Mexican Hat is a census-designated place (CDP) in Utah in the United States. It is on the San Juan River on the northern edge of the Navajo Nation's borders in south-central San Juan County. As of the 2020 census, Mexican Hat had a population of 21.
History
thumb|left|Mexican Hat Rock
The name "Mexican Hat" comes from a curiously sombrero-shaped rock outcropping on the northeast edge of town; the rock measures wide by . The "Hat" has two rock climbing routes ascending it. Mexican Hat has frequently been noted on lists of unusual place names.
In 2016, the U.S. Route 163 bridge crossing the San Juan River on the southern border of the town was renamed the "Jason R. Workman Memorial Bridge", after a member of SEAL Team Six who was killed in action in Afghanistan on August 6, 2011. Workman was a 1997 graduate of the nearby San Juan High School.
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Demographics
As of the census
As of the 2020 Census, 61.9% of the population is non-Hispanic White alone, 28.6% is non-Hispanic American Indian alone, 4.8% is non-Hispanic some other race alone, and 4.8% is Hispanic of any race.
See also
- List of census-designated places in Utah
References
External links
- Mexican Hat photo gallery
- Valley of the Gods