{{Infobox settlement |official_name = Mexican Hat, Utah |settlement_type = [[Census-designated place|CDP]] |nickname = |motto = |image_skyline = Mexican Hat Lodge.jpg |imagesize = |image_caption = Mexican Hat Lodge |image_flag = |image_seal = |image_map = San Juan County Utah incorporated and unincorporated areas Mexican Hat highlighted.svg |map_caption = Location in [[San Juan County, Utah|San Juan County]] and the state of [[Utah]]. |subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Country]] |subdivision_name = United States |subdivision_type1 = [[U.S. state|State]] |subdivision_name1 = [[Utah]] |subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in Utah|County]] |subdivision_name2 = [[San Juan County, Utah|San Juan]] |government_footnotes = |government_type = |leader_title = |leader_name = |leader_title1 = |leader_name1 = |established_title = |established_date = |unit_pref = Imperial |area_footnotes = |area_magnitude = |area_total_sq_mi = 8.5 |area_land_sq_mi = 8.2 |area_water_sq_mi = 0.3 |population_as_of = [[2010 United States Census|2010]] |population_footnotes = |population_total = 31 |population_density_km2 = 1.5 |population_density_sq_mi = 3.8 |timezone = [[Mountain Time Zone|Mountain (MST)]] |utc_offset = -7 |timezone_DST = MDT |utc_offset_DST = -6 |elevation_footnotes = |elevation_m = 1294 |elevation_ft = 4244 |coordinates = {{coord|37|9|54|N|109|51|56|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}} |postal_code_type = [[ZIP code]] |postal_code = 84531 |area_code = [[Area code 435|435]] |blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]] |blank_info = 49-49380{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}} |blank1_name = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID |blank1_info = 1430248{{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov|access-date=2008-01-31|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]]|date=2007-10-25}} |website = |footnotes = }} '''Mexican Hat''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) on the [[San Juan River (Colorado River)|San Juan River]] on the northern edge of the [[Navajo Nation]]'s borders in south-central [[San Juan County, Utah|San Juan County]], [[Utah]], United States. The population was 31 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]], a sharp decline from the previous two censuses. ==History== The name "Mexican Hat" comes from a curiously [[sombrero]]-shaped rock outcropping on the northeast edge of town; the rock measures {{convert|60|ft|m|sing=on}} wide by {{convert|12|ft|m|sing=on}}. The "Hat" has two [[rock climbing]] routes ascending it. Mexican Hat has frequently been noted on lists of [[Place names considered unusual|unusual place names]].{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=29zh3dIgmv8C&lpg=PP1&pg=PR11#v=onepage&q&f=false| title=Welcome to Horneytown, North Carolina, Population: 15: An insider's guide to 201 of the world's weirdest and wildest places | publisher=Adams Media | author=Parker, Quentin | year=2010 | pages=xi}} In 2016, the [[U.S. Route 163#Utah|U.S. Route 163]] bridge crossing the San Juan River on the south border of the town was renamed the "[[Jason R. Workman Memorial Bridge]]" after a member of [[SEAL Team Six]] who was killed in action in Afghanistan on August 6, 2011. Workman was a 1997 graduate of the nearby [[San Juan High School (Utah)|San Juan High School]]. ==Geography== [[File:Mexicanhatrock.jpg|thumb|left|Mexican Hat Rock]] The CDP is on [[U.S. Route 163#Utah|U.S. Route 163]], just {{convert|3|mi|km|0}} south of the junction with [[Utah State Route 261|State Route 261]], and is just outside the northern boundary of both the [[Navajo Nation]] and [[Monument Valley]]. [[Goosenecks State Park]] is located {{convert|9|mi|km|0}} west-northwest, [[Alhambra Rock]] is {{convert|6|mi|km|0}} west-southwest, and the [[Valley of the Gods]] is to the north on U.S. 163. [[File:Mexican Hat Rock by D Ramey Logan.jpg|thumb|Mexican Hat Rock]] According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|8.5|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|8.2|sqmi}} is land (96%) and {{convert|0.3|sqmi}} is water (4%). ===Climate=== According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Mexican Hat has a [[semi-arid climate]], abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=566520&cityname=Mexican+Hat%2C+Utah%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Mexican Hat, Utah] ==Demographics== {{USCensusPop | align=left | 1990=259 | 2000=88 | 2010=31 | footnote=source:{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html |title=CENSUS OF POPULATION AND HOUSING (1790-2000) |publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]] |access-date=2010-07-31}}Part of 1990's census area is now in [[Halchita, Utah|Halchita]]. }} As of the [[census]] of 2010, there were 31 people in 17 households residing in the CDP. The [[population density]] was 3.8 people per square mile (1.5/km2). There were 23 housing units at an average density of 2.8/sq mi (1.1/km2). The racial make-up of the CDP was 9.7% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]] and 90.3% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]]. There were 17 households, out of which 5.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 29.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 17.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 47.1% were non-families. 64.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.82 and the average family size was 2.56. In the CDP, the population skewed older since the last census, with 6.4% under the age of 15, zero residents aged 15 to 24, 25.8% from 25 to 44, 25.9% from 45 to 64, and 42% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 54.5 years. As of 2012, the median income for a household in the CDP was $80,767, and there were no families or individuals living below the [[poverty line]].[http://www.city-data.com/city/Mexican-Hat-Utah.html= Demographics for Mexican Hat, Utah] ==See also== {{portal|Utah}} * [[List of census-designated places in Utah]] ==References== {{reflist|22em|refs= {{cite news | title = San Juan River Bridge renamed to honor fallen hero | author = | date = 2016-04-05 | url = http://www.sjrnews.com/view/full_story/27147597/article-San-Juan-River-Bridge-renamed-to-honor-fallen-hero | access-date = 2019-06-09 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160424070808/http://www.sjrnews.com/view/full_story/27147597/article-San-Juan-River-Bridge-renamed-to-honor-fallen-hero | archive-date = 2016-04-24 | url-status = live }} }} ==External links== {{commons category|Mexican Hat, Utah}} * [http://www.americansouthwest.net/utah/mexican_hat/ Mexican Hat photo gallery] * [http://www.americansouthwest.net/utah/mexican_hat/valley_of_the_gods.html Valley of the Gods] * [http://www.city-data.com/city/Mexican-Hat-Utah.html Info] {{San Juan County, Utah}} {{Authority control}} [[Category:Census-designated places in San Juan County, Utah]] [[Category:Census-designated places in Utah]]