Bylas, Arizona

Bylas, Arizona
Historic Bylas Town marker
Historic Bylas Town marker
Location of Bylas in Graham County, Arizona.
Location of Bylas in Graham County, Arizona.
Bylas is located in Arizona
Bylas
Bylas
Bylas is located in the United States
Bylas
Bylas
Coordinates: 33°07′45″N 110°07′00″W / 33.12917°N 110.11667°W / 33.12917; -110.11667
CountryUnited States
StateArizona
CountyGraham
Indian ReservationSan Carlos Apache Indian Reservation
Area
 • Total4.20 sq mi (10.88 km2)
 • Land4.18 sq mi (10.83 km2)
 • Water0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)
Elevation2,622 ft (799 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total1,782
 • Density426.21/sq mi (164.55/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
ZIP code
85530[3]
Area code928
FIPS code04-08710
GNIS feature ID2582743[2]

Bylas (Western Apache: Hago'teełe[citation needed]) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Graham County, Arizona, United States, located within the San Carlos Apache Indian Reservation. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,962.[4] The community has a medical clinic, a police substation, and a market. Bylas is an Apache settlement divided into two communities, one of the White Mountain Apache, the other of San Carlos and Southern Tonto Apache. It is named for Bylas (a.k.a. Bailish) a chief of the Eastern White Mountain Apache band.

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bylas, Arizona
  3. ^ "Bylas AZ ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2023. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
  4. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.