Page, Arizona

Page is a city in Coconino County, Arizona, United States, near the Glen Canyon Dam and Lake Powell. As of the 2020 census, Page had a population of 7,440.

History

Page was founded in 1957 as a housing community for workers and their families during the construction of nearby Glen Canyon Dam on the Colorado River. Its site was obtained in a land exchange with the Navajo Nation. The city is perched atop Manson Mesa at an elevation of above sea level and above Lake Powell.

The city was originally called Government Camp, but was later named for John C. Page, commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation, 1936–1943.

After the dam was completed in 1966, Page officially incorporated as a town on March 1, 1975. It was a coal-fired steam plant with an output capability of 2,250,000 kilowatts. On December 18, 2020, the three smokestacks of the Navajo Generating Station were demolished.

In 1997, Antelope Canyon was opened to tourism on Navajo land adjacent to Page. This natural slot canyon, formed by erosion, created an increased tourism for Page.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which are land and , or 0.12%, is water.

Climate

Page has an arid climate (Köppen BWk) with hot, very dry summers and chilly winters with very little snow. It is located in the southern edge of the Great Basin Desert on the Colorado Plateau. It is very dry due to being in the rainshadow of the mountains of California and too far north to get consistent North American monsoons.

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Demographics

Racial and ethnic composition

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|+Page city, Arizona – Racial composition

!Race (NH = Non-Hispanic)

!2010

!2000

!1990

!1980

|White alone (NH)

|style='background: #ffffe6; |43.3% (3,221)

|54% (3,915)

|65.4% (4,450)

|70.8% (4,673)

|79.9% (3,923)

|Black alone (NH)

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.6% (46)

|0.3% (24)

|0.4% (27)

|0.5% (35)

|2.1% (101)

|American Indian alone (NH)

|style='background: #ffffe6; |39.8% (2,961)

|33.2% (2,408)

|26.4% (1,795)

|22.9% (1,511)

|13.6% (667)

|Asian alone (NH)

|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.6% (121)

|0.8% (60)

|0.7% (45)

|<td rowspan="2"> |0.7% (48)

|<td rowspan="2"> |0.2% (9)

|Pacific Islander alone (NH)

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.2% (12)

|0% (2)

|0.2% (13)

|Other race alone (NH)

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.3% (25)

|0.2% (11)

|0% (0)

|0% (2)

|0.2% (8)

|Multiracial (NH)

|style='background: #ffffe6; |5.4% (404)

|4.2% (301)

|2.3% (159)

|—

|Hispanic/Latino (any race)

|style='background: #ffffe6; |8.7% (650)

|7.3% (526)

|4.7% (320)

|5% (329)

|4.1% (199)

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, Page had a population of 7,440. The median age was 32.9 years. 27.9% of residents were under the age of 18 and 12.9% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females, there were 100.6 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.5 males age 18 and over.

94.4% of residents lived in urban areas, while 5.6% lived in rural areas.

There were 2,580 households in Page, of which 39.0% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 43.2% were married-couple households, 20.1% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 26.6% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 23.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

Navajo (40.8%)
English (13%)
German (10.7%)
Irish (8.3%)
Mexican (6.7%)
Scottish (2.2%)
French (1.6%)
Italian (1.5%)
Norwegian (1.1%)
Swedish (1%)

2010 census

As of the 2010 census, 7,247 people, 2,518 households, and 1,822 families resided in the city. The population density was . The 2,787 housing units averaged . The racial makeup of the city was 57.6% White, 0.3% African American, 34.0% Native American, 0.9% Asian, 2.1% from other races, and 5.0% from two or more races. About 7.3% of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 2,518 households, 40.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.9% were married couples living together, 12.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.6% were not families. Around 20.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.87, and the average family size was 3.32.

In the city, the population was distributed as 29.6% under the age of 18, 10.4% from 18 to 24, 26.2% from 25 to 44, 26.0% from 45 to 64, and 9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.9 males.

Income and poverty

As of the 2015 American Community Survey, the median income for a household in the city was $57,161, and for a family was $64,135. Males had a median full-time income of $47,779 versus $37,656 for females. The per capita income for the city was $24,338. About 14.1% of families and 14.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.7% of those under age 18 and 1.5% of those age 65 or over.

thumb|Satellite photo showing Page, Lake Powell, Glen Canyon Dam, Navajo Generating Station, and the Colorado River

thumb|Aerial view of Page

thumb|Colorado River, Page city area on the right and [[Navajo Generating Station in the background]]

Economy

Top employers

According to Page's 2023 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report, the top employers in the city are:

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! #

! Employer

! # of Employees

| Aramark

|1,100

| Page Unified School District

|532

| Walmart

|222

| National Park Service

|200

| City of Page

|181

| Infinity of Page Home Health Services Llc

|150

| Banner Health

|135

| GSM Outdoors

|122

| Page Steel Inc

|87

|10

| Canyonlands Community Health Care Inc

|77

Education

Much of Page is served by the Page Unified School District. The public schools are Lake View Primary School; Desert View Intermediate School, Page Middle School, Page High School, Manson Mesa High School, and Tse Yaato High School. The Glen Canyon Outdoor Academy is the only charter school.

Portions of Page are in the Fredonia-Moccasin Unified School District.

National Park Express provides a daily shuttle between Page and Las Vegas and Page and Grand Canyon Village.

Page Municipal Airport serves Page with scheduled, charter, and general aviation.