55-525: Sedona ( / s ɪ ˈ d oʊ n ə / si- DOH -nə ) is a city that straddles the county line between Coconino and Yavapai counties in the northern Verde Valley region of the U.S. state of Arizona . As of the 2010 census , its population was 10,031. It is within the Coconino National Forest . Sedona's main attraction is its array of red sandstone formations. The formations appear to glow in brilliant orange and red when illuminated by
110-503: A boarding International Baccalaureate high school with many international students, is located between the Village of Oak Creek and Red Rock Crossing. It hosts numerous 'traditions' and performances open to the community. Their mascot is the coyote. Total attendance measures about 120 students per year, grades 9–12. Oscar-winning composer James Horner studied there (Titanic, Braveheart, Avatar, Legends of The Fall). Sedona Charter School (SCS)
165-441: A household in the county was $ 38,256, and for a family was $ 45,873. Males had a median income of $ 32,226 versus $ 25,055 for females. The per capita income for the county was $ 17,139. About 13.1% of families and 18.2% of the population were below the poverty line , including 22.3% of those under age 18 and 13.3% of those age 65 or over. As of the census of 2010, 134,421 people, 46,711 households, and 29,656 families were living in
220-652: A large population of Cupressus glabra . At higher elevations in Oak Creek Canyon Juniperus virginiana , Pinus edulis and other pines occur. The red rocks of Sedona are formed by a unique layer of rock known as the Schnebly Hill Formation . The Schnebly Hill Formation is a thick layer of red to orange-colored sandstone found only in the Sedona vicinity. The sandstone, a member of the Supai Group ,
275-462: A light tan color, while the "good" ones are dark brown. The pine nuts are dispersed by the pinyon jay , which plucks the seeds out of the open cones, choosing only the dark ones and leaving the light ones (as in image at right). The jay, which uses the seeds as a food resource, stores many of the seeds for later use by burying them. Some of these stored seeds are not used and are able to grow into new trees. Indeed, Pinyon seeds will rarely germinate in
330-513: A low of 34.0 °F (1.1 °C). In July, the average high temperature is 96.9 °F (36.1 °C) with a low of 67.6 °F (19.8 °C). Annual precipitation is just over 17 inches (430 mm). As of the census of 2000 , there were 10,192 people, 4,928 households, and 2,863 families residing in the city. The population density was 548.0 inhabitants per square mile (211.6/km). There were 5,684 housing units at an average density of 305.6 per square mile (118.0/km). The racial makeup of
385-534: A new Frisco County. This did not take place, but Coconino County was formed in 1891 and its seat was designated as Flagstaff. According to the United States Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 18,661 square miles (48,330 km ), of which 18,619 square miles (48,220 km ) are land and 43 square miles (110 km ) (0.2%) are covered by water. It is the largest county by area in Arizona and
440-702: A passenger railroad stations in Flagstaff and formerly in Williams , with daily service on the Southwest Chief to the east towards Chicago , and to the west towards Los Angeles . The Grand Canyon Railway , a tourist railroad, links Williams with the canyon's South Rim in the Grand Canyon National Park and has service every day except Christmas. The Mountain Line provides public transportation bus service in
495-409: A surplus battleship chain dragged between two bulldozers , peaked in the 1950s, but were subsequently abandoned when no long term forage increase resulted. The habitat destruction of large areas of Pinyon woodlands in the interests of mining and cattle ranching is seen by some as an act of ecological and cultural vandalism. In 1959, it was designated Nevada's state tree , later to be joined by
550-614: A wildfire started from an unknown cause began north of Sedona at Slide Rock State Park . The Slide Fire spread across 21,227 acres in Oak Creek Canyon over nine days and prompted evacuations. State Route 89A opened to Flagstaff in June, but all parking and canyon access was closed to the public until October 1, 2014. Sedona is located in the interior chaparral, semi-desert grassland, Great Basin conifer woodland biomes of northern Arizona. Sedona has mild winters and warm summers. According to
605-452: Is irregularly furrowed and scaly. The leaves ('needles') are, uniquely for a pine, usually single (not two or more in a fascicle, though trees with needles in pairs are found occasionally), stout, 4–6 cm ( 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 – 2 + 1 ⁄ 4 in) long, and grey-green to strongly glaucous blue-green, with stomata over the whole needle surface (and on both inner and outer surfaces of paired needles). The cones are acute-globose,
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#1732854886395660-453: Is larger than the nine smallest states in the U.S. Coconino County comprises the Flagstaff metropolitan statistical area , Grand Canyon National Park , the federally recognized Havasupai Nation, and parts of the federally recognized Navajo , Hualapai , and Hopi nations. As a result, its relatively large Native American population makes up nearly 30% of the county's total population; it
715-604: Is located at 570 Posse Ground Road. Sedona Red Rock High School (SRRHS), built in 1994, is located on the western edge of town in West Sedona. The school's mascot is the Scorpion. The high school's new campus, a series of single-story buildings, is located opposite the Sedona campus of Yavapai College . As of 2016, Sedona Red Rock High School holds grades 7–8 in the Junior High portion of campus. The Coconino County portion of Sedona
770-773: Is located behind the Sedona Public Library , serving as a Montessori -based school for grades K–8. Yavapai College's Sedona Center for Arts & Technology includes the Sedona Film School , which offers certificates in independent filmmaking, the Business Partnership Program, the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute , and the University of Arizona Mini Med School. Sedona Airport is a non-towered general aviation airport located within
825-517: Is located in Coconino County. Coconino County has 7,142 sq mi (18,497.7 km ) of federally designated Indian reservations , second in scale only to Apache County . In descending order of area within the county, the reservations are the Navajo , Hualapai , Hopi , Havasupai , and Kaibab . The Havasupai Reservation is the only one that lies entirely within the county's borders. As of
880-605: Is mostly Navajo, with smaller numbers of other tribes. The county was the setting for George Herriman 's early 20th-century Krazy Kat comic strip. After European Americans completed the Atlantic & Pacific Railroad in 1883, the region of northern Yavapai County began to undergo rapid growth. The people of the northern reaches had tired of the rigors of traveling to Prescott to conduct county business. They believed that they should have their own county jurisdiction, so petitioned in 1887 for secession from Yavapai and creation of
935-633: Is on Pine Drive. Coconino County, Arizona Coconino County is a county in the North-Central part of the U.S. state of Arizona . Its population was 145,101 at the 2020 census . The county seat is Flagstaff . The county takes its name from Cohonino , a name applied to the Havasupai people. It is the second-largest county by area in the contiguous United States , behind San Bernardino County, California . It has 18,661 sq mi (48,300 km ), or 16.4% of Arizona's total area, and
990-474: Is widespread and often abundant in this region, forming extensive open woodlands, often mixed with junipers in the Pinyon-juniper woodland plant community . Single-leaf pinyon is the world's only one-needled pine. Pinus monophylla is a small to medium size tree , reaching 10–20 m (33–66 ft) tall and with a trunk diameter of up to 80 cm ( 31 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) rarely more. The bark
1045-518: Is zoned to Mount Elden Middle School and Flagstaff High School . Red Rock Early Learning Center is a year-round Preschool program designed for children aged 3–5 years old. Their normal school year runs from August to May each year, with a summer session offered during June and July. It is licensed by the ADHS, and located in West Sedona Elementary School building 300. Verde Valley School ,
1100-727: The Grand Canyon National Park . The Grand Canyon National Park Airport is a public airport located in Tusayan , near the South Rim of the Grand Canyon . Flagstaff Pulliam Airport is a public airport located four miles (6.4 km) south of the central business district of Flagstaff, it is mostly used for general aviation but is also served by two commercial airlines. There is a Greyhound Bus Lines station in Flagstaff, with regular service east–west along Interstate 40 , and also north–south service to Phoenix along Interstate 17 . Amtrak has
1155-690: The Mojave National Preserve of southeast California , has needles mostly in pairs and was previously thought to be Colorado pinyons. They have recently been shown to be a two-needled variant of single-leaf pinyon from chemical and genetic evidence . Occasional two-needled pinyons in northern Baja California are hybrids between single-leaf pinyon and Parry pinyon . Pinus monophylla has been studied with regard to prehistoric occurrence based upon fossil needles found in packrat middens and fossil pollen records. All three of these sub-types of single-needled pinyon have maintained distinctive ranges over
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#17328548863951210-521: The United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 19.2 square miles (49.7 km) of which 0.04 square miles (0.1 km), or 0.22%, is water. Sedona interior chaparral has many shrubs and small tree species of Quercus turbinella and Rhus ovata and a large population of Quercus palmeri . The Great Basin woodland has many small to medium trees of Pinus monophylla Var. fallax , Juniperus arizonica , Juniperus deppeana , Juniperus osteosperma , and Juniperus monosperma and
1265-440: The census of 2000, 116,320 people, 40,448 households, and 26,938 families were living in the county. The population density was 6 people per square mile (2.3 people/km ). The 53,443 housing units averaged 3 units per square mile (1.2 units/km ). The racial makeup of the county was 63.1% White, 28.5% Native American, 1.0% African American, 0.8% Asian, 4.2% from other races, and 2.4% from two or more races. About 10.9% of
1320-489: The 2011 film Sedona , which is set in the community. On June 18, 2006, a wildfire, reportedly started by campers, began about one mile (2 km) north of Sedona. The Brins Fire covered 4,317 acres (17 km) on Brins Mesa, Wilson Mountain and in Oak Creek Canyon before the USDA Forest Service declared it 100 percent contained on June 28. Containment cost was estimated at $ 6.4 million. On May 20, 2014,
1375-541: The Flagstaff area. School districts include: K-12: Elementary: According to Coconino County's parcel viewer, some reservation areas are in the "Unorganized School District #00". According to Arizona law, an unorganized school district is one that does not have a high school. The 2010 U.S. Census school district map for Coconino County shows areas in the Havasupai and Hualapai reservations as being in "School District Not Defined". Areas not in school districts are under
1430-699: The Sedona area at Bell Rock , Airport Mesa , Cathedral Rock , and Boynton Canyon . The Sedona Wetlands Preserve is a popular area for birding. Politically, Uptown Sedona, the Gallery District and the Chapel area (all in Coconino County) and West Sedona (in Yavapai County) form the City of Sedona. Founded in 1902, it was incorporated as a city in 1988. The unincorporated Village of Oak Creek , 7 miles (11 km) to
1485-480: The Sedona post office was established, there were 55 residents. In the mid-1950s, the first telephone directory listed 155 names. Some parts of the Sedona area were not electrified until the 1960s. Sedona began to develop as a tourist destination, vacation-home and retirement center in the 1950s. Most of the development seen today was constructed in the 1980s and 1990s. As of 2007, there are no large tracts of undeveloped land remaining. Important early settlers included
1540-690: The Sedona/Oak Creek area. The facility is part of the Northern Arizona Healthcare system and is a subdivision of Verde Valley Medical Center in the nearby city of Cottonwood . Sedona's oldest burial ground is the Schuerman–Red Rock Cemetery, dating from 1893. Another pioneer cemetery is the Cooks Cedar Gate Cemetery, with an initial burial in 1918. The Sedona Community Cemetery, also known as Sedona Memorial Park,
1595-569: The Steele family, originally of Scotland. In 1956, construction of the Chapel of the Holy Cross was completed. The chapel rises 70 feet (21 m) out of a 1,000-foot (300 m) redrock cliff. The most prominent feature of the chapel is the cross. Later a chapel was added. Inside the chapel there is a window and a cross with benches and pews. Sedona played host to more than sixty Hollywood productions from
1650-418: The age of 18 living with them, 48.6% were married couples living together, 6.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.9% were non-families. 32.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.06 and the average family size was 2.52. In the city, the population was spread out, with 13.7% under
1705-460: The age of 18, 4.5% from 18 to 24, 21.2% from 25 to 44, 35.0% from 45 to 64, and 25.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 50 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.9 males. The median income for a household in the city was $ 44,042, and the median income for a family was $ 52,659. Males had a median income of $ 32,067 versus $ 24,453 for females. The per capita income for
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1760-412: The city limits. The nearest commercial airports are Flagstaff Pulliam Airport (26 miles [42 km] away), Prescott Regional Airport (68 miles [109 km] away), and Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (119 miles [192 km] away). Verde Valley Medical Center – Sedona Campus is an outpatient facility providing 24/7 emergency services, cancer services, and primary and specialty healthcare to
1815-429: The city was $ 31,350. About 4.7% of families and 9.7% of the population were below the poverty line , including 12.1% of those under age 18 and 5.0% of those age 65 or over. Annual events include: Arts organizations include: A New Age tourist industry operates in Sedona, where José Arguelles organized the " Harmonic Convergence " in 1987. Some New Age proponents purport that "spiritual vortices" are concentrated in
1870-636: The city was 92.2% White , 0.5% Black or African American , 0.5% Native American , 0.9% Asian , 0.1% Pacific Islander , 4.3% from other races, and 1.6% from two or more races. 8.9% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. At the 2000 census there were 7,229 people living in the Yavapai County (western) portion of the city (70.9% of its population) and 2,963 living in the Coconino County (eastern) portion (29.1%). By land area Yavapai had 66.2% of its area, versus 33.8% for Coconino. There were 4,928 households, out of which 15.8% had children under
1925-464: The county. The population density was 7.2 inhabitants per square mile (2.8 inhabitants/km ). The 63,321 housing units had an average density of 3.4 units per square mile (1.3 units/km ). The racial makeup of the county was 61.7% White (55.2% non-Hispanic White), 27.3% American Indian, 1.4% Asian, 1.2% African American, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 5.2% from other races, and 3.1% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 13.5% of
1980-540: The county. It is the only county from any state west of the Mississippi River ;– apart from Black Belt Madison Parish and Tensas Parish which are directly adjacent to that river – that voted for Barry Goldwater in 1964 but has since voted for the Democratic nominee in the eight most recent presidential elections. Grand Canyon Airlines and Air Grand Canyon are headquartered on
2035-592: The first years of movies into the 1970s. Stretching as far back as 1923, Sedona's red rocks were a fixture in major Hollywood productions – including films such as Angel and the Badman , Desert Fury , Blood on the Moon , Johnny Guitar , The Last Wagon , 3:10 to Yuma and Broken Arrow . However, the surroundings typically were identified to audiences as the terrain of Texas, California, Nevada, and even Canada–US border territory. The town lent its name to
2090-462: The following table is based on the 2010 census of Coconino County. † county seat Coconino County has trended towards the Democratic Party in modern times after being a Republican stronghold between the 1950s and 1980s. It was won by every Republican presidential nominee between 1952 and 1988; however, no Republican since George H. W. Bush in 1988 has managed to come within 6% of reclaiming
2145-650: The grounds of Grand Canyon National Park Airport in Tusayan . In 2017, the largest employers in Coconino County were: According to the Bureau of Economic Analysis , in 2019 the employment of Coconino County in the following sectors was: Flagstaff in Coconino County is a major highway junction, with Interstate 40 extending to the east and the west (connecting with Williams and Winslow , Arizona, for example), and with Interstate 17 extending south from Flagstaff to Phoenix and Maricopa County . U.S. Routes 89 and 180 extend north from Flagstaff and connect it with
2200-707: The jurisdiction of the respective County Superintendent of Schools. Charter schools : Bureau of Indian Education (BIE)-operated and affiliated tribal schools Tertiary education: Pinus monophylla Pinus monophylla , the single-leaf pinyon , (alternatively spelled piñon ) is a pine in the pinyon pine group, native to North America . The range is in southernmost Idaho , western Utah , Arizona , southwest New Mexico , Nevada , eastern and southern California and northern Baja California . It occurs at moderate altitudes from 1,200 to 2,300 m (3,900 to 7,500 ft), rarely as low as 950 m (3,120 ft) and as high as 2,900 m (9,500 ft). It
2255-402: The largest of the true pinyons, 4.5–8 cm ( 1 + 3 ⁄ 4 – 3 + 1 ⁄ 8 in) long and broad when closed, green at first, ripening yellow-buff when 18–20 months old, with only a small number of very thick scales, typically 8–20 fertile scales. The cones thus grow over a two-year (26-month) cycle, so that newer green and older, seed-bearing or open brown cones are on the tree at
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2310-632: The last 40,000 years, although the northerly species ( Pinus monophylla ) expanded greatly throughout Utah and Nevada since the end of the Pleistocene, 11,700 years ago. The southern California variety has been found to occur within Joshua Tree National Park throughout the last 47,000 years. The edible seeds, pine nuts , are collected throughout its range; Native American of the Great Basin region commonly ate them. Various birds and mammals eat
2365-614: The mid-nineteenth century, many pinyon groves were cut down to make charcoal for ore-processing, threatening the traditional lifestyle of the Native Americans who depended on them for food. When the railroads penetrated these areas, imported coal supplanted locally produced charcoal. Following the resulting re-establishment of pinyon woodlands after the charcoal era, many cattle ranchers became concerned that these woodlands provided decreased livestock forage in grazing rangeland . Efforts to clear these woodlands, often using
2420-442: The population were Hispanics or Latinos of any race. Around 18.6% reported speaking Navajo at home, while 6.6% spoke Spanish . Of the 40,448 households, 34.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.7% were married couples living together, 12.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.4% were not families. About 22.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.5% had someone living alone who
2475-408: The population. The largest ancestry groups were: Of the 46,711 households, 33.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.0% were married couples living together, 12.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 36.5% were not families, and 24.5% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.69, and the average family size was 3.26. The median age
2530-504: The presence of single-needle fascicles is brought into doubt by the reporting of trees from both the Pinus monophylla/Pinus edulis and the Pinus monophylla subsp. fallax/Pinus edulis zones as growing more single needle fascicles after dry years and more two-needled fascicles after wet years. An isolated population of single-leaf pinyon trees in the Mojave Desert 's New York Mountains , within
2585-646: The rising or setting sun. The red rocks form a popular backdrop for many activities, ranging from spiritual pursuits to the hundreds of hiking and mountain biking trails. Sedona was named after Sedona Schnebly whose husband, Theodore Carlton Schnebly, was the city's first postmaster. She was celebrated for her hospitality and industriousness. Her mother, Amanda Miller, claimed to have made the name up because "it sounded pretty". The first European-American settler, John J. Thompson, moved to Oak Creek Canyon in 1876, an area well known for its peach and apple orchards. The early settlers were farmers and ranchers. In 1902, when
2640-432: The same time. The seed cones open to 6–9 cm ( 2 + 1 ⁄ 4 – 3 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) broad when mature, holding the seeds on the scales after opening. The seeds are 11–16 mm ( 7 ⁄ 16 – 5 ⁄ 8 in) long, with a thin shell, a white endosperm , and a vestigial 1–2 mm ( 1 ⁄ 32 – 3 ⁄ 32 in) wing. Empty pine nuts with undeveloped seeds (self-pollinated) are
2695-624: The second-largest county in the United States (excluding boroughs in Alaska ) after San Bernardino County in California . It has more land area than each of the following states: Connecticut , Delaware , Hawaii , Maryland , Massachusetts , New Hampshire , New Jersey , Rhode Island , and Vermont . The highest natural point in the county, as well as the entire state, is Humphreys Peak at 12,637 ft or 3,852 m. The Barringer Meteor Crater
2750-426: The seeds as well. The roasted cones are also edible. Individuals may harvest the seed for personal use on BLM and Forest Service land. Single-leaf pinyon is also cultivated as an ornamental tree for native plant , drought tolerant , and wildlife gardens , and for natural landscaping . It is used regionally as a Christmas tree . It is rarely seen in nurseries , because it is difficult to germinate. During
2805-615: The south and well outside the Sedona city limits, is a significant part of the Sedona community. In 2013, Sedona became one of the Arizona municipalities to approve of civil unions for same-sex partners. The Yavapai County portion of Sedona is served by the Sedona-Oak Creek Unified School District . The Coconino County portion of Sedona is in the Flagstaff Unified School District . West Sedona School (Sedona-Oak Creek USD), serving grades K–6,
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#17328548863952860-458: The wild unless they are cached by jays or other animals. There are three subspecies: It is most closely related to the Colorado pinyon , which hybridises with it (both subsps. monophylla and fallax ) occasionally where their ranges meet in western Arizona and Utah. It also (subsp. californiarum ) hybridises extensively with Parry pinyon . This classification of pinyon species based only upon
2915-408: Was 31.0 years. The median income for a household in the county was $ 49,510 and for a family was $ 58,841. Males had a median income of $ 42,331 versus $ 31,869 for females. The per capita income for the county was $ 22,632. About 11.6% of families and 18.6% of the population were below the poverty line , including 22.5% of those under age 18 and 13.8% of those age 65 or over. The population ranking of
2970-419: Was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.80, and the average family size was 3.36. In the county, the age distribution was 28.7% under 18, 14.4% from 18 to 24, 29.2% from 25 to 44, 20.7% from 45 to 64, and 7.0% who were 65 or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.20 males. The median income for
3025-526: Was deposited during the Permian Period . Notable landforms in or around Sedona include the Seven Sacred Pools , Bell Rock , Capitol Butte , Cathedral Rock , Courthouse Butte , Devil's Kitchen Sinkhole , House Mountain , Two Nuns , and Wilson Mountain which is the highest. Sedona has a cold semi-arid climate ( BSk ). In January, the average high temperature is 58.3 °F (14.6 °C) with
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