Woodruff, Arizona
Woodruff is an unincorporated community in Navajo County, Arizona, United States. Woodruff is 10.5 miles (16.9 km) southeast of Holbrook. Woodruff has a post office with ZIP code 85942.[5]
Woodruff, Arizona | |
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 Location of Woodruff in Navajo County, Arizona. | |
  Woodruff, Arizona Location of Woodruff in Navajo County, Arizona.  Woodruff, Arizona Woodruff, Arizona (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 34°46′53″N 110°02′36″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Arizona |
| County | Navajo |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.78 sq mi (14.98 km2) |
| • Land | 5.77 sq mi (14.94 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.04 km2) |
| Elevation | 5,144 ft (1,568 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 191 |
| • Estimate | N/A |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| ZIP code | 85942 |
| Area code(s) | 928 |
| GNIS feature ID | 13993[4] |
Woodruff was settled in 1876 by a group of members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints led by Nathan Tenney and including Tenney's son Ammon M. Tenney. It was initially called Tenney's Settlement. In 1878 Lorenzo H. Hatch became the head of the LDS branch there. At that point it was named Woodruff after Wilford Woodruff.[6]
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 2010 | 191 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[7] | |||
As of the census[8] of 2010, there were 191 people, 65 households, and 49 families residing in Woodruff.
References
- "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved Jul 18, 2017.
- "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
- "2010 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas Gazetteer File". Retrieved March 11, 2018.
- "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ZIP Code Lookup
- Andrew Jenson. Encyclopedic History of the Church. (Salt Lake City: Deseret News Press, 1941) p. 963
- "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2020-02-13. Retrieved 2018-10-10.
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