Winslow, Arizona

History

Winslow was named for either Edward F. Winslow, president of St. Louis–San Francisco Railway, which owned half of the old Atlantic and Pacific Railroad, or Tom Winslow, a prospector who lived in the area.

The Harvey House, designed by Mary Colter, opened in 1930; and now is known as the La Posada Hotel.

U.S. Route 66 originally passed through the city. A contract to build Interstate 40 as a bypass north of Winslow was awarded at the end of 1977.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has an area of 12.3 sqmi, all land. It is approximately 57 mi southeast of Flagstaff, 320 mi west of Albuquerque, New Mexico, and 329 mi southeast of Las Vegas.

Climate

Winslow experiences a dry, temperate arid climate (Köppen BWk), with a wide diurnal temperature variation year-round, averaging 56 °F (13.3 °C). Winters are cool and dry, while summers are hot, and bringing the largest portion of the annual precipitation, which is 7.01 in; snowfall averages 8.1 in per season (July 1 through June 30 of the subsequent year). |Jan record high F = 75 |Feb record high F = 83 |Mar record high F = 87 |Apr record high F = 94 |May record high F = 103 |Jun record high F = 108 |Jul record high F = 110 |Aug record high F = 104 |Sep record high F = 103 |Oct record high F = 94 |Nov record high F = 83 |Dec record high F = 76 |Jan avg record high F = 63.9 |Feb avg record high F = 70.3 |Mar avg record high F = 77.9 |Apr avg record high F = 85.2 |May avg record high F = 92.9 |Jun avg record high F = 101.3 |Jul avg record high F = 102.5 |Aug avg record high F = 99.0 |Sep avg record high F = 94.4 |Oct avg record high F = 86.6 |Nov avg record high F = 75.0 |Dec avg record high F = 65.3 |year avg record high F = 103.6

|Jan avg record low F = 7.5 |Feb avg record low F = 11.4 |Mar avg record low F = 17.5 |Apr avg record low F = 24.1 |May avg record low F = 32.7 |Jun avg record low F = 42.7 |Jul avg record low F = 53.9 |Aug avg record low F = 54.1 |Sep avg record low F = 39.8 |Oct avg record low F = 24.6 |Nov avg record low F = 12.7 |Dec avg record low F = 7.1 |year avg record low F = 4.3 |Jan record low F = -18 |Feb record low F = -9 |Mar record low F = -2 |Apr record low F = 14 |May record low F = 23 |Jun record low F = 29 |Jul record low F = 42 |Aug record low F = 41 |Sep record low F = 29 |Oct record low F = 7 |Nov record low F = -9 |Dec record low F = -19

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Demographics

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As of the census of 2000, there were 9,520 people, 2,754 households, and 1,991 families residing in the city. The population density was 773 PD/sqmi. There were 3,198 housing units at an average density of 260 /sqmi. The city's racial makeup was 40.8% White, 28.8% Hispanic or Latino of any race, 23.5% Native American, 13.5% from other races, 5.2% Black or African American, 1.0% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander and 4.2% from two or more races.

There were 2,754 households, of which 40.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.2% were married couples living together, 16.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.7% were non-families. 23.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.86 and the average family size was 3.40.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 29.8% under the age of 18, 11.0% from 18 to 24, 31.1% from 25 to 44, 18.1% from 45 to 64, and 10.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females, there were 122.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 134.6 males.

The city's median household income was $29,741, and the median family income was $35,825. Males had a median income of $28,365 versus $20,698 for females. The city's per capita income was $12,340. About 17.5% of families and 20.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 26.9% of those under age 18 and 16.3% of those age 65 or over.

Arts and culture

Standin' on the Corner Park is a downtown park featuring murals depicting the "Girl my Lord in a flatbed Ford". Winslow also has an annual Standin' On The Corner street festival, traditionally held the last week of September.

The 9-11 Remembrance Gardens honors those killed during the September 11 attacks. The memorial was constructed using two beams recovered from the wreckage of the World Trade Center towers.

Education

Winslow is served by the Winslow Unified School District.

The city has three public elementary schools: Bonnie Brennan Elementary School, Jefferson Elementary School, and Washington Elementary School. Winslow Junior High School and Winslow High School serve the city. Winslow also hosts the Little Colorado Campus of Northland Pioneer College.

Media

• KINO – 1230 AM radio

Infrastructure

Transportation

Winslow is served by Winslow-Lindbergh Regional Airport, originally constructed by Transcontinental Air Transport, and designed by Charles Lindbergh.

Winslow Amtrak Station has twice-daily service by the Southwest Chief. The city is on BNSF's Southern Transcon route that runs between Los Angeles and Chicago.

Hopi Senom Transit provides bus service from Winslow to the Hopi Reservation.

Interstate 40 runs through Winslow; the Business route is the historic U.S. Route 66.

Notable people

• Erika Alexander, actress
• Brad Carson, former U.S. Under Secretary of the Army and congressman
• William A. Conant (1816–1909), merchant, politician, and railroad agent. Worked as a railroad agent in Winslow
• Bill Engvall, comedian (not born there; resided there in the early 70s)
• Deb Haaland, First Native American woman elected to congress. 54th United States Secretary of the Interior
• Michael Daly Hawkins, U.S. Attorney for Arizona; U.S. Circuit Judge 9th Circuit
• Nick Hysong, gold medalist in pole vault at the 2000 Summer Olympic Games
• Richard Kleindienst, United States Attorney General under Richard Nixon
• Vernon Lattin (born 1938), president of Brooklyn College
• Paul M. Lally Producer/Director/Writer "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood" (not born there; resided late 50s)
• Tina Mion, artist
• Tommy Singer, a Navajo silversmith who specialized in chip-inlay jewelry
• Jay R. Vargas, Medal of Honor recipient during the Vietnam War

In popular culture

Winslow was mentioned in the 1972 Eagles song "Take It Easy".

Notes

References

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