Whitecone (Navajo: Baaʼoogeedí) is a census-designated place in Navajo County, in the U.S. state of Arizona.[2] The population was 817 at the 2010 census.[3]

Whitecone, Arizona Baaʼoogeedí
CDP
Location of Whitecone in Navajo County, Arizona.
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Coordinates: 35°36′17″N 110°4′48″W
Country	United States
State	Arizona
County	Navajo
Area [1]
• Total	45.11 sq mi (116.84 km2)
• Land	45.10 sq mi (116.80 km2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.04 km2)
Population  (2020)
• Total	768
• Density	17.03/sq mi (6.58/km2)
Time zone	UTC-7 (MST (no DST))
FIPS code	04-82390

Demographics

As of the census[5] of 2010, there were 817 people, 225 households, and 184 families living in the CDP. The racial makeup of the CDP was 96.8% Native American, 0.4% White, 0.4% Asian, 0.4% Pacific Islander, 0.1% from other races, and 2.0% from two or more races. 3.2% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 225 households, out of which 36% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.2% were married couples living together, 25.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.2% were non-families. 17.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.36 and the average family size was 4.10.

Notable people

• Harrison Begay, Navajo painter, was born in Whitecone.
• Sherwin Bitsui, Navajo writer, is from Whitecone.

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