X-Git-Url: https://zdv2.bktei.com/gitweb/BK-2020-09.git/blobdiff_plain/c29449096f2df4fd107421c7190aab1edb164dcf..04f366a6d7daa3b0a60b08611cd5c7978145d308:/en.wikipedia.org/Mexican_Hat%2C_Utah/article.txt?ds=sidebyside diff --git a/en.wikipedia.org/Mexican_Hat,_Utah/article.txt b/en.wikipedia.org/Mexican_Hat,_Utah/article.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..dfdefa9 --- /dev/null +++ b/en.wikipedia.org/Mexican_Hat,_Utah/article.txt @@ -0,0 +1,138 @@ +{{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]]