| Sawmill, Arizona | |
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| Census-designated place | |
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Location in Apache County and the state of Arizona |
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| Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 35°53′48″N 109°9′31″W / 35.89667°N 109.15861°WCoordinates: 35°53′48″N 109°9′31″W / 35.89667°N 109.15861°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Arizona |
| County | Apache |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.78 sq mi (14.96 km2) |
| • Land | 5.77 sq mi (14.94 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2) |
| Elevation | 6,975 ft (2,126 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 25,505 |
| • Estimate (2016) | N/A |
| Time zone | MST (UTC-7) |
| FIPS code | 04-64590 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0010975 |
Sawmill (Navajo: Niʼiijííh Hasání) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Apache County, Arizona, United States. Sawmill is a part of Fort Defiance Agency, which is on the Navajo Nation. The population was 748 at the 2010 census. It is named after and developed around a sawmill. A trading post has been present since 1907.
Sawmill is located at 35°53′48″N 109°9′31″W / 35.89667°N 109.15861°W (35.896635, -109.158709).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 5.78 square miles (14.96 km2), of which 5.77 square miles (14.94 km2) is land and 0.0077 square miles (0.02 km2), or 0.14%, is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 612 people, 161 households, and 123 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 105.3 people per square mile (40.7/km²). There were 241 housing units at an average density of 41.5/sq mi (16.0/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 97.06% Native American, 2.12% White, 0.49% from other races, and 0.33% from two or more races. 1.47% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.