Formed December 18, 1891 (11th county)
Coconino County (145,100), Flagstaff (76,847)
The red stone building has a courthouse appearance to it. A working clock tower and a Liberty Bell replica inside the building are the features of this courthouse. It is located on San Francisco Street between Cherry and Birch avenues. United States Highways 89/180 are three blocks south of the site. J. N. Preston is the architect for this Richardsonian Romanesque style courthouse. The 1895 courthouse was remodeled in 1925 to produce the current courthouse and a Justice Center annex was added in 2002. Flagstaff has always been the county seat. The county got is name from Cosnino, another name for a local Native American tribe. Coconino County was the birthplace of 1 Arizona Governor, Bruce E. Babbett. Flagstaff was the name of a pole erected by settlers to celebrate the United States centennial. Coconino County was created from Yavapai County on December 18, 1891 as the 11th county.
Coconino County government consists of a sheriff and assessor (executive). It has 5 supervisors (legislative.) Six Superior Court Judges and Four Justice Court Judges, a County Clerk and an Attorney serve Coconino County (judicial.) Coconino County is located in north central Arizona on the border with Utah. Phoenix, Arizona is South and Albuquerque, New Mexico is Southeast of the county. The Kanab River and Colorado River form the northwest border of the county. The center of the county is 38.8 miles North-Northeast of Flagstaff nearer Cameron. The county is surrounded clockwise by Utah and Navajo, Gila, Yavapai, and Mohave counties. Flagstaff is the county seat and the largest city. It is 53.0% of the county population. The county is pronounced KO-KO-NEE-YO.
The area of the county is 18661 square miles. It is 1 of 15 in size. It ranks 7 out of 15 in population in the state. It has a density of 7.8 persons per square mile making it 12 out of 15 in the state. Coconino County has 63.4% of its population in its incorporated areas. Interstate Highway 40 crosses east to west, from Navajo County to Yavapai County. Interstate Highway 17 originates in the county and travels south into Yavapai County. United States Highway 89 crosses north to south from Utah to terminate at Flagstaff. United States Highway 89A also enters from Utah, north, and terminates at United States Highway 89 in the north part of the county. United States Highway 160 enters from Navajo County in the east and terminates in the county. United States Highway 180 also enters from Navajo County, east, and terminates in the county. The highest point in Arizona, Humphreys Peak, is in the county. The county is shaped like the number 9. Flagstaff is in the southern quarter of this large county. This county is in the Flagstaff Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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