Winslow () is a city in Navajo County, Arizona, United States. According to the 2020 census, the population of the city is 9,005. It is approximately southeast of Flagstaff, west of Albuquerque, New Mexico, and southeast of Las Vegas.
History
Winslow was named for either Edward F. Winslow, president of St. Louis and San Francisco Rail Road, which owned half of the old Atlantic and Pacific Railroad, or Tom Winslow, a prospector who lived in the area.
The chain's final Harvey House, designed by Mary Colter, opened in 1930. It closed in 1957 and was used by the Santa Fe Railway for offices. The railroad abandoned the property in 1994 and announced plans to tear it down. However, it was bought and restored by Allan Affeldt and now is known as the La Posada Hotel.
U.S. Route 66 originally passed through the city. A contract to build Interstate 40 as a bypass north of Winslow was awarded at the end of 1977. I-40 replaced U.S. Route 66 in Arizona in its entirety.
Winslow achieved national fame in 1972 in the Eagles / Jackson Browne song "Take It Easy" that has the line "standin' on a corner in Winslow, Arizona."
Geography and climate
Winslow is at (35.028482, −110.700782). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has an area of , all land. It is approximately southeast of Flagstaff, west of Albuquerque, New Mexico, and southeast of Las Vegas.
Winslow experiences a dry, temperate arid climate (Köppen BWk), with a wide diurnal temperature variation year-round, averaging . Winters are cool and dry, while summers are hot, and bringing the largest portion of the annual precipitation, which is ; snowfall averages per season (July 1 through June 30 of the subsequent year).
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 9,520 people, 2,754 households, and 1,991 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 3,198 housing units at an average density of . The city's racial makeup was 40.8% White, 28.8% Hispanic or Latino of any race, 23.5% Native American, 13.5% from other races, 5.2% Black or African American, 1.0% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander and 4.2% from two or more races.
There were 2,754 households, of which 40.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.2% were married couples living together, 16.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.7% were non-families. 23.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.86 and the average family size was 3.40.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 29.8% under the age of 18, 11.0% from 18 to 24, 31.1% from 25 to 44, 18.1% from 45 to 64, and 10.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females, there were 122.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 134.6 males.
The city's median household income was $29,741, and the median family income was $35,825. Males had a median income of $28,365 versus $20,698 for females. The city's per capita income was $12,340. About 17.5% of families and 20.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 26.9% of those under age 18 and 16.3% of those age 65 or over.
Education
Winslow is served by the Winslow Unified School District.
The city has three public elementary schools: Bonnie Brennan Elementary School, Jefferson Elementary School, and Washington Elementary School. Winslow Junior High School and Winslow High School serve the city. Winslow also hosts the Little Colorado Campus of Northland Pioneer College.
The Little Springs Community School, a tribal elementary school affiliated with the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE), has a Winslow postal address but is actually in an unincorporated area southeast of Birdsprings.
Transportation
Winslow is served by Winslow-Lindbergh Regional Airport (IATA: INW, ICAO: KINW), originally constructed by Transcontinental Air Transport; however, there is no commercial airline service. The airport was designed by Charles Lindbergh, who stayed in Winslow during its construction. At the time it was the only commercial airport between Albuquerque and Los Angeles.
Winslow's railroad station has twice-daily Amtrak service (one train eastbound and one westbound) with the Southwest Chief. The city is on BNSF Railway's Southern Transcon route that runs between Los Angeles and Chicago, Illinois. It is also a crew change point for the railroad.
Hopi Senom Transit provides bus service from Winslow to the Hopi Reservation.
Interstate 40 runs just north of Winslow; the Business route is the historic U.S. Route 66.
