Coconino County, Arizona
Coconino County is a county in the north-central part of the U.S. state of Arizona. Its population was 145,101 at the 2020 census. The county seat is Flagstaff. The county takes its name from Cohonino, a name applied to the Havasupai people. It is the second-largest county by area in the contiguous United States, behind San Bernardino County, California. It has 18,661 sq mi (48,300 km2), or 16.4% of Arizona's total area, and is larger than the nine smallest states in the U.S.
Coconino County | |
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Old Coconino County Courthouse in Flagstaff | |
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Location within the U.S. state of Arizona | |
Arizona's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 35°42′N 111°30′W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Arizona |
| Founded | February 18, 1891 |
| Named for | Hopi designation for the Havasupai, Hualapai, and/or Yavapai tribes |
| Seat | Flagstaff |
| Largest city | Flagstaff |
| Area | |
| • Total | 18,661 sq mi (48,330 km2) |
| • Land | 18,619 sq mi (48,220 km2) |
| • Water | 43 sq mi (110 km2) 0.2% |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 145,101 |
| • Estimate (2023) | 144,472 |
| • Density | 7.8/sq mi (3.0/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (Mountain) |
| Congressional district | 2nd |
| Website | coconino |
Coconino County comprises the Flagstaff metropolitan statistical area, Grand Canyon National Park, the federally recognized Havasupai Nation, and parts of the federally recognized Navajo, Hualapai, and Hopi nations. As a result, its relatively large Native American population makes up nearly 30% of the county's total population; it is mostly Navajo, with smaller numbers of other tribes.
The county was the setting for George Herriman's early 20th-century Krazy Kat comic strip.