Woodruff, Arizona

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Woodruff, Arizona
Location of Woodruff in Navajo County, Arizona.
Location of Woodruff in Navajo County, Arizona.
Woodruff, Arizona is located in Arizona
Woodruff, Arizona
Woodruff, Arizona
Location of Woodruff in Navajo County, Arizona.
Coordinates: 34°46′53″N 110°02′36″W / 34.78139°N 110.04333°W / 34.78139; -110.04333Coordinates: 34°46′53″N 110°02′36″W / 34.78139°N 110.04333°W / 34.78139; -110.04333
CountryUnited States
StateArizona
CountyNavajo
Area
 • Total5.78 sq mi (14.98 km2)
 • Land5.77 sq mi (14.94 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.04 km2)
Elevation
5,144 ft (1,568 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total191
 • Estimate 
(2016)[3] [4]
N/A
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
ZIP code
85942
Area code(s)928
GNIS feature ID13993[2]

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 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.
2010191
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[]

  1. ^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved Jul 18, 2017.
  2. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  4. ^ "2010 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas Gazetteer File". Retrieved March 11, 2018.
  5. ^ ZIP Code Lookup
  6. ^ Andrew Jenson. Encyclopedic History of the Church. (Salt Lake City: Deseret News Press, 1941) p. 963
  7. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  8. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2020-02-13. Retrieved 2018-10-10.



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