Houck, Arizona
Houck, Arizona
Main page
2291788

Houck, Arizona

logo
Community Hub0 subscribers
2291788

Houck, Arizona

logo
Community Hub0 subscribers
What are your thoughts?
Be the first to start a discussion here.
Be the first to start a discussion here.
Houck, Arizona

Houck[pronunciation?] (Navajo: Maʼiitoʼí) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Apache County, Arizona, United States. The population was 1,024 at the 2010 census.

Houck was founded by a mail carrier by that name working a route from Prescott to Fort Wingate. In 1877, he established a trading post called Houck's Tank here. Houck left in 1885.

Houck was home to Fort Courage (a replica of the set of the 1960s television series F Troop, which was a tourist attraction along Route 66) and a Greyhound bus stop. It once had a gas station, a Taco Bell, and a pancake house. It is home to the Native American Baha'i Institute.

Houck is located at 35°17′1″N 109°14′16″W / 35.28361°N 109.23778°W / 35.28361; -109.23778 (35.283615, -109.237695).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 42.5 square miles (110.0 km2), of which 0.023 square miles (0.06 km2), or 0.05%, is water.

According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Houck has a semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,087 people, 312 households, and 234 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 25.7 inhabitants per square mile (9.9/km2). There were 414 housing units at an average density of 9.8 per square mile (3.8/km2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 95.6% Native American, 2.2% White, 0.1% Black or African American, 0.1% Asian, and 2.0% from two or more races. 1.0% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 312 households, out of which 47.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.8% were married couples living together, 28.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.0% were non-families. 22.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.48 and the average family size was 4.19.

See all
User Avatar
No comments yet.