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Flagstaff, Arizona

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The 2000 Census showed that Flagstaff had a population of 52,894 people ^<1>. This represents 1.02% of the total population of Arizona, making it the state's 11th most populous community.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated.

Year	Population	Change Since 2000	Year-to-Year Change
2008	60,222	+13.85%	+0.87% since 2007
2007	59,700	+12.87%	+1.81% since 2006
2006	58,640	+10.86%	+1.57% since 2005
2005	57,734	+9.15%	+0.88% since 2004
2004	57,228	+8.19%	+2.41% since 2003
2003	55,880	+5.65%	+1.46% since 2002
2002	55,076	+4.13%	+2.66% since 2001
2001	53,649	+1.43%	+1.43% since 2000
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2000	52,894	The Last Census

Below is a list of similarily sized communities (while rank is based on the 2000 Census, the population shown is estimated for 2008):

Rank in 2000	Community	Direction	Distance ^<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
8	Gilbert	S	129 mi [207.6 km]	216,449	97.32% increase
9	Peoria	S	104 mi [167.4 km]	157,960	45.77% increase
10	Yuma	SW	245 mi [394.3 km]	90,041	16.16% increase
-11-	Flagstaff			60,222	13.85% increase
12	Lake Havasu City	W	159 mi [255.9 km]	56,553	34.85% increase
13	Sierra Vista	S	261 mi [420 km]	43,320	14.68% increase
14	Avondale	S	130 mi [209.2 km]	81,299	126.57% increase

Flagstaff had 21,396 Housing Units ^<3> at the time of the 2000 Census.

The 2000 Census shows that Flagstaff has an area ^<4> of 63.6 square miles [164.7 km²].

Using the above population and land area values, Flagstaff had a 2000 population density of 831 people per square mile [321.2 people/km²], making it the state's 33rd most densely populated area.

Coconino County

The city of Flagstaff is located in Coconino County and is the county seat.

The county had a population of 116,703 people at the 2000 Census. With it's population of 52,894 people, Flagstaff contained 45.32% of the Coconino County total.

In addition, where the community of Flagstaff has a population density of 831 people per square mile [321.2 people/km²], Coconino County averages 6.27 people per square mile [2.42 people/km²].

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Coconino County.

Population Rings

To help identify the number of people who live in Flagstaff and the surrounding area, we have drawn concentric rings centered on Flagstaff. We counted the number of communities within each ring and summed their populations.^<5>

Radius	No of Communities	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
5 mi [8 km]	1	60,222	13.85% increase
20 mi [32 km]	1	60,222	13.85% increase
30 mi [48 km]	2	71,821	13.85% increase

US Census QuickFacts

The Census Bureau has created documents containing demographic information called QuickFacts. Although they don't create QuickFacts for all communities, they do have one for Flagstaff. Not only does the QuickFact have details about Flagstaff, it also contains a comparison between Flagstaff and the state of Arizona.

Click here for the Flagstaff QuickFact (QF-0423620).

A Census Quickfact is available for Coconino County (QF-04005).

Below are QuickFacts for the counties that border Coconino County.

County	Census QuickFact	Direction	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
Mohave	QF-04015	W	196,281	25.68% increase
Yavapai	QF-04025	SW	215,503	27.61% increase
Gila	QF-04007	S	52,166	1.57% increase
Navajo	QF-04017	E	112,757	15.21% increase
San Juan (UT)	QF-49037	NE	15,055	4.75% increase
Kane (UT)	QF-49025	NW	6,577	8.19% increase

Miscellaneous Information

The Federal government has assigned identifying codes to each community, county and state. The following FIPS codes apply to Flagstaff:

	State Code:	04 (Arizona)
	County Code:	005 (Coconino County)
	Place Code:	23620 (Flagstaff)

	State & County Code:	04005 (Arizona/Coconino County)

	State & Place Code:	0423620 (Arizona/Flagstaff)

Flagstaff is located in Census Region #4 (the West Region) and in Division #8 (the Mountain Division).

For more information about various Federal Codes, please visit our Misc. Page for Flagstaff.

The Commemorative
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For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

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Looking for more websites and/or information centered on Flagstaff? Please visit the Map Page for Flagstaff.

Footnotes

<1>	Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. - Return to Citation
<2>	Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Flagstaff and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance. - Return to Citation
<3>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live, whether occupied or temporarily vacant, such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway). - Return to Citation
<4>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Flagstaff. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group of people. - Return to Citation
<5>	The communities in our count are those provided by the 2000 Census, so keep in mind that our population rings will only include the people living in those communities. Smaller communities usually don't participate directly in the Census and therefore they won't be included. While our count is a close approximation, it shouldn't be considered as a complete or accurate count. - Return to Citation
<6>	All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint. - Return to Citation

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