Blue, Arizona

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Blue, Arizona
Coordinates: 33°36′36″N109°06′24″W / 33.61000°N 109.10667°W / 33.61000; -109.10667
Country United States
State Arizona
County Greenlee
Elevation
[1]
5,758 ft (1,755 m)
Population
 (2000)
  Total36
Time zone UTC-7 (MST (no DST))
ZIP code
85922
Area code 928
GNIS feature ID26502 [1]

Blue (originally, Whittum) is an unincorporated community in Greenlee County, Arizona, United States.

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Blue has a ZIP Code of 85922; in 2000, the population of the 85922 ZCTA was 36. [2] In addition to its post office, Blue also contains a public library, and a public school serving all grade levels.[ citation needed ]

History

The community was originally named for Nat Whittum, an original settler who was killed at the site in 1891. A post office was established at Whittum in 1894; however, its name was changed to Blue in 1898. [1]

Blue's population was 80 in 1940. [3]

Climate

Climate data for Blue, Arizona, 1903–1989
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Mean daily maximum °F (°C)53.5
(11.9)
58.1
(14.5)
62.6
(17.0)
70.6
(21.4)
78.9
(26.1)
88.3
(31.3)
88.9
(31.6)
85.7
(29.8)
80.8
(27.1)
72.4
(22.4)
61.8
(16.6)
54.3
(12.4)
71.3
(21.8)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C)18.6
(−7.4)
21.1
(−6.1)
24.5
(−4.2)
29.4
(−1.4)
36.0
(2.2)
44.3
(6.8)
52.5
(11.4)
51.4
(10.8)
45.2
(7.3)
34.3
(1.3)
24.6
(−4.1)
19.1
(−7.2)
33.4
(0.8)
Average precipitation inches (mm)1.35
(34)
1.30
(33)
1.27
(32)
0.70
(18)
0.50
(13)
0.68
(17)
3.90
(99)
3.69
(94)
2.27
(58)
2.13
(54)
1.14
(29)
1.79
(45)
20.73
(527)
Average snowfall inches (cm)5.3
(13)
5.9
(15)
2.8
(7.1)
1.0
(2.5)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
0.3
(0.76)
1.7
(4.3)
7.6
(19)
24.6
(62)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in)4553231212744566
Source: WRCC [4]

Education

Blue School District 22 is the area school district, serving K-12. In 1984 Randy Collier of The Arizona Republic stated due to difficulties in transportation and from being far from other places, "the social life at Blue primarily is at the school." [5]

Previously Blue had a K-8 school, so Round Valley High School in Eagar, of the Round Valley Unified School District, served Blue for high school; some students lived with relatives in Eagar and some traveled to and from Eagar via school bus. [6]

Greenlee County Library System maintains the Blue Public Library in a log cabin adjacent to the Blue School. [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Blue, Arizona
  2. "American FactFinder - Community Facts". Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved July 13, 2010.
  3. The Attorneys List. United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, Attorney List Department. 1940. p. 85.
  4. "BLUE, ARIZONA (020855)". Western Regional Climate Center. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
  5. Collier, Randy (February 5, 1984). "No room to spare for pupils". The Arizona Republic . Vol. 94, no. 265. pp. A1, A14. - Clipping of first and of second page (text detail A, text detail B, text detail C) at Newspapers.com.
  6. Smith, Kim (July 20, 2021). "The Blue School - Former student finds a home, family in one-room school house". The Copper Era . Retrieved July 17, 2022.
  7. "Blue Public Library". Greenlee County Library System. Retrieved July 18, 2022. - Address is given as adjacent to the Blue School