Apache, Arizona
Populated place
Apache, Arizona is located in Arizona
Apache, Arizona
Apache, Arizona
Location of Apache in Arizona
Coordinates: 31°41′25″N 109°07′56″W / 31.69028°N 109.13222°W / 31.69028; -109.13222
CountryUnited States
StateArizona
CountyCochise
Elevation4,383 ft (1,336 m)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-7 (MST)
Area code520
FIPS code04-02480
GNIS feature ID24304

Apache is a ghost town in Cochise County, Arizona, United States.[2] It has an estimated elevation of 4,383 feet (1,336 m) above sea level.

History

Apache is the site of the Geronimo Surrender Monument, a memorial dedicated to the site of Geronimo's surrender, and the end of Native American wars in the US.[3]

Apache's population was 38 in 1940,[4] and was 15 in the 1960 census.[5]

Education

Apache is the site of Apache Elementary School, a one-room schoolhouse[6] with an enrollment (in 2017) of eight students as of 2018.[7]

References

  1. "Feature Detail Report for: Apache". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. "Apache (in Cochise County, AZ) Populated Place Profile". AZ Hometown Locator. Retrieved January 8, 2016.
  3. "Apache, Arizona: Geronimo Surrender Monument". Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  4. The Attorneys List. United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, Attorney List Department. 1940. p. 85.
  5. "Arizona". World Book Encyclopedia. Vol. A. Chicago: Field Enterprises Educational Corporation. 1960. p. 557.
  6. "Apache Elementary School". Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  7. "Save the date – October 16, 2017 – Apache Open House" (PDF). Retrieved 24 March 2018.
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