Apache, Arizona
Apache, Arizona | |
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Populated place | |
 Building in Apache | |
  Apache, Arizona Location of Apache in Arizona | |
| Coordinates: 31°41′25″N 109°07′56″W / 31.69028°N 109.13222°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Arizona |
| County | Cochise |
| Elevation | 4,383 ft (1,336 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (MST) |
| Area code | 520 |
| FIPS code | 04-02480 |
| GNIS feature ID | 24304 |
Apache is a ghost town in Cochise County, Arizona, United States.[2] It has an estimated elevation of 4,383 feet (1,336 m) above sea level.
History[edit]
Apache is the site of the Geronimo Surrender Monument, a memorial dedicated to the site of Geronimo's surrender, and the end of Native American wars in the US.[3]
Apache's population was 38 in 1940,[4] and was 15 in the 1960 census.[5]
Education[edit]
Apache is the site of Apache Elementary School, a one-room schoolhouse[6] with an enrollment (in 2017) of eight students as of 2018.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ "Feature Detail Report for: Apache". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Apache (in Cochise County, AZ) Populated Place Profile". AZ Hometown Locator. Retrieved January 8, 2016.
- ^ "Apache, Arizona: Geronimo Surrender Monument". Retrieved 24 March 2018.
- ^ The Attorneys List. United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, Attorney List Department. 1940. p. 85.
- ^ "Arizona". World Book Encyclopedia. Vol. A. Chicago: Field Enterprises Educational Corporation. 1960. p. 557.
- ^ "Apache Elementary School". Retrieved 24 March 2018.
- ^ "Save the date – October 16, 2017 – Apache Open House" (PDF). Retrieved 24 March 2018.
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