Tolani Lake, Arizona

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Tolani Lake, Arizona
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Tonali Lake Chapter House, February 2019
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Location of Tolani Lake in Coconino County, Arizona.
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Tolani Lake, Arizona
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 35°25′47″N110°50′28″W / 35.42972°N 110.84111°W / 35.42972; -110.84111
Country United States
State Arizona
County Coconino
Area
[1]
  Total0.63 sq mi (1.64 km2)
  Land0.63 sq mi (1.64 km2)
  Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[2]
4,958 ft (1,511 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total227
  Density359.18/sq mi (138.74/km2)
Time zone UTC-7 (MST (no daylight saving time))
ZIP code
86035 [3]
Area code 928
FIPS code 04-74120
GNIS feature ID2582877 [2]

Tolani Lake (Navajo : To'ne'heliih, meaning "Water Collecting in a Basin" [4] ) is a census-designated place in the eastern portion of Coconino County, Arizona, United States, [5] near the Navajo County border. Tolani Lake is located north of Winslow. The population as of the 2010 U.S. Census was 280. [6]

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Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2020 227
U.S. Decennial Census [7]

Economy

Commuters go to Leupp, Winslow, and Flagstaff for employment. The community services coordinator of the Tolani Lake Chapter, Valerie Kelly, stated in 2014 that "Employment is very limited." [4]

Education

Residents are within the Flagstaff Unified School District. Residents attend Leupp Elementary School. [8] For secondary grades residents are zoned to Mount Elden Middle School and Flagstaff High School. [9] [10]

There was previously Tolani Lake Elementary School. Teacher housing was being built for it, but was never used due to the school's 2006 closure. The Arizona Republic referred to the teacher housing as a white elephant project. [11] Vandals later attacked the buildings. The housing was in a dome shape, described by Cindy Yurth of the Navajo Times as being "futuristic-looking". [4]

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References

  1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  2. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tolani Lake, Arizona
  3. "Tolani Lake AZ ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2023. Retrieved May 3, 2023.
  4. 1 2 3 Yurth, Cindy (June 5, 2014). "Barren Tolani Lake Chapter is rich in history". Navajo Times . Retrieved July 14, 2021.
  5. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tolani Lake
  6. "AZ – Tolani Lake CDP". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on April 3, 2014. Retrieved April 3, 2014.
  7. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  8. "About Us". Leupp Elementary School. Retrieved July 14, 2021. Our School serves the communities of Leupp, Birdsprings and Tolani Lake.
  9. "2010/2011 Middle (6-8) and High (9-12) School Attendance Areas" (PDF). Flagstaff Unified School District . Retrieved July 14, 2021. - Compare to the US Census Bureau maps. This boundary map also states that Mount Elden and Flagstaff HS are zoned schools of the area.
  10. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Coconino County, AZ" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. p. 4. Retrieved July 14, 2021. - Compare to the Flagstaff USD maps.
  11. "The Navajo Housing Tragedy: Tolani Lake". The Arizona Republic . December 17, 2016. Retrieved July 14, 2021.

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