Arizona

Apache

66,021
2020 population
1880
first census record
15
census records

About Apache

Apache, Arizona, first appears in the United States federal census in 1880, when it recorded a population of 5,283. At the most recent census, in 2020, its population stood at 66,021.

Its recorded population peaked at 71,518 in 2010, and has since declined by roughly 8 percent.

On the ground today, 25 documented military engagements have been recorded within the county, among them Canyon de Chelly Raid – Massacre Cave, Canyon de Chelly Defensive Cliff Architecture, Houck's Tank Conflict Site, and 36 places are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Population by decade

Census YearPopulationChart
202066,021
201071,518
200069,423
199061,591
198052,108
197032,298
196030,438
195027,767
194024,095
193017,765
192013,196
19109,196
19008,297
18904,281
18805,283
Source

Population data from the United States decennial census, U.S. Census Bureau (public domain).

Battles & engagements in Apache

Military engagements that took place in Apache, Arizona.

Canyon de Chelly Raid – Massacre Cave
1100
Canyon de Chelly Defensive Cliff Architecture
1200
Houck's Tank Conflict Site
1200
Teec Nos Pos Conflict – Four Corners
1250
Petrified Forest Ancestral Pueblo Conflict
1250
Point of Pines Fortified Compound
1275
Turkey Creek Pueblo Massacre
1280
Grasshopper Pueblo Conflicts
1375
Canyon de Chelly — First Army Expedition (1849)
1849
Battle of Fort Defiance (Second)
1860
Arizona Navajo Raid Reprisals 1863
1863
Destruction of Navajo Peach Orchards – Canyon de Chelly
1864
Canyon de Chelly (Kit Carson 1864)
1864
Navajo Wars — Long Walk — Canyon de Chelly
1864
Canyon de Chelly Operations (January 1864)
1864
Canyon de Chelly — Kit Carson Campaign (January 1864)
1864
Canyon del Muerto Fight
1864
Canyon de Chelly Operations
1864
Canyon de Chelly — Pfeiffer's March Through (January 1864)
1864
Canyon de Chelly Fight 1864
1864
Battle of Canyon de Chelly
1864
Battle of Apache Summit
1881
St. Johns Range Violence — Apache County Ethnic Conflicts 1884
1884
Battle of Turkey Creek AZ
1885
Geronimo — Turkey Creek Breakout 1885
1885

Historic places in Apache

National Register of Historic Places listings in Apache, Arizona.

Alpine Elementary School
Alpine
Rattlesnake Point Pueblo
St. Johns
Canyon de Chelly National Monument
Chinle
Allentown Bridge
Houck
St. Michael's Mission
Window Rock
Sanders Bridge
Sanders
Los Burros Ranger Station
McNary
Thirty-Fifth Parallel Route
Holbrook
Colter Ranch Historic District
Eagar
Sage Memorial Hospital School of Nursing, Ganado Mission
Ganado
Querino Canyon Bridge
Houck
Kin Tiel
Chambers
Sherwood Ranch Pueblo
Springerville
Isaacson Building
St. Johns
Eagar School
Eagar
Flattop Site
Adamana
Butterfly Lodge
Greer
Casa Malpais Site
Springerville
Puerco Ruin and Petroglyphs
Adamana
Painted Desert Inn
Petrified Forest National Park
Water Canyon Administrative Site
Springerville
Painted Desert Community Complex Historic District
Petrified Forest National Park
Lower Zuni River Archeological District
St. John's
Eagar Townsite Historic District
Eagar
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Frequently asked about Apache

When does Apache first appear in the US census?
Apache, Arizona first appears in the federal census in 1880, with a recorded population of 5,283.
What is the population of Apache?
At the most recent federal census (2020), Apache had a recorded population of 66,021.
When did Apache's population peak?
Apache's recorded population peaked at 71,518 in 2010.
Were any battles fought in Apache?
25 documented military engagements took place in Apache, including Canyon de Chelly Raid – Massacre Cave, Canyon de Chelly Defensive Cliff Architecture, Houck's Tank Conflict Site.
How many historic places are in Apache?
36 sites are listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Apache, Arizona.
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