CDP in Apache County, Arizona
Census-designated place in Arizona, United States
Many Farms
(
Navajo
:
Da?ak?eh Halani
) is a
census-designated place
(CDP) in
Apache County
,
Arizona
, United States. The population was 1,348 at the
2010 census
.
[3]
Geography
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]
According to the
United States Census Bureau
, the CDP has a total area of 8.2 square miles (21.2 km
2
), of which 8.1 square miles (21.1 km
2
) is land and 0.039 square miles (0.1 km
2
), or 0.3%, is water.
[3]
Climate
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According to the
Koppen Climate Classification
system, Many Farms has a
semi-arid climate
, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.
[4]
History
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]
Many Farms is an English translation of the
Navajo
name of the area and is descriptive. The farms became fully irrigated in 1937.
[5]
From 1952 to 1962, the Many Farms community was the location of two major medical experiments led by
Walsh McDermott
. The goal of the first experiment was to test the efficacy of the drug
isoniazid
as a treatment for
tuberculosis
(TB), which was then widespread and largely fatal among the Navajo despite the availability of TB medication elsewhere in the country. McDermott chose the reservation because he needed a population that had not been previously exposed to
streptomycin
, then the most advanced treatment for TB. While McDermott's initial TB experiment was a success, his second experiment, in which he attempted a more broad-based healthcare intervention, failed to meaningfully reduce disease morbidity and mortality among the Navajo due to conflicts with the
Indian Health Service
, as well as the experiment's inability to address poverty, which was the underlying cause of most disease.
[6]
Demographics
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Historical population
Census
| Pop.
| Note
| %±
|
2000
| 1,548
| | ?
|
---|
2010
| 1,348
| | ?12.9%
|
---|
2020
| 1,243
| | ?7.8%
|
---|
As of the census
[8]
of 2000, there were 1,548 people, 433 households, and 313 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 188.2 inhabitants per square mile (72.7/km
2
). There were 606 housing units at an average density of 73.7 per square mile (28.5/km
2
). The racial makeup of the CDP was 88.4%
Native American
, 7.8%
White
, 0.3%
Black
or
African American
, 0.1%
Asian
, 0.3% from
other races
, and 3.0% from two or more races. 2.1% of the population were
Hispanic
or
Latino
of any race.
There were 433 households, out of which 48.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.6% were married couples living together, 23.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.7% were non-families. 24.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.58 and the average family size was 4.39.
In the CDP, the age distribution of the population shows 42.4% under the age of 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 26.7% from 25 to 44, 18.2% from 45 to 64, and 3.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 23 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.8 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $30,089, and the median income for a family was $31,316. Males had a median income of $32,566 versus $25,945 for females. The
per capita income
for the CDP was $9,995. About 28.2% of families and 31.7% of the population were below the
poverty line
, including 37.9% of those under age 18 and 53.6% of those age 65 or over.
Education
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Many Farms is a part of the
Chinle Unified School District
.
[9]
Many Farms Public School (K?8), is in the area considered to be Many Farms. The district also operates
Chinle High School
.
In addition, the
Bureau of Indian Education
(BIE), formerly the
U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs
's Office of Education Programs, operates the
Many Farms High School
(MFHS) in Many Farms.
[10]
Many Farms Community School
(MFCS), a tribally-controlled
K-8
boarding school
affiliated with the BIE, is in Many Farms.
[11]
It was previously known as the Chinle Boarding School and was in
Chinle
until 1976, although its name did not immediately change.
[12]
By 2012 the name changed to its current one.
[13]
There was a
Bureau of Indian Affairs
(BIA) school called Many Farms Boarding School. From circa 1975 to 1979 the school had 11 principals. In 1979 it had 500 students.
[14]
The school had two classroom buildings, and the school spent $3 million in 1985 to have them renovated. By 1986 there were structural problems with these classroom buildings and administrators feared they would be unable to be repaired. That year there were 600 students.
[15]
References
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]
- ^
"2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files"
. United States Census Bureau
. Retrieved
October 29,
2021
.
- ^
a
b
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Many Farms, Arizona
- ^
a
b
"Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Many Farms CDP, Arizona"
. U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from
the original
on February 12, 2020
. Retrieved
April 19,
2013
.
- ^
Climate Summary for Many Farms, Arizona
- ^
Byrd H. Granger (1960).
Arizona Place Names
. University of Arizona Press. p. 15
. Retrieved
December 5,
2011
.
- ^
Jones, David (2002). "The Health Care Experiments at Many Farms: The Navajo, Tuberculosis, and the Limits of Modern Medicine, 1952?1962".
Bulletin of the History of Medicine
.
76
(4): 749?790.
doi
:
10.1353/bhm.2002.0186
.
PMID
12446978
.
- ^
"Census of Population and Housing"
. Census.gov
. Retrieved
June 4,
2016
.
- ^
"U.S. Census website"
.
United States Census Bureau
. Retrieved
January 31,
2008
.
- ^
"School Districts Reference Map (2010 Census): Apache County, AZ"
(PDF)
.
2010 U.S. Census
.
U.S. Census Bureau
. Retrieved
April 8,
2020
.
? Chinle USD is depicted on pages
1
and
2
.
- ^
"
National Directory June 2015
" (
Archive
).
Bureau of Indian Education
. p. 16/44. Retrieved on June 16, 2015.
- ^
"Many Farms Community School"
.
Bureau of Indian Education
. Retrieved
July 15,
2021
.
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"Chinle School in New Home".
The Gallup Independent
.
Gallup, New Mexico
. July 30, 1976. p. 3.
-
Clipping
from
Newspapers.com
.
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Silversmith, Shondioin (December 13, 2012).
"Historian hopes to find artists from Chinle Boarding School"
.
Navajo Times
. Retrieved
July 15,
2021
.
[...]which has since been renamed to Many Farms Community School[...]
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Ivins, Molly
(February 4, 1979). "Management nightmare of BIA shows in problems with boarding schools".
Rapid City Journal
.
Rapid City, South Dakota
.
New York Times News Service
. p. 14.
-
Clipping
from
Newspapers.com
.
- ^
Donovan, Bill (June 26, 1986). "Chinle school gets $10 million".
Arizona Republic
.
Phoenix, Arizona
. p. B2.
-
Clipping
from
Newspapers.com
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