Vernon, Arizona
Census-designated place
Location of Vernon in Apache County, Arizona.
Location of Vernon in Apache County, Arizona.
Vernon is located in Arizona
Vernon
Vernon
Coordinates: 34°15′03″N 109°41′33″W / 34.25083°N 109.69250°W / 34.25083; -109.69250
CountryUnited States
StateArizona
CountyApache
Area
[1]
 • Total0.57 sq mi (1.47 km2)
 • Land0.57 sq mi (1.47 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[2]
6,943 ft (2,116 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total126
 • Density222.61/sq mi (85.93/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
ZIP code
85940
Area code928
GNIS feature ID2582891[2]

Vernon is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Apache County, Arizona, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 122.[3] Vernon is 19 miles (31 km) east of Show Low. Vernon has a post office with ZIP code 85940.[4]

Vernon was settled by B.H. Wilhelm Jr, who named it in 1894 for William Tecumseh Vernon. It was important at first as a sawmill town, but as activity diminished, people moved away. It had been a Mormon ward, but they disbanded it in 1954, when the sawmill business finally moved to the vicinity of Lakeside.

It is east of Show Low.[5]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020126—
U.S. Decennial Census[6]

During recent years Vernon has grown little. Some ranches have been active since 1870. The Romyak Compound incorporated in 2014, know locally as "Ranchero Vidrio Vista".

Education

Its local school district is the Vernon Elementary School District.

References

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Vernon, Arizona
  3. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Vernon CDP, Arizona". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 1, 2013.
  4. ^ ZIP Code Lookup
  5. ^ Singleton, Laura (September 25, 2020). "Vernon Elem superintendent resigns unexpectedly". White Mountain Independent. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
  6. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

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