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- Sidewalk & Curb Project
Photo by Linda Kor City workers have begun Holbrook's city-wide project of replacing old and broken sidewalks and curbs.
- Infrastructure Tops To Do List For City Of Holbrook In 2009
By Tammy Gray-Searles New curbs, gutters and sidewalks, a utility mapping plan, an action plan to go along with the general plan, water tank restoration, new water wells and a plan to better monitor the budget ...
- Holbrook Council OKs Financing Agreement
By Tammy Gray-Searles "Despite that I'm still uncomfortable with this and there's a lot of questions and I feel we're up against a wall, basic public functions need to be taken care of," Holbrook City ...
- College Board Approves Calendar For Coming Year
By Tammy Gray-Searles The 2009-10 academic calendar for Northland Pioneer College was approved by the Navajo County Community College District Governing Board during a brief telephonic meeting Tuesday.
- HYBL Team Rosters To Be Posted On Saturday
The Holbrook Youth Basketball League will be posting the team rosters from 10 a.m. to 12 noon on Saturday, Dec.
- Anticipated Federal Funding Lowers The Bill On Lone Pine Dam Project
By Linda Kor Interim Public Works Director Homero Vela went before the Navajo County Board of Supervisors Tuesday with an amendment to the intergovernmental agreement the county has with the Arizona Department ...
- Christmas Holiday Closures Noted
Many area businesses will be closed on Thursday, Dec. 25, in observance of the Christmas holiday.
- Detoxification Center Cannot Yet Fulfill All Promises Made
By Tammy Gray-Searles John Steinbeck, paraphrasing Robert Burns, said it well when he wrote that the best laid plans of mice and men go often wrong.
- Code Enforcement Efforts Are Working
By Tammy Gray-Searles As of Dec. 9, just a few days before new city clean-up codes took effect, 180 code violation notices had been issued, with 88 having been resolved through complete compliance.
- Holbrook Festival Of Trees Celebrates A Heartfelt Family Christmas
Jacob Wyant received a fun tour of the Festival of Trees from his older brother David.
- Hoop Shoot
The 2008 Holbrook Elks Lodge Hoop Shoot was held Dec. 6. The Elks Hoop Shoot is a local, state and national competition for free throw accuracy.
- Winslow Is Stable Financially, Officials Are Watching Situation
By Sam Conner During Tuesday's meeting of the Winslow City Council, Finance Director Regina Reffner reported that the city is in stable financial condition, but that she and the entire staff are watching the ...
- Holbrook School Board Approves State's Budget Reduction Requests
By Linda Kor A letter received from the Department of Education at the end of October informed Holbrook School District that the fiscal year 2009 expenditure budget the district submitted in June has been ...
- Winslow Council Hears City's Financing Options
By Sam Conner During a special meeting of the Winslow City Council Tuesday evening, Grant Hamill, managing director of public finance for the firm of Stone and Youngberg, LLC, presented a report on capital ...
- Holbrook And Pacific Holt Officials To Work To Better Define Agreement
By Tammy Gray-Searles Controversy erupted at city hall Tuesday evening as the Holbrook City Council considered whether to have the city attorney work with Pacific Holt Corporation to better define an April 2007 ...
- Five Proposed Charter Revisions May Go To Holbrook's Voters
By Tammy Gray-Searles Holbrook voters could be asked to approve up to five changes to the city charter in the upcoming elections.
- Holbrook Parade Of Lights Brings Old Route 66 To Life
By Linda Kor The annual Holbrook Parade of Lights was a real delight for spectators last Saturday with 37 entries lighting up the main streets of Holbrook.
- Roadrunners Earn 54-43 Victory Over The Lobos Of Snowflake
By Greg Perkins The Holbrook Roadrunners came away from Snowflake with a 54-43 win in a tough battle Tuesday night.
- Park School Students Celebrate Christmas Around The World
Students at Park Elementary School performed in a concert celebrating Christmas Around the World.
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City DescriptionHolbrook (Navajo: Tʼiisyaakin) is a city in Navajo County, Arizona, United States. According to 2006 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city was 5,126. The city is the county seat of Navajo County.
Holbrook was founded in 1881 or 1882, when the railroad was built, and named to honor the first chief engineer of the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad.
Holbrook is located at 34°54′26″N 110°9′46″W / 34.90722, -110.16278 (34.907203, -110.162882).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 15.4 square miles (40.0 km²), all of it land.
A meteorite with an estimated mass of 190 kg exploded over the town of Holbrook on July 19, 1912.
As of the census of 2000, there were 4,917 people, 1,626 households, and 1,195 families residing in the city. The population density was 318.4 people per square mile (122.9/km²). There were 1,906 housing units at an average density of 123.4/sq mi (47.6/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 59.28% White, 24.00% Native American, 2.36% Black or African American, 1.04% Asian, 8.38% from other races, and 4.94% from two or more races. 23.35% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
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