The Arizona One mine is also located nearby.

As of the 2020 census, Fredonia had a population of 1,323. The median age was 39.1 years. 24.7% of residents were under the age of 18 and 18.3% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 92.6 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 92.3 males age 18 and over.

0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.

There were 490 households in Fredonia, of which 29.6% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 48.6% were married-couple households, 20.6% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 25.7% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 32.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

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