Kayenta, Arizona

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Black Mesa, outside of Kayenta, Arizona

Kayenta is a small city in the Navajo Nation, in the northern part of Navajo County just south of Monument Valley near the junction of US Highways 160 and 163. Some of the famous buttes in Monument Valley are visible in the streets of Kayenta. Kayenta is a busy little town with hotels, motels, restaurants and stores to serve the tourist traffic coming and going from Monument Valley. However, being on the Navajo Nation, there is no alcohol served anywhere. Also, Arizona does not observe Daylight Savings Time but the Navajo Nation does. As a town, Kayenta has the only municipal-style government within the Navajo Nation, and is essentially a political sub-division of the Navajo Nation.

Kayenta is also the name of the Tribal Chapter (a political division within the Navajo Nation, kind of like a county within a state). Kayenta Chapter encompasses land in both Utah and Arizona so population figures for Kayenta township (CDP) and Kayenta Chapter are radically different.

The Mitten in Monument Valley

Fast Facts about Kayenta, Arizona
Kayenta, Navajo County, Arizona 86033 Census Designated Place Elevation: 5,641' Latitude: 36.7141°N Longitude: 110.2604°W Resident Racial Breakdown: White Non-Hispanic: 6.1% Hispanic: 0.9% Native American: 92.7% Two or More Races: 1.3% Education: High School or Higher: 73.1% Bachelor's Degree or Higher: 14.1% Graduate or Professional Degree: 6.7%	2007 Estimates: Population: 5,595 Males: 2,679 Females: 2,916 Median Resident Age: 21.9 Years Estimated Median Household Income: $44,604 Estimated Median Home Value: $50,797 Population Density: 423 People per Square Mile 2008 Cost of Living Index for Kayenta: 71.3 Major Industries: Educational Services, Lodging & Food Services, Mining, Health Care, Construction, Government, Retail Services Unemployed: 19.8%

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