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The census-designated place is the seat of government for the Navajo Nation , the tribal government of the largest Native American tribe in the United States, and contains the Navajo Nation Zoo And Botanical Park .


GEOGRAPHY


Window Rock is located at 35°40'22" North, 109°3'44" West (35.672752, -109.062097).

According to the United States Census Bureau , the CDP has a total area of 13.4 Km&2 (5.2 Mi&2 ). 13.4 km&2 (5.2 mi&2) of it is land and none of it is covered by water.


DEMOGRAPHICS

As of the Census of 2000, there were 3,059 people, 876 households, and 713 families residing in the CDP. The Population Density was 227.6/km&2 (589.3/mi&2). There were 998 housing units at an average density of 74.2/km&2 (192.3/mi&2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 95.46% Native American , 3.17% White , 0.42% Asian , 0.16% African American , 0.03% Pacific Islander , 0.07% from Other Races , and 0.69% from two or more races. 1.44% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 876 households out of which 51.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.7% were Married Couples living together, 29.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.6% were non-families. 15.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 2.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.42 and the average family size was 3.81.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 36.3% under the age of 18, 10.9% from 18 to 24, 28.7% from 25 to 44, 19.6% from 45 to 64, and 4.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 27 years. For every 100 females there were 92.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.4 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $36,885, and the median income for a family was $36,500. Males had a median income of $27,266 versus $26,902 for females. The Per Capita Income for the CDP was $11,122. 24.6% of the population and 24.6% of families were below the Poverty Line . 28.6% of those under the age of 18 and 6.8% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.


EDUCATION

Window Rock is a part of Window Rock Unified School District .

Window Rock is served by Window Rock Elementary School, Tse Ho Tso Middle School, Window Rock High School .


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