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Unincorporated community in the state of Arizona, United States

Unincorporated community in Arizona, United States
Woodruff, Arizona
Unincorporated community
Location of Woodruff in Navajo County, Arizona.Location of Woodruff in Navajo County, Arizona.
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Coordinates: 34°46′53″N 110°02′26″W / 34.78139°N 110.04056°W / 34.78139; -110.04056
CountryUnited States
StateArizona
CountyNavajo
Area
 • Total5.78 sq mi (14.98 km)
 • Land5.77 sq mi (14.94 km)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.04 km)
Elevation5,151 ft (1,570 m)
Population
 • Total191
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
ZIP code85942
Area code928
GNIS feature ID2582910

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.

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.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2010191—
U.S. Decennial Census

As of the census of 2010, there were 191 people, 65 households, and 49 families residing in Woodruff.

Education

It is in the Holbrook Unified School District. The zoned high school is Holbrook High School.

References

  1. "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Woodruff, Arizona
  3. ZIP Code Lookup
  4. Andrew Jenson. Encyclopedic History of the Church. (Salt Lake City: Deseret News Press, 1941) p. 963
  5. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  6. "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
  7. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Navajo County, AZ" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. p. 2 (PDF p. 3/4). Retrieved March 18, 2023.

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Municipalities and communities of Navajo County, Arizona, United States
County seat: Holbrook
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