Yah-ta-hey, New Mexico | |
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 Location of Yah-ta-hey, New Mexico | |
  Yah-ta-hey, New Mexico Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 35°37′24″N 108°47′20″W / 35.62333°N 108.78889°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Mexico |
| County | McKinley |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.44 sq mi (8.90 km2) |
| • Land | 3.44 sq mi (8.90 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 6,667 ft (2,032 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 757 |
| • Density | 220.38/sq mi (85.09/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP code | 87375[4] |
| Area code | 505 |
| FIPS code | 35-85860 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2409634[2] |
Yah-ta-hey (Navajo: Tʼáá Bííchʼį́įdii) is a census-designated place (CDP) in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2000 census, the CDP population was 580. The English name for this place is an approximation of a Navajo greeting, though the actual Navajo name means "just like a devil", the nickname for Anglo storekeeper J.B. Tanner. Tanner operated the trading post located here, and was criticized by the local community for his greedy business practices. The same name is used for Aneth, Utah, where Tanner also worked.[5][6][7]
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Yah-ta-hey, New Mexico
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- ^ Linford, Laurance D. (2000). Navajo places: history, legend, landscape. Salt Lake City, UT: University of Utah Press.
- ^ Linford, Laurance D. (2005). Tony Hillerman's Navajoland. Salt Lake City, UT: University of Utah Press.
- ^ Wilson, Alan (1995). Navajo place names: an observer's guide. J. Norton Publishers.