Sawmill, Arizona

Sawmill, Arizona
Location in Apache County and the state of Arizona
Location in Apache County and the state of Arizona
Sawmill, Arizona is located in the United States
Sawmill, Arizona
Sawmill, Arizona
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 35°53′03″N 109°08′17″W / 35.88417°N 109.13806°W / 35.88417; -109.13806
CountryUnited States
StateArizona
CountyApache
Area
 • Total6.16 sq mi (15.95 km2)
 • Land6.15 sq mi (15.93 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2)
Elevation7,609 ft (2,319 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total564
 • Density91.69/sq mi (35.40/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (MST)
ZIP code
86505[3]
Area code928
FIPS code04-64590
GNIS feature ID2409289[2]

Sawmill (Navajo: Niʼiijííh Hasání) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Apache County, Arizona, United States. Sawmill is a part of Fort Defiance Agency, which is on the Navajo Nation. The population was 748 at the 2010 census.[4] It is named after and developed around a sawmill. A trading post has been present since 1907.[5]

  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: Sawmill, Arizona
  3. ^ "Sawmill AZ ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2023. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
  4. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Sawmill CDP, Arizona". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved April 30, 2013.
  5. ^ Byrd H. Granger (1960). Arizona Place Names. University of Arizona Press. p. 22. Retrieved December 9, 2011.