Editing McNary, Arizona

{{Short description|CDP in Apache and Navajo Counties, Arizona}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = McNary, Arizona
|settlement_type          = [[Census-designated place]]
|image_skyline            = McNary-General Store-1900.jpg
|imagesize                = 200px
|image_caption            = 1900 McNary General Store
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|map_caption              = Location in [[Apache County]] and the state of [[Arizona]]
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|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Arizona|Counties]]
|subdivision_name         = United States
|subdivision_name1        = [[Arizona]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Apache County, Arizona|Apache]], [[Navajo County, Arizona|Navajo]]
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|area_total_km2           = 14.88
|area_total_sq_mi         = 5.75
|area_land_km2            = 14.69
|area_land_sq_mi          = 5.67
|area_water_km2           = 0.19
|area_water_sq_mi         = 0.07
|elevation_ft             = 7363
|elevation_footnotes      = <ref name=gnis/>
|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_footnotes     = 
|population_total         = 484
|population_metro         = 
|population_density_km2   = 32.94
|population_density_sq_mi = 85.33
|timezone                 = [[Mountain Standard Time Zone|MST]]
|utc_offset               = -7
|coordinates              = {{coord|34|05|31|N|109|51|17|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
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|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 85930
|area_code                = [[Area code 928|928]] 
|area_code_type           = [[North American Numbering Plan|Area code]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 04-43430
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info              = 2408802<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2408802}}</ref>
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|unit_pref = Imperial
|area_footnotes = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_04.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=October 29, 2021}}</ref>
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'''McNary (Western Apache: Cha’bii’tú’)''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Apache County, Arizona|Apache]] and [[Navajo County, Arizona|Navajo]] counties in the U.S. state of [[Arizona]], on the [[Fort Apache Indian Reservation]]. The population was 528 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]].<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US0443430| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212174835/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US0443430| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): McNary CDP, Arizona| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=April 18, 2013}}</ref>

==History==
The community was originally named "Cluff Cienega" by European Americans after Benjamin Cluff, a [[Mormons|Mormon]] [[Bishop (Latter Day Saints)|bishop]] who harvested hay here in 1879 and 1880 for use at Fort Apache. In 1919, the name was changed to "Cooley" in honor of Corydon Cooley (d. March 18, 1917), a hotelier of [[Show Low, Arizona|Show Low]]. In 1924, the Cady Lumber Company moved its entire operations, plus hundreds of employees, from McNary, Louisiana, to Cooley, Arizona.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://foresthistory.org/mcnary-arizona-a-town-on-the-move/ |title=McNary, Arizona: A Town on the Move |date=May 7, 2012 |access-date=April 3, 2018 |publisher=Forest History Society}}</ref> For marketing purposes, the company received permission from the federal government to rename Cooley as McNary.<ref name="Granger1960">{{cite book|author=Byrd H. Granger|title=Arizona Place Names|url=https://archive.org/details/arizonaplacename00barn|url-access=registration|access-date=December 5, 2011|year=1960|publisher=University of Arizona Press|page=[https://archive.org/details/arizonaplacename00barn/page/15 15]}}</ref> This company was later renamed  Southwest Lumber Mills and then Southwest Forest Industries. The mill closed in 1979 after a fire.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://fhsarchives.wordpress.com/2012/05/07/mcnary-arizona-a-town-on-the-move/ | title=McNary, Arizona: A town on the move | date=May 7, 2012 }}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|14.4|km2|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|14.2|km2|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.2|km2|disp=flip}}, or 1.30%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

At an elevation of {{convert|7316|ft}}, it is the second highest community in Arizona after [[Alpine, Arizona|Alpine]].

===Climate===
The climate in this area has mild differences between highs and lows, and there is adequate rainfall year-round.  According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, McNary has a [[marine west coast climate]], abbreviated "Cfb" on climate maps.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=214520&cityname=McNary%2C+Arizona%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for McNary, Arizona]</ref> McNary has recorded one of the lowest temperature in the southwestern state of Arizona, as on January 7, 1971, the temperature froze at around −40&nbsp;°F / −40&nbsp;°C. McNary averages 65 inches of snow per year and is one of the coldest places in Arizona, along with [[Hawley Lake, Arizona|Hawley Lake]],  which recorded the same temperature of   −40&nbsp;°F / −40&nbsp;°C
{{Weather box|width=55%
|location = McNary, Arizona (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1933–present)
|single line = Yes
|collapsed = Y
|Jan record high F = 68
|Feb record high F = 72
|Mar record high F = 74
|Apr record high F = 80
|May record high F = 89
|Jun record high F = 98
|Jul record high F = 98
|Aug record high F = 91
|Sep record high F = 89
|Oct record high F = 88
|Nov record high F = 79
|Dec record high F = 73
|year record high F = 
| Jan avg record high F = 56.0
| Feb avg record high F = 59.5
| Mar avg record high F = 65.8
| Apr avg record high F = 72.8
| May avg record high F = 80.5
| Jun avg record high F = 88.7
| Jul avg record high F = 89.6
| Aug avg record high F = 84.5
| Sep avg record high F = 80.5
| Oct avg record high F = 75.8
| Nov avg record high F = 67.1
| Dec avg record high F = 58.5
|year avg record high F = 91.1
|Jan high F = 44.7
|Feb high F = 47.3
|Mar high F = 53.2
|Apr high F = 59.5
|May high F = 68.9
|Jun high F = 79.9
|Jul high F = 80.0
|Aug high F = 76.9
|Sep high F = 72.9
|Oct high F = 64.4
|Nov high F = 54.1
|Dec high F = 44.5
|year high F = 62.2

|Jan mean F = 32.6
|Feb mean F = 35.0
|Mar mean F = 40.1
|Apr mean F = 44.8
|May mean F = 53.3
|Jun mean F = 63.2
|Jul mean F = 66.0
|Aug mean F = 64.3
|Sep mean F = 59.5
|Oct mean F = 50.3
|Nov mean F = 40.9
|Dec mean F = 32.8
|year mean F =

|Jan low F = 20.6
|Feb low F = 22.7
|Mar low F = 27.0
|Apr low F = 30.1
|May low F = 37.7
|Jun low F = 46.5
|Jul low F = 52.0
|Aug low F = 51.6
|Sep low F = 46.1
|Oct low F = 36.2
|Nov low F = 27.7
|Dec low F = 21.0
|year low F = 34.9
| Jan avg record low F = 4.5
| Feb avg record low F = 8.1
| Mar avg record low F = 13.2
| Apr avg record low F = 19.4
| May avg record low F = 26.7
| Jun avg record low F = 37.4
| Jul avg record low F = 46.8
| Aug avg record low F = 47.1
| Sep avg record low F = 36.8
| Oct avg record low F = 23.5
| Nov avg record low F = 12.0
| Dec avg record low F = 3.9
|year avg record low F = 1.1
|Jan record low F = -23
|Feb record low F = -18
|Mar record low F = -13
|Apr record low F = 0
|May record low F = 8
|Jun record low F = 20
|Jul record low F = 30
|Aug record low F = 32
|Sep record low F = 21
|Oct record low F = 6
|Nov record low F = -5
|Dec record low F = -18
|year record low F = 
|Jan precipitation inch = 2.11
|Feb precipitation inch = 1.96
|Mar precipitation inch = 1.83
|Apr precipitation inch = 0.91
|May precipitation inch = 0.70
|Jun precipitation inch = 0.53
|Jul precipitation inch = 3.72
|Aug precipitation inch = 4.60
|Sep precipitation inch = 2.22
|Oct precipitation inch = 1.71
|Nov precipitation inch = 1.56
|Dec precipitation inch = 2.26
|year precipitation inch = 24.11
|precipitation colour = green
|Jul snow inch = 0.0
|Aug snow inch = 0.0
|Sep snow inch = 0.0
|Oct snow inch = 2.1
|Nov snow inch = 5.2
|Dec snow inch = 12.8
|Jan snow inch = 14.8
|Feb snow inch = 13.9
|Mar snow inch = 11.9
|Apr snow inch = 4.7
|May snow inch = 0.6
|Jun snow inch = 0.0
|year snow inch= 66.0
|Jan precipitation days = 7.9
|Feb precipitation days = 7.4
|Mar precipitation days = 7.7
|Apr precipitation days = 5.0
|May precipitation days = 4.6
|Jun precipitation days = 3.5
|Jul precipitation days = 15.2
|Aug precipitation days = 16.7
|Sep precipitation days = 9.8
|Oct precipitation days = 5.9
|Nov precipitation days = 5.2
|Dec precipitation days = 7.7
|unit precipitation days = 0.01 inch
| Jul snow days = 0.0
| Aug snow days = 0.0
| Sep snow days = 0.0
| Oct snow days = 0.8
| Nov snow days = 2.4
| Dec snow days = 6.0
| Jan snow days = 6.1
| Feb snow days = 6.0
| Mar snow days = 5.0
| Apr snow days = 2.6
| May snow days = 0.6
| Jun snow days = 0.0
|unit snow days = 0.1 inch
|source 1 = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]]<ref name=NOAA>{{cite web |url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/Climate?wfo=fgz |title = NOWData - NOAA Online Weather Data |publisher = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]] |access-date = August 15, 2022}}</ref><ref>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00025412&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|title = U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: MC NARY 2N, AZ
|access-date = December 30, 2022
}}
</ref>
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==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|2000= 349
|2010= 528
|2020= 484
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
}}
As of the census<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 349 people, 91 households, and 73 families residing in the CDP.  The population density was {{convert|63.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 101 housing units at an average density of {{convert|18.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the CDP was 82.8% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 8.3% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 2.6% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 2.9% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 3.4% from two or more races.  11.2% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 91 households, out of which 63.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.0% were married couples living together, 31.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.7% were non-families. 16.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 1.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 3.84 and the average family size was 4.18.

In the CDP, the age distribution of the population shows 48.7% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 30.7% from 25 to 44, 9.5% from 45 to 64, and 3.7% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 19 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.6 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.5 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $4,375. Males had a median income of $36,875 versus $18,375 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $2,917.  About 78.9% of families and 86.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 96.6% of those under age 18 and 100% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
McNary is served by the [[McNary Elementary School District]], and by the Blue Ridge Junior High School, and [[Blue Ridge High School (Arizona)|Blue Ridge High School]] in nearby [[Pinetop-Lakeside, Arizona|Pinetop-Lakeside]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Blue Ridge Jr High School – Pinetop-Lakeside, AZ|url=https://www.areavibes.com/pinetop-lakeside-az/schools/blue+ridge+jr+high+school-040658001140/|access-date=March 17, 2019|website=[[AreaVibes]]}}</ref> and Alchesay High School which is part of Whiteriver Unified School District.

==Infrastructure==
===Transportation===
The White Mountain Apache Tribe operates the Fort Apache Connection Transit, which provides local bus service.<ref>{{Cite web| title = Tribal Transportation| work = WMAT DOT| access-date = February 3, 2020| url = https://www.wmatdot.com}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Fort Apache Indian Reservation]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Apache County, Arizona}}
{{Navajo County, Arizona}}

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[[Category:Census-designated places in Apache County, Arizona]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Arizona]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Navajo County, Arizona]]
[[Category:White Mountain Apache Tribe]]