14-462: The Page Unified School District is the school district for Page , Arizona , United States. It operates Desert View and Lake View elementary schools, Page Middle School, and Page High School . The superintendent is Rob Varner. The district serves a portion of Page as well as Bitter Springs , LeChee and most of Kaibito CDP . This Arizona school-related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Page, Arizona Page
28-653: Is a city in Coconino County, Arizona , United States, near the Glen Canyon Dam and Lake Powell . As of the 2010 census , the population of the city was 7,247. 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 17-square-mile (44 km ) site was obtained in a land exchange with the Navajo Nation . The city
42-447: Is often difficult, since methodologies, definitions and data quality can vary greatly. Since the 1990s, the OECD has conducted regular surveys among its 38 member countries using a standardized methodology and set of questions. Per capita income is often used to measure a sector's average income and compare the wealth of different populations. Per capita income is also often used to measure
56-493: Is perched atop Manson Mesa at an elevation of 4,300 feet (1,300 m) above sea level and 600 feet (180 m) 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. The city grew steadily to today's population over 7,000. Because of
70-566: Is the Navajo Generating Station , which ceased operations in 2019. 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 a increased tourism for Page. According to
84-756: Is the weekly newspaper in Page. The 2001 movie Evolution was filmed in Page. Page is located on U.S. Route 89 . Arizona State Route 98 heads east into the Navajo Reservation. Public transportation is provided by Helping Hands Agency, a local nonprofit, under the name Express, with service extending to Tuba City , Cameron , Shonto , and Wahweap . 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. Per capita income Per capita income ( PCI ) or average income measures
98-402: Is very dry due to being in the rainshadow of the mountains of California and too far north to get consistent North American monsoons . As of the census of 2010, 7,247 people, 2,518 households, and 1,822 families resided in the city. The population density was 426.3 inhabitants per square mile (164.6/km ). The 2,787 housing units averaged 163.9 per square mile (63.3/km ). The racial makeup of
112-600: The United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 16.6 square miles (43 km ), of which 16.6 square miles (43 km ) are land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km ), or 0.12%, is water. 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
126-471: 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. According to Page's 2020 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,
140-489: The average income earned per person in a given area (city, region, country, etc.) in a specified year. In many countries, per capita income is determined using regular population surveys, such as the American Community Survey . This allows the calculation of per capita income for both the country as a whole and specific regions or demographic groups. However, comparing per capita income across different countries
154-516: 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
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#1733084541382168-488: The new roads and bridge built for use during construction, it has become the gateway to the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area and Lake Powell, attracting more than 3 million visitors per year. Page is also the home of two of the largest electrical generation units in the western United States. Glen Canyon Dam has a 1,288,000-kilowatt capacity when fully online. The other power plant to the southeast
182-590: The top employers in the city are: 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 . The Lake Powell Chronicle
196-434: 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. As of
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