Snowflake

Also known as Snowflake, Arizona, Snowflake, AZ

town in Navajo County, Arizona, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Arizona
County: Navajo
Founded by: Erastus Snow and William Jordan Flake
Type: Council-Manager
Body: Snowflake Town Council
Mayor: Byron Lewis
Total: 33.80 sq mi (87.54 km )
Land: 33.74 sq mi (87.39 km )
Water: 0.058 sq mi (0.15 km )
Elevation: 5,686 ft (1,733 m)
Density: 180.9/sq mi (69.85/km )
Time zone

Article

Snowflake (Navajo: Tó Diłhił Biih Yílį́) is a town in Navajo County, Arizona, United States. It was founded in 1878 by Erastus Snow and William Jordan Flake, Mormon pioneers. As of the 2020 census, Snowflake had a population of 6,104. Snowflake is 25 miles (40 km) south of Interstate 40 (formerly U.S. Route 66) via Highway 77. The Apache Railway provides freight service.

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